Super Smash Bros. Creator Masahiro Sakurai Reveals He Started Work On A New Game 2 Years Ago
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Masahiro Sakurai has revealed via his YouTube channel that he's been working on a new game for about two years.

Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of the Super Smash Bros series, has been working on a mysterious new game for two years

  • Sakurai’s Work:

  • Developed Super Smash Bros titles from 1999 to 2018.

  • Semi-retired in 2023 but continues work on his YouTube channel.

  • Created content with a cost of $600,000 and over 520 episodes released since October 2022.

  • Project Details:

  • Worked on it from April 2022…

  • Currently in development but still no official announcement released by Sakurai.

What do you think the new game might be? Could it be a new Super Smash Bros title or perhaps something else entirely for the Switch 2?

  • SavvyWolf@pawb.socialEnglish
    91·
    1 month ago

    I’m not entirely sure why this is news. Do people think he gets put into a test tube or something when when he’s not needed?

    He’s a professional game developer, he’s probably working on games constantly.

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1410·
    1 month ago

    Two years ago he was saying he felt Smash Bros Ultimate was his final smash bros game.

    So if this ends up being a smash bros game, we’ll forever know in the future that this guy is full of shit.

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
        74·
        1 month ago

        Ok, but if two years ago he was saying Ultimate was his last smash bros, but also two years ago he was working on a future smash bros…then he’s full of shit.

        • ShovelDad@lemmy.worldEnglish
          8·
          1 month ago

          Here’s hoping he’s full of shit. I’d be pretty happy to get another Smash Bros game haha

          • SandLight@lemmy.worldEnglish
            21·
            1 month ago

            Well good news sorta. Rivals of Aether 2 just released and it’s the best feeling plat fighter ever to be released (depending on what you want from the genre)

    • Zarxrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      1 month ago

      A lot of times when translating articles, and going for click bait headlines, things get mangled. I was searching for where Sakurai may have said he was not making another smash game, and I can’t find anything like that. On the contrary, I am seeing articles saying things like he can’t see another smash game happening without his involvement: https://www.si.com/esports/fgc/new-super-smash-bros-game-sakurai

      But regardless, it’s easy to get burned out on something and feel like you never want to touch it again. Then a few years later your feelings on the matter change. It’s happened to me. Doesn’t mean someone “is full of shit”.