Sakurai talks working with third-parties on Smash Bros. characters
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Super Smash Bros. originally started out as a game with Nintendo-only characters. However, over the past few entries, we’ve seen more and more third-party representatives.
Speaking with EDGE this month, Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai gave some insight into the process of working with third-parties and getting their characters into the game. Here’s what he shared on that front:
[Let’s Talk] The Game Awards 2018 reactions
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The Game Awards 2018 have come and gone, but not without some big announcements. Nintendo itself had new things to show, as did third-parties.
The biggest announcement of the night may have been the last one. Joker from Persona 5 is Smash Bros. Ultimate’s first true DLC character, which no one really predicted. Nintendo also unveiled the Team Ninja-developed Switch exclusive Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order. Other third-party highlights include Mortal Kombat 11, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, and Sayonara Wild Hearts.
How do you feel about everything that was shown? What do you think of Joker as Smash Bros. Ultimate’s first DLC character? Were you disappointed by something you thought could be at the show but wasn’t? Let us know in the comments below.
The Walking Dead: The Final Season – Episode 3 launches January 15
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The next chapter in The Walking Dead: The Final Season has finally emerged, with Skybound Games showing a trailer and release date during the Kinda Funny Games Showcase. Fans can look forward to episode 3 on January 15.
Here’s the new video:
The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 3 arrives 1/15/19. @SkyboundGames #KFGShowcase #StillNotBitten pic.twitter.com/LODpnqbEqT
— Kinda Funny (@KindaFunnyVids) December 8, 2018
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The Messenger reveals free Picnic Panic expansion
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The Messenger is receiving a new Picnic Panic expansion, Devolver Digital and Sabotage announced during the Kinda Funny Games Showcase. The DLC will arrive next year – and it’ll be entirely free.
Here’s a brief overview, along with a trailer:
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Quarantine Circular getting surprise launch on Switch today
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Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell is bringing Quarantine Circular to Switch today, the developer announced during the Kinda Funny Games Showcase.
Here’s an overview, along with a trailer:
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Reggie says Joker in Smash Bros. Ultimate is “emblematic” of DLC approach, quiet on Persona 5 for Switch
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Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime was in attendance at The Game Awards where Nintendo unveiled Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s first DLC pack character. After the show ended, IGN caught up with the executive to talk about what fans can expect regarding future additional content in the future.
Reggie shared the following:
Kinda Funny Games Showcase live stream
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If you didn’t have your fill of game announcements from The Game Awards, you’ll be happy to hear that there’s even more to come from the Kinda Funny Games Showcase. Over 60 titles will be featured during the event. Not all of them will be Nintendo-related, but we do know that projects such as Double Cross and YIIK will be showing up here. Companies like NIS America are also teasing announcements.
The Kinda Funny Games Showcase will begin at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM in the UK / 7 PM in Europe. You can watch the stream as it happens below. We’ll report back with any important news with fresh posts on the site.
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Sakurai doesn’t think modern Kid Icarus: Uprising port would be possible
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Masahiro Sakurai is so closely associated with the Smash Bros. series that it can sometimes be easy to forget about his other projects. But back in 2012, he managed to successfully bring back the Kid Icarus series with Kid Icarus: Uprising on 3DS.
Kid Icarus: Uprising earned a great deal of praise, though some players were a bit frustrated by the controls. That’s one of the reasons why fans have been interested in seeing it ported to a new system – like Switch perhaps? However, in a recent interview, Sakurai shot down the idea.
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Donut County announced for Switch, out this month
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The team behind Donut County made a surprise announcement today that Donut County is coming to Switch. The game is just a few days off, with a release planned for December 18.
Here’s an overview plus a trailer:
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Warframe surpasses one million downloads on Switch
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Warframe has reached a new milestone on Switch. The game has been downloaded over one million times, Digital Extremes has announced.
Warframe came to Switch as a digital download on November 20. It can be found via the eShop and is free-to-play.
Source: Digital Extremes PR
