Namco's Role In Super Smash Bros.
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Published on 07-28-12 10:50 AM
Namco Bandai and Nintendo have recently begun development on the upcoming
Super Smash Bros., which will eventually be headed for the
Wii U as well as the 3DS. This unforeseen involvement of a Third Party developer has brought some people to think that Namco Bandai will implement it's own ideas and characters from popular franchises like Tekken and SoulCalibur. The director of the Tekken series Katsuhiro Harada has assured us that the creator of the Smash Bros, Masahiro Sakurai is overlooking the development of the game and is staying true to the Smash Bros formula and that he remains in control.
Harada also told Dusty Cartridge in an interview that he is more focused on Tekken, which includes the upcoming
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 that will be released on the
Wii U platform.
"Although we’ll help provide support on technology and other things involved creating the game, I’m currently very focused on the Tekken series. Some people might say online that I’m going to be involved in the development process or not but that shouldn’t really be an issue because the game design is going to be handled [by] Masahiro Sakurai. So I don’t understand why there would be any worries there."
Harada went into detail about the roster and how Sakurai remains in control, yet there have been discussions about adding in popular characters from Namco Bandai into
Super Smash Bros..
The feedback was very mixed, there were two camps, one said, “Harada, you’re very right, we don’t need the Tekken characters in Smash Bros, good job”. It’s nice that they agree with me but on the other hand, they themselves don’t exactly need Tekken characters in Smash Bros. so it’s kind of complex. Then there’s the other half were people saying, “No, you’re totally wrong, we want Tekken and SoulCalibur characters in the game ,otherwise why does it need to be developed by Namco Bandai?” So there’s really two different sides and it’s difficult to choose one. Obviously I’m not going to say to Sakurai, “We want Tekken characters, please put it in” — that’s not the case, so people don’t have to worry about that. The sole decision will probably be made in a way that if more people want Tekken characters in it then Sakurai might choose to do so, if not then so be it.
Harada also went into the system's technical power, and expressed his opinion.
People seem to be focusing too much comparing the raw specs to other hardware. You really have to be looking at the capabilities and what features it has.
Despite the worries, Namco Bandai promises to add a little more to the Smash Bros games.
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