Ever since the final DLC of the Kingdom Hearts universe Sora for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, I'm just wanting to to know which Super Smash Bros. video game you think is likely for the Nintendo Switch 2, Deluxe Edition of Ultimate or the next new game, why? Please let me know, thanks.
Yes smash is a big deal and a system seller but do we really need a new one for the moment being ? Are people really tired and over Ultimate, I find it hard to believe.
New game. You can literally play ultimate on Switch 2.
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I could see them using the Ultimate engine/character models (probably touching them up though), but it would probably be considered a brand new title, with new characters, maps, game modes, and maybe even a better story mode (something like subspace perhaps?)
I was always thinking Ultimate port, but after this Direct I believe that even more so. Sakurai is working on Air Riders. I see no reason why we would then get Smash 6 anytime soon. At this point, I think the younger devs are working on Smash Ultimate Switch 2 Edition. Switch 2 needs a Smash game but without Sakurai the younger devs probably aren't ready to handle Smash 6 themselves. So I think they work on Ultimate some more to figure things out and then maybe we get Smash 6 either later in the gen or on Switch 3 (or whatever's after Switch 2). I can't see any other scenario as realistic at this point.
I think a new game would be likely. I think an Ultimate DX or a new port would be highly unlikely and kind of pointless since Ultimate is going to be a Switch 2 backwards compatible game, plus the game will run better on there. I think a new game would also be far more fitting and I’m sure people really want a new installment, but I really don’t think we’ll be getting a new Smash soon. I feel like that given Ultimate’s long development cycle plus the development of the DLC, it might be a while till we get a new Smash for Switch 2.
I also have a feeling that Kirby Air Riders likely being that game Sakurai said he was working on might make it be a few more years till a new Smash game is released, if Sakurai is going to work and direct a potential new game. I recall there were rumors and info for a new Smash making the rounds online a month or two ago but it sounded super fake. I maybe wouldn’t expect a new Smash until possibly a year or two? It’s going to possibly be awhile.
Ultimate DX or whatever with another fighter pass and improved visuals.
Sakurai is still probably attached to Smash and that means the next new Smash game is at least a 2028 title, if not beyond.
Considering the Smash director Masahiro Sakurai is working on Kirby Air Riders, a new Smash game isn't happening for years.
To be honest, the Smash series is likely done at this point. I highly doubt Sakurai wants to work on another one. And if Nintendo decide they want a new Smash entry, heaven help whoever is assigned to direct it. Talk about tall tasks.
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To be honest, the Smash series is likely done at this point. I highly doubt Sakurai wants to work on another one. And if Nintendo decide they want a new Smash entry, heaven help whoever is assigned to direct it. Talk about tall tasks.
No way in hell Smash is done for good. It's way too profitable. Nintendo will probably want someone new at the helm after Sakurai retires. I could definitely see it going on a hiatus similar to what Mario Kart experienced on the Switch though and when it finally comes back it's going to be a reboot of sorts. They'll have a reduced roster and probably come up with some kind of new gameplay mechanic that significantly changes the gameplay in some way. That's the best way to follow up Ultimate I think, you can't beat it in quantity, so you'll have to beat it in quality and/or innovation. So the strategy should probably be this: have the younger devs work on Ultimate Switch 2 Edition, make that the Switch 2's Smash game in a MK8D-esque scenario, give them time to figure out what they want to do differently from Sakurai, then come back either later this gen or early next gen with Smash 6. I would say next gen, that might be better for marketing to have a new generation console game with a new generation of devs coming up with a new generation of Smash, but if the Switch 2 proves it has legs and still profits several years into the generation, they could decide to pull the trigger on Smash 6 then. But I would say it's not happening until 2029 at the absolute earliest, probably more likely to be sometime in the 30's.
To be honest, the Smash series is likely done at this point. I highly doubt Sakurai wants to work on another one. And if Nintendo decide they want a new Smash entry, heaven help whoever is assigned to direct it. Talk about tall tasks.
No way in hell Smash is done for good. It's way too profitable. Nintendo will probably want someone new at the helm after Sakurai retires. I could definitely see it going on a hiatus similar to what Mario Kart experienced on the Switch though and when it finally comes back it's going to be a reboot of sorts. They'll have a reduced roster and probably come up with some kind of new gameplay mechanic that significantly changes the gameplay in some way. That's the best way to follow up Ultimate I think, you can't beat it in quantity, so you'll have to beat it in quality and/or innovation. So the strategy should probably be this: have the younger devs work on Ultimate Switch 2 Edition, make that the Switch 2's Smash game in a MK8D-esque scenario, give them time to figure out what they want to do differently from Sakurai, then come back either later this gen or early next gen with Smash 6. I would say next gen, that might be better for marketing to have a new generation console game with a new generation of devs coming up with a new generation of Smash, but if the Switch 2 proves it has legs and still profits several years into the generation, they could decide to pull the trigger on Smash 6 then. But I would say it's not happening until 2029 at the absolute earliest, probably more likely to be sometime in the 30's.
Yes, I agree Smash isn't truly done. Nintendo would rather risk a failure 3-10 years from now in a new Smash game than just port and remake the existing games forever.
Melee was GameCube's best-selling game; Ultimate is a flagship Switch game. The other Smash releases have sold well too.
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