Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U Thread 5: Yarning for Yoshi
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Nah his health is more important. Wouldn't want him to have permanent arm damage. D:
Red Arremer
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It certainly won't harm it either, though.
Aw man...he really needs to lessen up on his involvement in development or let some one else take up the duties. I know he must really want this game to be the best it can be but his health deteriorating like this isn't go for him. He needs to rest a bit.
Also when the games are out he needs to just take a break from Smash altogether.
I heard this in the voice of Big Boss from the end of MGS4.
Red Arremer
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You're absolutely delusional if you think that.
Pop-O-Matic
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Of course Smash 4 isn't going to turn the Wii U into a Wii-level success, but people suggesting that Nintendo should let it slip to 2015 or later are nuts. Nintendo needs to to whatever they can to make sure this thing even hits Gamecube numbers, and no Smash in 2014 (especially if they have nothing else with such a broad appeal other than MK8) would be disastrous. We're talking <2M sales, stores giving up on stocking the system, what few third parties left abandoning the system, etc.
It certainly wouldn't hurt it though, and I'm sure, knowing Nintendo's past decisions, that Nintendo is banking on this one title to improve the Wii U's condition.
So I'm sure the pressure is on Sakurai now.
theprodigy
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what exactly do you think it'll do
MrSaturn99
Member
I adore his work ethic, but the guy needs a serious break after this. Health come first.
Diddy Kong
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<3Sakurai
Red Arremer
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It's not going to make the console a huge success, but it certainly is going to improve the sales. Pop-O-Matic has the absolutely right idea and put it into pretty much exactly the words I would put them.
Saying it would do "nothing" is completely far-fetched, and ignorant of the buying power certain franchises have.
ShockingAlberto
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That wasn't what I was arguing. Just that presenting it as if it's a big tide-changer is disingenuous.
Red Arremer
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In relation to the Wii U's current sales, any strong game franchise that can improve sales by a few ten thousands is a tide changer.
Fine, it might cause a negligible amount of raised console sales and that's about it. The only game with potential to revert the Wii U is MK8, but it's not likely at all.
So I was at target earlier and they have the cards now.
Spring release confirmed.
PadWarrior
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So I was at target earlier and they have the cards now.
Nice!
friskykillface
Banned
Iwata will probably tell him to work on kid icarus sequel after this
take a two year vacation Sakurai god
So I was at target earlier and they have the cards now.
Cool, were there any 3DS ones or does Target not do the same thing with 3DS games?
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
This isn't even about reversing the Wii U's trajectory as much as it is about keeping it from falling even faster.
ShockingAlberto
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I mean, if we're going to change the definitions of things, I imagine any statement can be true, yes.
RomanceDawn
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So I was at target earlier and they have the cards now.
And so it begins!
So I was at target earlier and they have the cards now.
Hope for spring(lol) or summer release increased.
I know an artist who has had really bad arm/wrist tendon-related problems. It's always really sad when people can't do things they love because of problems like this. I really hope Sakurai takes some sort of break after this game, no matter what Nintendo needs or says.
And those reservation cards look so tempting. ;_;
And those reservation cards look so tempting. ;_;
So I was at target earlier and they have the cards now.
I'm rooting for a Summer release! August at the latest for Wii U version.
MaverickHunterAsh
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Cool, now you guys know I wasn't trying to bullshit you about the Target pre-order cards. :O
Sakurai said he doesn't want to make another Kid Icarus, it's simply not happening.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
He's right. He said that Kid Icarus: Uprising is good enough for next 20-25 years. I don't remember how he said it but it was similar to what I just typed.
fredrancour
Member
Well, melee + double dash drove the gamecube to its sales. Gamecube sales would be a step up from the current wiiu sales. So some amount of damage control may still work.
And, as we know, whenever a developer says they don't want to make something they absolutely definitely certainly wont make it.
Red Arremer
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Oh I'm not saying that it would make the Wii U a success, again. I never disagreed with that point. But the Wii U needs a few (financially) strong games to keep it from plummeting even harder than it already is.
He said that he's sure that within the next 25 years, some other developer will be able to make a good sequel to Uprising.
So tsundere for WiiU.
Didn't he say the same about smash before brawl?
Shadow Hog
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I disagree. Counterexample: "This statement is false."
In 20-25 years, Sakurai will have regained his health while at the same time maintained his youth.
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
Are we sure that Sakurai will be old enough to even work on the game? I mean, I don't think I ever heard of a video game being developed by a fetus...
SquiddyCracker
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I had a weird dream:
Waluigi is a playable character
Palutena is not a playable character
Ridley is not a playable character
Something called "Punch Sistah" is a playable character
Pichu is a playable character
Waluigi is a playable character
Palutena is not a playable character
Ridley is not a playable character
Something called "Punch Sistah" is a playable character
Pichu is a playable character
PadWarrior
Member
Did they have the cards for the 3DS version as well? I'm curious since I want both versions.
Immaculate
Banned
yaaaaasssssSo I was at target earlier and they have the cards now.
He perfected the Benjamin Button technique to stop at whatever age he wants ;D
Didn't see any for 3ds. I honestly can't remember if they have done it for 3ds in the past or not.
feels to good to be true for an earlier release date. Dis hype tho.
And aww crap Sakurai is getting worse?? This is not good. I think he should be used as an advisor or some other role where he is forced to NOT have full creative control. Nintendo needs to take care of this man. lol
He said the same thing about Smash multiple times yet here we are.
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
He's like Nintendo's Hideo Kojima.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
If nothing is going to do anything for the Wii U, why even bother mentioning it???
It's a good thing Nintendo aren't quitting on the console like many here because then we wouldn't get the games.