Namco Bandai Developing Smash Wii U

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/06/21/namco-bandai-leads-development-on-next-super-smash-bros.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage

While Sakurai will be heading up the project, development will be handled by Namco Bandai with Kobayashi(Ridge Racer) and Higuchi(Tales series) backing him up.

No complaints here. I'm a huge Tales fan so I have faith in the team, especially considering Smash doesn't need a good story. :P

Its Still handled by BOTH Hal AND Project Sora, so this can be interesting.

inb4 a thread about which Namco characters will appear

$200 Pacman

No complaints here. I'm a huge Tales fan so I have faith in the team, especially considering Smash doesn't need a good story. :P

nintendofreak_2

Cool. Everything I've read from Sakurai tells me knows what fans want and that some things are going to change with the smash series. This game is going to be revolutionary compared the playstation one.

Not a problem. They make good games for the most part. Now I'm half-expecting Tekken will join the Smash. It'll be interesting.

maybe ganondorf will finnaly use that sword instead of ripping off cap falcon's moves

I'm going to be cautiously optimistic.

Not a problem. They make good games for the most part. Now I'm half-expecting Tekken will join the Smash. It'll be interesting.

thetravman

Would love it more for Sony All Star vs Nintendo All Star Smash Brawl game....:lol: now I would buy that game :)

Ohhhh,awesome!

Development will be faster!

And awesomer.

:)

...pls include characters from Tekken,Gundam,and Dragon Ball!

Pleeease?

+CAPCOM guests!(Chun Li,Mega Man,Chris Redfield).

Its Still handled by BOTH Hal AND Project Sora, so this can be interesting.

inb4 a thread about which Namco characters will appear

$200 Pacman

hotdiddykong

Pac-man would be so awesome, I imagine him playing a little bit like Mr.GnM... I'm still hoping for Mickey Mouse though ;P

As long as they dont make It like an Arcade fighter im ggrreeeaaat -_-

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Its Still handled by BOTH Hal AND Project Sora, so this can be interesting.

inb4 a thread about which Namco characters will appear

$200 Pacman

Minishdriveby

Hell yeah! Maybe this means Lloyd Irving or some other Tales characters will be in the game! One can only hope.

Masahiro Sakurai responded to a fan to "lay off" Namco-Bandai who is unhappy that the company is co-developing Smash Bros.

Masahiro Sakurai responded to a fan to "lay off" Namco-Bandai who is unhappy that the company is co-developing Smash Bros.

thom_maytees

I'm going to be cautiously optimistic.

Pixel-Perfect

I'm going to be a step behind you and just be cautious. It's not that I think that the Wii U installment of SSB is heading towards anything disasterous, especially since Sakurai will apparently still be directing the game. Still, that's not to say that I don't see the next game possibly heading in a different direction. Although I suspect such a change in direction to be minor, I still think it's enough to make a profound difference in a series like this. The fighting game genre is one that can be fickle at times, and I do wonder what input that developers from somewhere as heavy on the genre as Namco Bandai will give as the game's development goes on.

Quite often this gen, we've heard the comparisons and contrasts between Brawl and Melee, so there's obviously a balancing act that Sakurai and co. will have to engage in and determine the kind of pacing and gameplay that they will aim for. And this is where I think the actual development team will have a say on the matter, since they will probably try to put a stamp on the game more suitable to their preferences of the genre. That's not to say that I expect that next SSB to play like a Tekken, but there is part of me that worries about the identity of the game getting too 'serious' for its own good. That said, it's WAY too soon to jump to any conclusions, but there's no doubt that I'll have my eyes on whatever is said and done from this point on.