But you may run into a quality issue in terms of characters not made by Sakurai compared to the rest.
He's taking an extended vacation.Why wouldn't Sakurai work on the characters?
I find it odd that Sakurai would work on more new content for Smash 4 even though, at the end of the last presentation, he basically counted all the characters, stages, etc they added in both versions as if it were a final tally.
Straight port, guaranteed.
He's taking an extended vacation.
It's more of if anything major will be added without Sakurai than anything else. At most, they could finish up the Ice Climbers without Sakurai, but likely not much else for characters. If they're gonna move on without Sakurai, Smash 5 would be the best time to do so.
But you may run into a quality issue in terms of characters not made by Sakurai compared to the rest.
If there's anything I've learned about Smash Bros, it's that the fanbase is terrible when it comes to making educated guesses, and they assume a lot of what Sakurai says are absolute "rules" that can never be broken. I think we ought to wait and see rather than assume it will be a straight port, with nothing added at launch or after.
Agreed.
Remember when everyone was so sure Wolf would be back?
If there's anything I've learned about Smash Bros, it's that the fanbase is terrible when it comes to making educated guesses, and they assume a lot of what Sakurai says are absolute "rules" that can never be broken. I think we ought to wait and see rather than assume it will be a straight port, with nothing added at launch or after.
Edit: We're not even certain if this version actually exists or not!
With how popular Inklings are in Japan and how well all things that Inklings touch sells in Japan, it seems pretty obvious that adding Inklings to Smash would be a huge deal and potentially drive large sales of not only Smash 4 NX, but also the NX itself.
It likely means that we shouldn't expect anything major to be added.
I rather see the Inklings being one of the big newcomers in the next non-port Smash game.
Who knows how many big IPs Nintendo will have by that time, and I doubt that people will rejoice to see the next Fire Emblem character.
That's all speculation though
Sakurai: Personally, I'm happy I can finally take an extended vacation.
As someone who's a big fan of the man, news of his long due, well deserved rest please me...But it also throws one hell of a curve ball, I could have sworn he was working on this project behind the scenes, if it is a thing. Sakurai doesn't strike me as the sort to distance himself from his baby franchise even if it's just an up-port.
With how popular Inklings are in Japan and how well all things that Inklings touch sells in Japan, it seems pretty obvious that adding Inklings to Smash would be a huge deal and potentially drive large sales of not only Smash 4 NX, but also the NX itself.
I just don't see the market for a Smash 4 straight port without new content. You could say the market is Smash Fans, but ultimately, Smash Fans buy the game mostly for new characters, not just to have the latest version. I just don't think a straight port of Smash 4 would drive sales, especially since adding a character or two is a few extra months of development, with potentially massive returns. It feels pointless, and feels out of style with Sakurai.
If they decide to use a port for the next generation that likely means at least half a decade of waiting at the earliest and that's being generous. I rather have the inklings now than wait until the next next generation...
Everything is possible but temper your expectation for worst tho.
I hope that an NX version would have all the 3DS and Wii U stages. That would make it a must buy for me.
It's more of if anything major will be added without Sakurai than anything else. At most, they could finish up the Ice Climbers without Sakurai, but likely not much else for characters. If they're gonna move on without Sakurai, Smash 5 would be the best time to do so.
But you may run into a quality issue in terms of characters not made by Sakurai compared to the rest.
Straight port, guaranteed.
And that's assuming the port releases the day of the NX launch, which it very well might not. "Launch" for Nintendo is usually a quarter or so after release. It could realistically launch a year and a half from now and still mostly be a "launch" title for Nintendo.
That's just it. I don't doubt that they would add more if Sakurai gets involved. It's a question of if he'll be involved given his extended vacation. This might get problematic if they want Smash NX at launch. Though if Nintendo does stagger the release of the NX devices & puts the NX Handheld out first (like what's being speculated), they might have some time to wait for Sakurai's return by having the Smash 4 port target the possible early-to-mid 2017 launch of the NX Console.Smash 4 and 5 are the 3DS and Wii U versions internally. Even if the NX version is heavily based on Smash 4 Wii U and 3DS it will likely be considered Smash 6.
I think there will be new characters in the NX version and I think Sakurai is involved. It's quite possible that work on the NX version was occuring at the same time as Smash 4 DLC development. That makes the most sense if the next Smash is expected in the NX launch window assuming that NX is launching this year. Furthermore they could probably justify keeping the team together for a year making DLC since a new game had already been greenlit and they were working on that too.
In the Sourcegaming translation he said that new characters are a major way to bring excitement to Smash because he isn't going to change the game mechanics too much. He's right about that; that's the most hype thing about new Smash games. Also Sakurai seems to enjoy surprising players with the reveals (dons Bayonetta glasses). If he's involved (and he is) there's no way he's just going to rehash Smash 4 and call it a day.
Maybe not all of them. Nintendo may opt to just give Mario Kart, Splatoon, & maybe Super Mario Maker legit sequels.I expect several wii u titles to be ported over for broader exposure at very little cost and this will simply be one of them.
That's particularly like if the NX launches with Zelda and/or 3D Mario. It would most likely go in the traditional February slot.
An extended vacation huh? For Sakurai that's like what, 35 minutes?
Even with a month off, I see him back to work on this potential port for NX. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if he was working on it during the year of DLC development.
The director of Fire Emblem Fates will oversee the NX port.
Imagine facerubbing Game and Watch.
All I need is all the stages in one place and I'm in. They could throw in Termina from Melee too.
An extended vacation huh? For Sakurai that's like what, 35 minutes?
Maybe not all of them. Nintendo may opt to just give Mario Kart, Splatoon, & maybe Super Mario Maker legit sequels.
Yeah has to be this plus maybe some new characters. I would love to see a long single player campaign like Brawl but I doubt they will have time to make it.A Smash 4 port with all of the DLC included wouldn't be surprising.
That's what he said. He said several. It's no brainer that Mario Kart and Splatoon are going to get sequel games. I'm pretty sure that Mario Kart 9 is in development phase right now.
You're correct, but I wouldn't be surprised if they put someone else in Kono's place to fast-track Mario Kart 9 for a 2017 release.Pretty sure the Mario Kart team is involved with Miitomo right now.
afaik, the MK producer Hideki Kono is in charge of the mobile division.
You're correct, but I wouldn't be surprised if they put someone else in Kono's place to fast-track Mario Kart 9 for a 2017 release.
Pretty sure the Mario Kart team is involved with Miitomo right now.
afaik, the MK producer Hideki Kono is in charge of the mobile division.
Yabuki can handle the IP just fine without Kono. I was just trying to point out that the Mario Kart team is not currently available (not all of it at least)
If they're working on MK9 then I'd assume it is still in very early stages.
Pretty sure the Mario Kart team is involved with Miitomo right now.
afaik, the MK producer Hideki Kono is in charge of the mobile division.