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Kirby’s Creator Isn’t Thrilled With Video Game Storytelling
“As a long time gamer,” Sakurai writes in his Weekly Famitsu column, “I often find the stories told by games to be bothersome.” Indeed, many games seem to take their time laying out the beginning of their stories, showing long (and sometimes unskippable) cutscenes, or limiting what actions the protagonist can take before finally relinquishing control to the player’s hands.
The Case For Why Bayonetta Could Be In The New Smash Bros.
The upcoming Bayonetta 2 is a Wii U exclusive. Nintendo, not Sega, is now publishing the game. You know what that means?
Don’t Be Surprised If Tales Characters Appear In Smash Bros.
So Namco Bandai is making the new Smash Bros. games. Know what that means, don’t you?
Here’s What Smash Bros. Artists Draw In Their Spare Time
This is what the people behind Smash Bros. draw for fun. This illustration, tweeted by Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai earlier today, features a whole bunch of characters from the regular cast of Nintendo’s brawl series. Sakurai says (via Google Translate) the staff drew it on their office whiteboard.
Three Nintendo Icons Draw Kirby
Nearly 20 years ago, three household names in Nintendo gaming took a shot at drawing Kirby inside the official strategy guide for Kirby’s Adventures. Masahiro Sakurai, the game’s creator (and creator of the Super Smash Bros. series); Shigeru Miyamoto, who really needs no introduction, and Satoru Iwata, who doesn’t either, unless you don’t know who Nintendo’s current CEO is.
Kid Icarus: Uprising Will Be Bundled With A Stupid Stand!
Who’s excited about Kid Icarus? I sure am. But this ridiculous stand that’s packaged with it? Nothankyou.
More Details On Wii U and 3DS Smash Bros. Possibilities
During Nintendo’s E3 conference, Satoru Iwata teased the possibilities of dual Smash Bros. development on the Wii U and the 3DS – and the possibilities of having the two work together in different ways. Now, in the latest Iwata Asks, both Iwata and Smash Bros. developer Masahiro Sakurai discuss the possibilites…
