If you were hoping for Smash Ultimate to continue after Fighters Pass 2, prepare to be disappointed.
In his column for this week’s Weekly Famitsu, leaked by Ryokutya and translated by translator PushDustIn, director Masahiro Sakurai states there won’t be any DLC after the next six fighters are released as the game will be more or less done.
Interestingly, he also mentions that Nintendo are the ones that decided which characters are considered for Smash, and that he did not.
Famitsu Column for Sakurai has leaked.
Here are some takeaways:
6 additional fighters are being made for Smash Ultimate. After that, there are no other plans so Smash Ultimate is almost finished.— PushDustIn (@PushDustIn) February 19, 2020
Nintendo decided the characters for the DLC. Sakurai did not.
(will translate additional details in an hour, gotta run)— PushDustIn (@PushDustIn) February 19, 2020
More details from Sakurai’s column are pending, so be sure to stay tuned at Final Weapon for all the latest Japanese gaming news!
Update 2/18 11 PM: More news from Sakurai’s Famitsu column has been translated courtesy of PushDustIn.
Talking about his work on Smash Ultimate, Sakurai says that given how hasn’t been able to work on anything else, he wouldn’t be able to work on any new projects. He doesn’t mind this though, as he wants to keep working to make others happy.
In regards to the future of Super Smash Bros., he states that he doesn’t know what will happen as no future entries are planned, although he mentions that a new game likely won’t come out until there is new hardware released. He says that adding content to Smash Ultimate extends its life gradually, so he plans to give Fighters Pass 2 his all.
While working on Smash Ultimate, Sakurai can't work on anything else. It's coming to a point where Sakurai won't be able to direct any new game idea. But Sakurai is okay with that. Sakurai wants to keep working to make other people happy.
— PushDustIn (@PushDustIn) February 19, 2020
Sakurai and Nintendo aren't planning any future entries in the Smash series right now. So he doesn't know what will happen.
Adding content to this game little by little extends Smash Ultimate's life. So Sakurai plans to give it his all for the last 6 fighters.
— PushDustIn (@PushDustIn) February 19, 2020
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