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Smash Bros director says "it's fair to assume there will be another one," and he can't imagine anyone else making it

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨TheTechNerd@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨games@lemmy.world⁩

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  • Call_Me_Maple@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Maybe this is a hot take, but I really wish we could just let things die. Smash Ultimate works quite well as the finale the series deserves. I could see maybe 20 or 30 years down the line they do a ressurection with some sort of spiritual successor. But I’m against seeing another smash anytime soon. There are a lot of franchises like this too, it’s not just smash.

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    • Purplexingg@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Idk that makes sense for like story driven games where things have a definite ending. For a fighting game I don’t really care if they keep pumping them out since it’s not like detracting from anything major. People just want to play as like slippy or geno or something. People will just keep playing the good ones, like how melee has survived.

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      • Call_Me_Maple@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Exactly, so I think it’s fair to let the franchise get some air before it comes back into the ring so to speak. Let those games shine and be cherished, pick up a different lost franchise in the meantime. But I can definitely see how others would disagree.

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    • Countmacula@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I think it’s quite fair to argue melee or brawl being the finale.

      New gamers start every day. They want to play these games. Especially something like ssb. 20-30 years is too long to wait for another game.

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      • Call_Me_Maple@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        So let them play the older games. The point is to let the franchise die so that something else can be born in it’s stead. Instead of rinse repeating the same game over and over again slightly tweaking the variables and considering that a significant change.

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  • ouigol@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I seem to remember Sakurai saying that this would be the last one. I guess he either doesn’t have much of a say or that it made too much money to pass up on another….

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    • Kerred@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Sakurai and Hayo Miyazaki drunk betting who will retire first

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      • tahoe@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Sakurai isn’t even old, he seems like the kind of guy who could go and make games for another 45 years haha

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    • solivine@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      He said that before Ultimate too

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    • Rakonat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Maybe my memory is faulty but I seem to recall every single sequel was going to be the last one. Them Nintendo saw the profits and cuts him a bonus so he turns around and says one more.

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    • chaorace@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Sakurai’s independent. Nintendo always goes to him first when it’s time to make a new entry, but Sakurai’s under no obligation to accept. Nevertheless, he keeps coming back to the table, so it’s probably fair to assume that he enjoys directing this series.

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    • Dark_Blade@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Sakurai remembered that if he wasn’t making Smash games, he’d have too much time to sleep; SIX whole hours! Of SLEEP!

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  • Psythik@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    What are they going to call it? Ultimate is already final-sounding. Ultimate 2, Now With More Ultimatums?

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    • Voyajer@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      New! Super Smash Bros.

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    • ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It worked for Final Fantasy, they’re all the way to 16!

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    • dandroid@dandroid.app ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Super Smash Bros XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition

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    • 0nXYZ@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      R-Type Final 3

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    • magic_lobster_party@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      They make a franchise reboot and call it Super Smash Bros. Origins

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    • UprisingVoltage@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Super Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 6.4 Final Melee Brawl HD ReMIX for Wii U

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    • AndreyAsimow@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Ultimus Maximus

      And they add ultramarine as playable character

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  • yuunikki@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
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    • Zarxrax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Just because a sequel has fewer characters doesn’t make it an inferior game. But that logic, Mortal Kombat Armageddon was the best Mortal Kombat.

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    • ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      One idea might be to leave Ultimate as the most comprehensive game in the series, but spin off a subseries with a different style or gimmick, in the same way that Tekken Tag Tournament didn’t necessarily compete against the mainline Tekken games. Smash already has so many modes and so much customizability that I don’t know what would make a good spinoff, though. You could change the game style instead, such as by focusing more on the kind of fast paced and technical gameplay that Melee players enjoyed, but I think they’ve decided that the current style of Ultimate has the most broad appeal, so any changes would probably mean intentionally making a more niche title, which I assume is not the goal.

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    • solivine@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Make it available on a platform where ultimate isn’t, such as a new console

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      • AProfessional@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        In 15 years the only way to play ultimate will be on Nintendo’s 4 year “New” premium plus subscription plan (streaming only).

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  • SighBapanada@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’m curious to know if they’ll be able to bring the full cast back for another.

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  • LegendofDragoon@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Just add Isaac and it becomes better than ultimate for me, lol

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    • TheSpookiestUser@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I know it’s not what’s being talked about but whenever I hear someone ask for Isaac in smash I think it’s the one from Binding of Isaac

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      • Call_Me_Maple@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        That’s where my brain went first no worries lol but they’re probably talking about Issac from Dead Space. Right?

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  • ModMV@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’d love to see them keep supporting the current game with new characters and updated online support.

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  • betamark@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Give Sakurai a school. Let him rest and stop making joints. ♡

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