Will Sakurai stop making games?

This week's Famitsu column is Sakurai's last for the publication. The game designer has penned his column since the early 2000s. Despite deciding to end his contribution, he recently said the decision did not mean he would stop making games in the future. The Smash Bros.
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Is Sakurai working on a new game?

Masahiro Sakurai, the famed director behind Nintendo's mega-hit Super Smash Bros. franchise, is back from a long break after completing development on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it seems. And while he's back to work, a new statement from the director teases that what he's working on might not be a video game.
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Is Ultimate Sakurai last game?

Sakurai only just revealed Ultimate's final fighter, Sora from Kingdom Hearts, last month and after over three years of DLC development, it was presumed that Sakurai would take a well-earned rest.
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Will Sakurai make another Smash Bros?

' director Masahiro Sakurai says there are no plans for sequel. Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai has said that Nintendo currently has no plans for a sequel to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
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Did Sakurai leave Smash Bros?

Speaking on his own leading role in the franchise, Sakurai said “I currently don't see a path where Smash can be produced without myself”. Explaining why he's hesitant to leave the series in another's hands, Sakurai revealed “we did actually try leaving it to someone else, but it didn't go well”.
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Will Sakurai retire after smash Ultimate?

Although Sakurai is drawing the curtains on Smash Ultimate and his column, this does not necessarily mean retirement is around the corner. Earlier this year in May, he touched on how he liked the "idea of early retirement" but clarified he would not be retiring from the game industry.
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Is Sakurai done with Nintendo?

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate creator Masahiro Sakurai opened up about the hard work put into the latest Smash title as well as what he sees in the series' future in a recent interview.
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Who will be in Smash 6?

Popular choices for new Smash characters include Goku, Waluigi, Jonesy, Tifa, Master Chief, and Master Hand. If there's a Smash 6, one or all of them could be involved. Sora, the final fighter, comes to Smash Ultimate on October 18, 2021.
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Will there ever be a Smash 6?

Masahiro Sakurai has explained that there are 'no plans' for a sequel to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate right now, and says that "it would be best not to assume that there will always be another one." Even if he did return to the series, the director says a sequel would be unlikely to keep all of the current fighters.
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Will shadow ever be in Smash?

Shadow (シャドー, Shadow) is an unlockable newcomer in Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo Switch. He is one of the many characters that was promoted from an Assist Trophy status to a playable one, due to his huge popularity to be a playable character.
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What happened to Sakurai?

In February 2013, Sakurai was diagnosed with calcific tendinitis near his right shoulder, which caused him substantial pain whenever he moved his arm. He mentioned that this could effectively slow down his work, as he does some of his game testing himself.
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Is Smash Bros officially over?

Super Smash Bros. has officially been pulled from EVO 2022, the year's biggest fighting game event. Previously, the popular platform fighting series had enjoyed a strong EVO presence. Although disappointing for the Smash community, the writing was on the wall.
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Will there be a next Smash game?

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate took roughly three years to develop. If this pattern repeats, then the next Super Smash Bros. game will release either at the end of 2024 or sometime in 2025.
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Will there be a new Kid Icarus game?

2021 will see the brand celebrate its 35th anniversary, and 2022 will make it a full decade since a game in the line came out. Kid Icarus: Uprising is available on the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo Switch Online users can play Kid Icarus SP via the service.
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Can you unlock characters in World of Light?

Unlocking in World of Light

As you progress through World of Light, you'll occasionally encounter the characters that Galeem took control of. Winning these fights will unlock the characters not only in World of Light, but in the rest of the game too. Defeat a character here to unlock them. Nintendo; Sora Ltd.
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Who is the best Smash Bros character?

Joker. Joker is by far the best character in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. His fighting style heavily relies on combos, and he has great mobility on the ground and reasonable aerial control. Moreover, his combos are given an advantage by Arsene, which effectively increases Joker's overall damage.
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What is the next Nintendo console?

Nintendo said in 2021 that the Nintendo Switch, and by extension the Nintendo Switch Lite and Nintendo Switch OLED, has four or five years left of life in it. And passing the 100 million units sold mark, would be an indication of that. As such, 2024 would likely be the earliest Nintendo would release a new console.
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Will there be a Smash Bros movie?

"This ain't a Game, Boy." Super Smash Bros is a upcoming 2025 Film based upon the hugely successful fighting game franchise, Super smash Bros. It was made by Dreamworks and released on 06/19/20.
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Is Smash ultimate the last game?

Ultimate is to be the last Smash game, no one would complain. It's the franchise's final form, and as the best-selling fighting game of all time, it could keep selling millions of copies for years to come. We've also been pretty inundated with Smash Bros. these past few years.
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Will there be more Smash DLC?

On October 18, Kingdom Hearts' protagonist Sora will finally be released as the final Smash Ultimate DLC fighter. While this may be the end of Fighters Pass Volume 2 and new characters joining the roster, it won't be the end of the game just yet.
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Is Kirby Sakurai's favorite?

It's Kirby, everybody's favorite pink puffball. Many reasoned that Kirby's survival was largely because he was originally series director Masahiro Sakurai's creation.
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Why did Sakurai make Smash Bros Ultimate?

Masahiro Sakurai:

The Super Smash Bros. series is a project where we undertake collaborations you can't see anywhere else. We wanted to use that opportunity and create nice content that people could enjoy, and that's why we started making the fighter reveal videos.
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Why was Smash removed from Evo?

Some Smash players speculated that Nintendo's decision to withhold their game from being played at the tournament could be the result of a new partnership, announced in November, between the Japanese gaming giant and the North American esports organization Panda Global.
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