Super Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai teases a new game that's secretly been in the works for years – and "it should be announced sooner or later" if "we're able to get it made"
Oct. 22, 2024But what could it be?
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Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai has confirmed that in the last three years, he completed a proposal for a brand new, mystery game.
But what is it? It seems like that might remain a mystery for now. Sakurai adds: “I’m sorry I can’t share more about this project, but assuming that we’re able to get it made, it should be announced sooner or later.”
This situation ended up allowing Sakurai a rare break, he says, noting that until then, “I had always gone directly from one job to the next.” Despite game directors often having to get ready for their next project before their work on their current one is even over, “by some miracle, my schedule was wide open for several months straight!” Using that time, hestarted working on his YouTube channel, since he felt it was “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to have that ‘break’ in the first place.
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