Super Smash Bros Ultimate Livestream Coming January 16th

Join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai on Thursday January 16th at 6 a.m. PT / 9 a.m. ET / 2pm (UK time) / 15.00 CET for a roughly 35 minute-long livestream featuring an in-depth look at an upcoming DLC fighter. The fighter will be unveiled in the video.

Masahiro Sakurai Will Appear In The E3 Nintendo Direct

Super Smash Bros mastermind, Masahiro Sakurai, has revealed that he will be appearing in E3 Nintendo Direct. His role will presumably be to show off and explain the next entry in the Super Smash Bros franchise which is destined for the Nintendo Switch sometime later this year. 

もちろん、何かご紹介しますよ。こういうの、久しぶり…。 https://t.co/VP0KTdoAjx

— 桜井 政博 (@Sora_Sakurai) June 5, 2018

Sakurai Confirms He’s Working On Super Smash Bros Coming To Nintendo Switch

Masahiro Sakurai has confirmed on Twitter that he’s working on the newly announced Super Smash Bros coming to Nintendo Switch. Sakurai says that he has some involvement in the game and that he and the team are working very hard on delivering it to fans.

いまはまだタイトルを発表しただけの段階ですが、黙して日々制作に取り組んでいます。内容公開、あるいは発売できるその時まで、お待ちください!! https://t.co/vnfNUoGZ0J

— 桜井 政博 (@Sora_Sakurai) March 8, 2018

Smash Bros. Creator Explains Why There Will Be No More New DLC Characters For Smash 4

In an interview with Source Gaming, Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai explained why he stopped creating DLC characters for Smash Bros. on Wii U and 3DS. Considering the excitement surrounding many character releases, it makes you wonder why the Smash 4 team would choose to stop when fans seem to what the game to continue to have support. “If we were to keep adding popular characters to Smash as DLC, we’d eat up IPs in no time flat. Moreover, people’s “shock and awe” would gradually start to fade," said Sakurai. He went on to explain, apparently wanting to call it quits on a high note, and on his own terms. "If at some point in the future we had 100 characters in Smash, adding the 101st character wouldn’t have the same impact as new fighters have had up until now. In that sense, I feel now is the perfect time to close the curtains on development.” What do you think of  what Sakurai said ? Makes sense to me, just wish we we could’ve gotten maybe 1 or 2 more characters.   

Smash Bros DLC Will Soon Be Coming To An End

In an interview featured in the Making of Fire Emblem: 25 Years of Development Secrets book, Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai responds to a question about Smash Bros. DLC by saying “Well, DLC is coming to an end soon, too, you know?”. Sakurai was also asked a question about making a non-Smash game, saying “It’s pretty difficult. If I keep making Smash, I get to work on interesting things like Ryu, but if I leave, I don’t know if the staff could do it by themselves.” The final Smash Bros. Nintendo Direct is set for December 15 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm GMT on the Official Nintendo Direct website. 

Super Sash Bros. Won’t Be Getting Anymore Balance Patches

It looks like there will be no more adjustments or balance patches for  Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Fixes for online play will be continue coming bit by bit, as for plans on adjusting or balancing the game further through a patch, game director Masahiro Sakurai said “We don't have any such plans." Super Smash Bros. is available now for Wii U and 3DS.

Ice Climbers Not In Super Smash Bros. For 3DS/Wii U

The Ice Climbers were removed from Super Smash Bros. on 3DS and Wii U due to the development team being unable to get the duo to run properly on 3DS. According to lead developer Masahiro Sakurai, the team had the Ice Climbers running on the Wii U version of the game, but were unable to find the same results on the 3DS, due to the handheld's hardware limitations. 

Zero Suit Samus Gets New Outfit In Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai has revealed new outfits for Zero Suit Samus based on her appearance in Metroid Fusion and Metroid Zero Mission. Sakurai explained the the outfit was a last minute move. He said "Looking at the number of days we have left for development, it would be an impossible task to create this... That's what I told my staff," he revealed. "But thanks to the determination of her female designer, these Zero Suit outfits got completed in time. From the ending of Metroid: Zero Mission, here's Samus in shorts! You can use the same outfit variations in both the 3DS and Wii U versions." Super Smash Bros comes out of 3DS on October 3th and on Wii U Holiday 2014.