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Super Smash Bros. Creator has 'no time' to make Wii U version

During its E3 2011 press conference, Nintendo revealed that it was working on a new Smash Bros. for both Wii U and 3DS.

Series creator Masahiro Sakurai has since come out and said that games 'shouldn't have been publicly announced' seeing as though development hasn't even begun.

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Kamikaze1354716d ago

I agree with him. I guess Nintendo only did it to create hype since they didn't have anything amazing to announce for it. I'm gonna wait, like I am with the 3DS, till good games start coming out for it before I bother with it.

DA_SHREDDER4716d ago

Well theirs obviously an insatiable desire for these games and it makes me wonder whats really goin on? Either Kid Icarus better be the next best thing to God of War or Nintendon't know what they even wanna do with themselves.

KingDustero4716d ago

True. I was actually a little hyped for the Wii U when I heard that a new SSB was for sure. However it sounds like it'll be at LEAST three years before it comes out. By that time the PS4 will be out and I'll be investing mostly in that.

I'm not fully sold on the Wii U anyways. If Nintendo can actually make a well balanced and working online with SSB I'll most likely get it. By the time it comes out the Wii U will probably have a price drop anyways.

It just isn't a smart decision to announce a game that isn't even in development yet.

AWBrawler4716d ago

Nintendo knows they'll have a Smash Bros. for every gen,so they went ahead and announced it. Hell Square Enix annonuced a DragonQuest X for Wii that I'm convinced will never surface.

And as far as Kid Icarus goes, the game is looking beastly. I can't wait!! It's the main reason I got a 3DS. Been waiting since i first played the GB sequel in 94 to get a part 3.

ChickeyCantor4716d ago

HA...he pretends its not gonna happen xD

mastiffchild4716d ago

Ho do you make that out? I think he's just a bit miffed that they announced something that dons't really even exist yet because he obviously likes to do a lot of the groundwork himself for what is, naturally, one of Ninty's best loved series and most complex, in terms of balance, games in existence.

If he hasn't even got th team to MAKE the games yet he's bound to be a bit jittery but falls a long way short of pretending it'll never happen. No, he's just pissed off that they announced something that hasn't even begun properly yet-and from a gamer's POV isn't that fair enough? I think it is and would imagine most gamers would like it if devs showed a bit more respect for us and didn't get hopes up for things until they KNEW when they could be promised to us.

ChickeyCantor4716d ago (Edited 4716d ago )

Iwata actually said on stage that it isnt the right time to go into details. He only stated that the developer was working on something. This could be a the design document, concept, whatever he wants to pitch. Doesn't have to be actual development.

There are already previous statements by Masahiro Sakurai where the next smash bros will probably be for the next N-console.
Im pretty sure there is a new smash coming. So yeah he is basically pretending its not gonna happen eventually.

Its one of his best selling franchises, not making a new game would be insane.

Iwata didn't really promise anything, he said that there is an idea going on. Just watch the presentation again. It was too early to give it a concrete definition.
You took it as a promise, which is your own doing.

Now where is F-zero >=(

edit:
The key purpose of the presentation was clear: The controller. Iwata then further confirmed that 3DS and WiiU will add extra connectivity.
I think people are rather confused xD

jonboi244716d ago

oh god nintendo better no rush this game or get someone else other than sakurai to make it then. if nintendo forced the 3ds and wii u connectivity and if it wasn't originally part of sakurai's plan, then man will he be under a lot of pressure to get it working properly and make it somewhat ground breaking. nintendo literally jumped the gun on this. i've questioned a lot on how they revealed the wii u. its just all really confusing.

ChickeyCantor4716d ago

Meh,
Iwata just confirmed 3DS and WiiU connectivity...he just needed to put it in context.
Eventually they can say: "It didnt work out".

LoaMcLoa4716d ago

3DS better not be the lead version :C

mike1up4716d ago (Edited 4716d ago )

How have they not even STARTED on Wii U Smash Bros.???
Brawl came out in early 2008!!!

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Nintendo Has Acquired Shiver Entertainment From Embracer Group

Nintendo Has Acquired Shiver Entertainment From Embracer Group

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Profchaos1d 9h ago

Great news it shows that Nintendo intends to continue developing ports of AAA games to its next gen platform

H91d 3h ago

Buying studios from embracer now is a great deal, they must be dirt cheap at this point, Nintendo is a opportunist, they wait until someone fall so they get their best deal

OtterX21h ago

That is some serious brain gymnastics you have going on there. 🤔

H918h ago

I didn't do any gymnastics I can assure you, honestly I don't know why you think that, not hating I seriously don't see why you think that

ZeekQuattro16h ago

Yeah I don't know where that came from. It's rare for Nintendo to flat out aquire studios. Guess they were trying to be edgy but why flex on this studio. 🤣

banger881d 2h ago

I hope someone buys Piranha Bytes, their future isn't looking good right now. I love their RPGs, they're janky as f***, but they have heart and soul.

Relientk7723h ago

Nintendo saw the Mortal Kombat 1 Switch port and were like, "Yeah, these guys are worth acquiring."

You can't make this crap up lol

Profchaos22h ago

Mortal Kombat 1 was never going to port well I'm sure they told wb it wasn't going to work but wb wants that sweet sweet 140 million install base

In the end wb approved the project cleared the milestones and allowed the product to release

SonOfOsiris18h ago

Yeah this guys ported MK11 which is great, Hogwarts Legacy which is great, and MK1 is now ok, play it every day

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Game Developers Have Begun Confirming Nintendo Switch 2 Support

Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

RiseNShine18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno17d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.