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Super Smash Bros Brawl creator hard at work on a new title photo

Super Smash Bros Brawl is at the heart of a rather amazing phenomena, which I was witness to at the recent Miami NARP. When we got there to set up, there were some students playing Brawl in the room adjacent to us. This was around 11 am. As the day went on, I noticed the same gamers still glued to the screen. By ten pm that night, they hadn't moved. ELEVEN HOURS of Super Smash Bros Brawl. It's rare that I've ever spent that much time on one game ... at least in such a big chunk of time, anyway.

Surely those same guys and countless other fans will be thrilled to hear that the creator of SSBB, Masahiro Sakurai, is hard at work creating a new title. On January 22nd of this year, Sakura's company, Sora Ltd., formed a new project in cahoots with Nintendo, which goes by the moniker of Project Sora.

All Sakurai had to say about the new project was, "I can promise an experience that's different from anything [you've played] up until now." I can't begin to imagine what that might be, but I'm sure you guys have some ideas, don't you? 

[Via Kotaku]








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th3deceased's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 08:40
th3deceased
come out with a microsoft version! i want better graphics!
Count Grishnack's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 08:53
Count Grishnack
Super Smash Brothers...Brouhaha!
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 08:59
Char Aznable
He looks like a delightful little imp that spreads magic and rainbows around the world.

Back the fuck up, Sakurai. That's Chad Concelmo's territory.
Spelunking raccoon's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 09:12
Spelunking raccoon
random conjecture time!
I'm saying it will be a GTA clone set in the mushroom kingdom where you play as kirby, of course they wont want an M rating so they will go all bugsy malone and have foam guns and custard pies.
sporelink's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 09:14
sporelink
Heh, I did the same thing when I first got played SSBB. I started playing Brawl with friends at 12 P.M. and didn't stop until 2 A.M.
I'm excited about this game anyway. I'm confident that he'll be able to bring something that hasn't been brought before.
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 09:19
Dan CiTi
The god of trolls returns to the playing field with something new up his sleeve...the ultimate mystery.
Krow-Kupo's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 09:31
Krow-Kupo
I'm excited about this.
Novakaine's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 09:39
Novakaine
SAKURAAAAAAAIIIIII!!!
ShadowKirby's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 09:43
ShadowKirby
The only clue I could get from the official site is that...... it's going to be made by Japanese. :O
iNerd's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 09:47
iNerd
Phenomenon. Its one thing, not a series of them.
John B's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 09:57
John B
@thedeceased:

*yawn* Yeah, because HD graphics will change the gameplay so-o-o-o much.

@Spelunking racoon:

I would so buy a game like that.
Diverse's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 10:02
Diverse
Sakurai is the video game industries biggest troll.
lovemana23's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 10:52
lovemana23
@Diverse

How so? I`m unaware of this guy....
Maurice Tan's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 11:00
Maurice Tan
Sora? DIGIMON MMO?????
CocoJambo's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 11:05
CocoJambo
Sakurai is a genius, we can't fathom what he's up too.
Colette Bennett's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 11:15
Colette Bennett
Masahiro Sakurai is also a cutie. I failed to mention this in the original article.
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 11:20
atastysammich
I'm not getting my hopes up just yet. Given his decent streak, he's about due for an embarrassing miss. Right, Miyamoto?
SWE3tMadness's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 11:31
SWE3tMadness
Sweet. Count me interested, I can't wait to see what comes out of this. :D
SephirothX's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 12:00
SephirothX
Project Sora? Kingdom Hearts fighter anyone?
gamadaya's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 12:08
gamadaya
2 things that would make me shit myself with excitement:

Super Smash Bros. Rumble on the DS. It's been a long time coming.

Melee repackaged as Play on Wii, with a widescreen mode and a new online mode. I would re-buy the Wii just for this.

The first one is possible, and I actually think it'll happen eventually. The second one is just a dream.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 12:29
Bob Muir
Whatever he makes, I'm sure fans will get angry and yell "SAKURAIIII" annoyingly like they do now.
Sterling Aiayla Lyons's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 14:22
Sterling Aiayla Lyons
Sakurai: *Laughs*

In all seriousness, I couldn't second guess the ideas that come out of that man's head. All I know is that he needs to make another old school Kirby game some time soon.
CAVE's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 15:03
CAVE
This man defined my childhood. I feel slight regret for selling my wii.
eternalplayer2345's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/18/2009 20:54
eternalplayer2345
Hey.........so kirby gcn where did that go?
wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2009 07:39
wanderingpixel
Cool. Hmmmm I wonder. I heard that there was a SSB being made for the DS. Mabye thats it.
Loogibot's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2009 19:09
Loogibot
If its a Kriby non-mini-game-compilation-thing for the Wii, I'll look deeper into it. For now, I'll keep Brawlin' with friends.
h5e5l5l5o5's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2009 12:18
h5e5l5l5o5
SSB DS
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