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Masahiro Sakurai explains Kid Icarus' uprising on 3DS
Speaking to Techland, Kid Icarus: Uprising producer Masahiro Sakurai described how the new 3DS franchise revival came about. Essentially, all of the distinguishing characteristics of the game came into the picture separately. First, Sakurai decide...
New Smash Bros. trailer, in English
Super Smash Bros. Brawl director Masahiro Sakurai has updated the official game site, adding a polished version of the Nintendo Word 2006 trailer, which debuted earlier this month. Aside from crisper audio and visuals, the new version includes Englis...
Smash Bros announced for Wii U and 3DS
Nintendo has announced that once Masahiro Sakurai is finished with Kid Icarus: Uprising that he'll be working on a new Smash Bros title. The game will be for Wii U and 3DS and work together "in some fashion." Details pending....
Smash Bros. director says Wii U version will be familiar and focused
Masahiro Sakurai, who is overseeing the upcoming Namco-created iteration of Smash Bros. on the Wii U and 3DS, says the goal for the game will be to keep things focused and fresh, rather than blowing out either the mechanics or the character list. Sa...
Project Sora 'testing' online multiplayer for Kid Icarus: Uprising
According to a GamesMaster interview with Project Sora head Masahiro Sakurai (excerpted by ONM) 3DS flagship title Kid Icarus: Uprising might feature Kids Icarus, plural. "The online capabilities are currently being tested," Sakurai said. "There coul...
Super Smash Bros. Brawl revealed for Wii, featuring Solid Snake! [update]
Speaking at a special Nintendo developer event, Miyamoto has just unveiled Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Wii. Newcomers include: Pit (Kid Icarus), Zero Suit Samus, Wario, and ... Snake! During E3 Last year, Miyamoto approached Masahiro Sakurai, the ...
Kid Icarus: Uprising studio Project Sora closed
Project Sora, the studio responsible for Kid Icarus: Uprising, has closed its doors. A short message on the studio's website, translated by Andriasang, states that the company was closed on June 30 and that the website will shut down on July 31. Pro...
GDC08: Sakurai on Super Smash Bros. Brawl development
At a surprisingly sparsely attended Friday morning session (relatively speaking), Masahiro Sakurai detailed the development processes behind upcoming super smash hit, Super Smash Bros. Brawl. First, he apologized for the game's North American delay...
Sakurai announced as director of Smash Bros. Revolution
Masahiro Sakurai, whose past work includes the Kirby series, Smash Bros. series, and Meteos, was revealed today to be the director and game designer for upcoming Smash Bros. game, hinted earlier at appearing alongside the console's launch. ...
Sakurai: Zelda, Sheik couldn't be one Smash Bros. fighter on 3DS
Character transformations in this year's Super Smash Bros. were nixed due to Nintendo 3DS hardware limitations, director Masahiro Sakurai told Famitsu this week (via Siliconera). Previous series entries featured characters that could switch outfi...
This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Sakurai does D.I.Y.
The Nintendo Channel is celebrating WarioWare D.I.Y. this week by showing how renowned developer Masahiro Sakurai decided to use the software. In the near five minute clip above, he takes us through all of the steps of game creation -- from basic c...
Project Sora shows off its smashing new office
What has Masahiro Sakurai's Project Sora studio been up to since opening in February? According to its website, the company is in the final stages of its hiring initiative, but it's also been moving. The new developer posted a photo tour of its new o...
Revo Smash Bros. not developed by Nintendo?
Following from our previous post about the Smash Bros. series being reunited with its creator, Masahiro Sakurai, it seems that development on the Revolution version of the game may have started with a different development company altogether, a compa...
Super Smash Bros. Wii U gets Super Mario Galaxy-inspired stage
A new screenshot on the Super Smash Bros. website has revealed that a stage inspired by Super Mario Galaxy will appear in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. game for Wii U. The stage will feature gravity-based gameplay according to a post from Game Dire...
Smash Bros. 3DS gets a few more single-player hooks
Nintendo has previously discussed single-player content for Super Smash Bros. on the 3DS, including the replacement for Adventure Mode, Smash Run, a battle for powerups that concludes with stat-boosted brawls. Savvy fans might have caught every det...
