Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of the Super Smash Bros series, has been working on a mysterious new game for two years
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Sakurai’s Work:
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Developed Super Smash Bros titles from 1999 to 2018.
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Semi-retired in 2023 but continues work on his YouTube channel.
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Created content with a cost of $600,000 and over 520 episodes released since October 2022.
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Project Details:
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Worked on it from April 2022…
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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?
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”.