Masahiro Sakurai insists that the selection of fighters for the Nintendo Switch video game is not up to him; seeks to get the most out of it.
Masahiro Sakurai has reiterated that the selection of the characters of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate does not depend on his criteria. In conversations during a recent episode of the Washa Live podcast (via NintendoEverything), the Japanese creative, head of the saga, has once again explained the situation, repeatedly asked about the large presence of sword fighters.
During the interview, one of the hosts puts the swordsmen on the table, and that’s when Sakurai makes his position clear: he is in charge of working on designing each new addition as best as possible, he does not choose the character in question. “Like it or not, it’s not up to me if yet another swordsman comes into the game.” What if in the future there is another character possessing a sword? “Well, even if it is another sword fighter, it will be fine as long as we balance it properly,” he replies.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate features many characters from the Fire Emblem series.
Sakurai has already stated on several occasions that there is a strict rule when incorporating new characters in Super Smash Bros .: they must belong to video game sagas. That is why Goku, Iron Man or other icons of the manganime or the comic will not reach the title.
It will be this March 4 at 3:00 p.m. (peninsular time) when the incorporation of Pyra / Mythra into the game will be detailed as part of the second character pass; It will also be on the afternoon of this Thursday when we know its release date in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Fighters Pass Vol 1. and Vol. 2: all additional confirmed fighters
Apart from the roster of fighters that are incorporated into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo has marketed two additional passes, the so-called Fighers Pass Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. The first volume consists of five fighters: Joker (Persona 5), Hero (Dragon Quest), Banjo & Kazooie, Terry Bogard (Fatal Fury) and Byleth (Fire Emblem: Three Houses). The Fighters Pass Vol 2 has, for now, Min-Min (ARMS), Steve (Minecraft), Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII) and Pyra / Mythra (Xenoblade Chronicles 2). The remaining two will be known before the end of 2021.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is available only for Nintendo Switch. Until last December 31, the famous fighting title with characters from a multitude of video game licenses accumulated more than 22.85 million copies, the most successful fighting work in history and, also, the best-selling Super Smash Bros. of all the times.
