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Brawl Sequel may be Considered by Sakurai

The man behind Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Masahiro Sakurai has said he may have to consider a sequel to the popular game. Sakurai says like the two titles in the series before it Brawl was developed as being the last game in the series. In an interview with the UK Official Nintendo Magazine Sakurai has stated that he may have to consider the next title in the series.

In an interview with Official Nintendo Magazine Sakurai said “It’s taken over three years to make Brawl but I actually stopped trying to include new ideas early on in development,"

Brawl Sequel may be Considered by Sakurai

He continued "What happened in the next year and a half was that we distilled the game down, worked out which ideas we had time to include and which we didn’t. Sadly, we had to trim out many great concepts just to keep within the time constraints. I had a lot more characters, for example…but sadly I can’t discuss which ones didn’t make it.

"There are 39 characters in the game this time around and just adding a few more wouldn’t be enough to justify a new game in my opinion; I’d have to draw a line in the sand and have a new approach to make it worthwhile. As long as the fans enjoy it, though, that’s what matters and in the distant future, I guess that might be something I have to consider.”

Considering the success of the Super Smash Bros. series it is highly unlikely that Brawl would be rounding off a trilogy. However Sakurai will have to decide if he will lead the development team of the sequel. After leaving Hal Laboratory, the developers behind Super Smash Bros Melee, he went on to form his own independent company which was eventually put on hold when he agreed to direct Brawl. Whether he would be willing to put this project on hold again for a forth Super Smash Bros project is unknown.

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Silence
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39 Characters? Who am i missing in my collection?
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Tiptup
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Take as long as you want with that, because if there is going to be a forth game, i don't want delays. Also i hope(if there is going to be a forth) there will be Sonic and more sonic characters!

Also there is only 35 character, he must of had 4 characters that got cut out
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ICC_06
Kudos: 24,621

Silence said: 39 Characters? Who am i missing in my collection?



There's only 35 in Brawl he said there were cuts so perhaps 4 that we planned for final release didnt make it?, or perhaps he's referring to Zelda sheik as different character and the 3 Pokemon separate to make it sound better or to prove the point that more characters wont be enough?
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grimace
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I think 3 is enough. Any more and it's just expanding the same thing, there's only so much u can do with the current gameplay
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leeman34
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oh great so now we start all the hype again
euro2008
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A New SSB would be cool.

I wouldnt mind Downloadable content for SSBB though

Ability to make your own clan in SSB4 if there is one, online tournaments would be good
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KonkyDong
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leeman34 said: oh great so now we start all the hype again



SSB4!
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I think i just died a little on the inside
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Luke-Brawl
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wat the heelllll brawl just came out man ... he should wait at least a year b4 starting a new one .....people are so fussy .. my mate jamesbrawl always says taht shoulda put like 10 more ppl in and wen u think about that would hav made the release date like 6 months more and im extremely happy to wait a max of 4 years maybe 5 for antoher smash bros
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Azza123
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leeman34 said: oh great so now we start all the hype again



It'll be over hyped, once again. I would say nothing to nobody and then release it on some random day. Then there would be no hype at all, which can mean no disappointment.
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DonRicho
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Azza123 said:


leeman34 said: oh great so now we start all the hype again


It'll be over hyped, once again. I would say nothing to nobody and then release it on some random day. Then there would be no hype at all, which can mean no disappointment.



and no sales, games is a buisness they dont care if youre dissapointed hyping gets youre cash

also i dont know how much he can change brawl, fighting games barey change from one iteration to the next, mostly better graphics and a few more bells and whistles
meef
Kudos: 520
my. god.

anyone who cares about this is incredibly ungrateful and needs to get a life. brawl just came out! you made a crap load of fuss about that for 2 years!! do not start again... goddamn at least enjoy it for a year or so, or until the next console comes out before you even whisper a word of a sequel!
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sjt333
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Azza123 said:

leeman34 said: oh great so now we start all the hype again



It'll be over hyped, once again. I would say nothing to nobody and then release it on some random day. Then there would be no hype at all, which can mean no disappointment.


no dont tell anyone about it during development then when its finished just casually say in a mag interview or something that its coming out on so and so
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malaka
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oh wow already? yay
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Matteh
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ofcourse they would bring out a new one because it is such a HUGE success!

if they start making a fourth now, it would be ready in a few years, therefore if they start to design new elements for the game now they could have it out by maybe 2012? how many years seperated 64 to MELEE to BRAWL? roughly 4? or was it more? well in the end, they have to make it soon for it to be released sooner rather than later.

but i am definately prepared to wait if they are going to add more stages, characters, items, story, etc etc

=D
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Azza123
Kudos: 16,754

Matteh said: ofcourse they would bring out a new one because it is such a HUGE success!

how many years seperated 64 to MELEE to BRAWL? roughly 4? or was it more?

=D



In America, Melee came out in 2001 and in Aus it came out in 2002. So it's 7 years for USA and 6 years for AUS.
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brawl4all
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It would need a legitimet storyline.
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Dénor
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MAY BE CONSIDERED!?!?!?!?

You've gotta be kidding me! They HAVE TO CONSIDER a sequel!!!! How can they not consider it?
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Azza123
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Denor said: MAY BE CONSIDERED!?!?!?!?

You've gotta be kidding me! They HAVE TO CONSIDER a sequel!!!! How can they not consider it?



He's probably teasing when saying "May".
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ICC_06
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Denor said: MAY BE CONSIDERED!?!?!?!?

You've gotta be kidding me! They HAVE TO CONSIDER a sequel!!!! How can they not consider it?



Nintendo will obviously make another one, whether the director of the past 3 games Sakurai will be involved is the issue.
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Fly-Free
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I think that they should keep the original characters, Mario, link DK etc. etc. and a few others and then have a completly new series of characters.

that way there would be about 20 new characters

but its called SSBB extension pack or somin' so we can keep our save file.
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crazynites
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leeman34 said: oh great so now we start all the hype again



I started scrolling down the page thinking why hasnt Leeman posted in this thread yet LOL , then I found your post, god bless ya.
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thegame10
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im not overly interested lol. theres too much smash bros being thrown around. soon smash bros will be somewhat an everyday item
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Ghorta
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Not planning another sequel to brawl is loosing customers to Nintendo, honestly it's one of the only two games on the Wii I actually enjoyed for longer than a day...

No sequel is like holding out candy in front of a baby and then eating it
wdguy01
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I think i just pooped.
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IceManPJN
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I've always loved the Super Smash Bros. games, but it's important that they not swamp me with them like they did Mario Party. They need to limit SSB to one game per generation. That way, by the time the next generation rolls around, we'll all be craving a new SSB title. So far, we've had one per generation: one on the N64, one on the GCN, and now one on the Wii. Keep it that way (one per generation).
ICC_06
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By the way Masahiro Sakurai doesn't work for Nintendo or anything, he was just asked to return as director for Brawl because Iwata asked him to. He wasn't planning on returning to do it again and instead would focus on his independent company but from what I gather he is possible considering changing his mind and might come back for a sequel.
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Mr-e
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Another one? I haven't even played the current one. All the fanboys jumping up and down wetting them selves over SSBB all this time has put me off the game.
If they do make another fighting game for the Wii chuck some blood in it this time please.
ilikeike
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Mr-e said: Another one? I haven't even played the current one. All the fanboys jumping up and down wetting them selves over SSBB all this time has put me off the game.
If they do make another fighting game for the Wii chuck some blood in it this time please.

Are you kidding? Add blood to Smash Bros.? Smash Bros. is good how it is, without blood. I'm 12 and just don't like games like that.
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Orion
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brawl4all said: It would need a legitimet storyline.



The trouble with a legitimate storyline is that most Nintendo characters never, ever speak!

Only Starfox and Fire Emblem have voice actors (+maybe 3rd party)
I think the next storyline should include text speech that many of the characters would have in their parent games (e.g. Fox has voice acting, Zelda speaks in text and say Link or Mario would not speak at all as in the current game)

Thoughts? PM me
jakliu100
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oooooooohhhhhhhhhh

There could be ssb riot then ssb war then ssb Armageddon soz cant spell
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Tsaxnrd
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If they arnt planning to make a sequel, they should at least develop the characters that didnt make it, and make it downloadable content. I dont need a sequel, all i need is new characters! Anyone with me or am i just out there?
Brawler101
Kudos: 283
Hallaluigah (Is that how its speeled)

I want to see:

Shadow
Knuckles
Paper Mario
Mii
Krystal
Ridley
Dark Samus
Rayman
Baby Mario + Baby Luigi (team like ice climbers)
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ArkiveZero
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its going to be a smashbros game so its obviously going to be good

i just hope they keep melee's competitive style this time :\
1337master
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is that a list of new characters on Sakurais left, or is that the Death Note??????!!!
Slick
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ilikeike said:

Mr-e said: Another one? I haven't even played the current one. All the fanboys jumping up and down wetting them selves over SSBB all this time has put me off the game.

If they do make another fighting game for the Wii chuck some blood in it this time please.

Are you kidding?



If you're going to try and argue your point DON'T state your age. Especially how it's...12...
But I agree, the Smash Bros. series would be ruined if they were to include blood. You don't see it any other game...why here?
Oh and TRAVIS TOUCHDOWN FOR SSBB 2.0!
moosechild
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so SSBB2 or SSB4?
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Harlster
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moosechild said: so SSBB2 or SSB4?

It better be SSB4. Brawl can't have a sequel, it's an allready made game that can't have some sort of twist. But there can be a new SSB. Technically the word sequel shouldn't be used, unless there really is going to be a SSBB2!
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dermy
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Must be a real grind to put up with hype.
Jesus, you're all acting like it's a concentration camp.
Here's an idea: Just try to avoid it?
The only media source it is being hyped is the internet, and maybe magazines.

The whole irony is that everyone is clicking on "Smash Bros" related articles to express that they "hate the hype".
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Dénor
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OMG! Imagine a Super Smash game like Dragonball Z Budokai! That'd rock!!!!
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Slick
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Denor said: OMG! Imagine a Super Smash game like Dragonball Z Budokai! That'd rock!!!!



Nope.
SawTooth
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No sequal please, theres nothing they can add the current one, maybe they could find a way to add more characters to the current one, because i reakon playing as a DBZ character would be ****ing awesome. But yeah....no sequal....its not worth it
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MozQitO
Kudos: 1,450
nother game, ONLY on a new console. 1 brawl per console. keep it that way.
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kennansoft
Kudos: 1,539

SawTooth said:i reakon playing as a DBZ character would be ****ing awesome. But yeah....no sequal....its not worth it



Get a DS and import Jump ultimate star... Now that is a game i'de love to see ported to Wii
cardsfan05
Kudos: 2,376

meef said: my. god.
anyone who cares about this is incredibly ungrateful and needs to get a life. brawl just came out! you made a crap load of fuss about that for 2 years!! do not start again... goddamn at least enjoy it for a year or so, or until the next console comes out before you even whisper a word of a sequel!



watch your mouth, besides that, Brawl got boring on the second day I had it, because i unlocked all the characters.
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RockXIII
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I really hope that Rockman gets into this game this time. Most of the games for Rockman has been on all the Nintendo systems, and has a lot more games than Sonic has. Rockman should have been on Brawl, too. Anyone agree?
STUFF2o
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Silence said: 39 Characters? Who am i missing in my collection?


There are only 35 characters...
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STUFF2o
Kudos: 457
Characters that should be put in:
Zant
Bowser Jr.
Koopa Troopa, maybe?
NOT Birdo or Waluigi

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ICC_06
Kudos: 24,621

STUFF2o said:

Silence said: 39 Characters? Who am i missing in my collection?



There are only 35 characters...



I assume he's counted the 3 pokemon and Sheik separately
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Kiriplant
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Another SSB for Wii? ...No, just no. Brawl for Wii, not another one. One SSB per console is right.
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dswiirockz
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Waluigi should be there and Pro. Oak.
I will be happy ...
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Cykon
Kudos: 146
SSB for DS. Come on damn it I know I'm not the only one thats thought of this. Yeah it prob wouldnt be nearly as great as on a console but still, just think...
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meef
Kudos: 520

cardsfan05 said:
watch your mouth, besides that, Brawl got boring on the second day I had it, because i unlocked all the characters.



oh gee id better watch my mouth cause cardsfan05 told me to.. dont tell me what to say, i was expressing my opinion which btw has a lot of truth in it, you dont like it you can ignore it. yeah well maybe if you hadn't done it so quickly you would enjoy it more.
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kv95
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leeman34 said: oh great so now we start all the hype again




please no this time if there is a new one i will not hype even if it has like the greatest characters of all
BubbleGuy
Kudos: 334
a new ssb would be awesome, i just wish they could keep making them forever =P
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Elraro
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Will it suck as much as Brawl? Because if so, I don't want anything to do with it.
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renagadez
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LOL Look at him...it's like he's saying to me "I own you B***h!" just because I got Brawl!
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DanieL0L
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I think King K. Rool would've made a fun boss. but since he wasn't one, they were probably planning on making him a playable character. I can see what his move set would've been like.
 
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