Nintendo was occupied with porting Smash Bros. Melee to Wii

Had issues gone in a special path and Tremendous Smash Bros. Brawl by no means got here to be, Tremendous Smash Bros. Melee might have been ported to Wii as an alternative.

It’s properly documented at this level that collection director Masahiro Sakurai didn’t initially know that Nintendo deliberate to make a Smash Bros. sport for that console. The information was shared throughout a pre-E3 press convention in 2005, and president Satoru Iwata introduced to the world {that a} new entry could be launched for its upcoming system with on-line play. Iwata and Sakurai met shortly after, and Sakurai ended up agreeing to make a Smash Bros. sport for Wii. However one thing else Nintendo was contemplating was a straight port of Melee – we might have seen this if Sakurai “turned the work down”.

Sakurai spoke concerning the scenario a bit in his newest YouTube video right this moment that we reported on. Right here’s what he shared on the topic:

“I had already gone freelance, and had I turned the work down, they could have left Smash Bros. Melee’s 26 fighters fully untouched and easily rereleased the sport as-is for the Wii. That’s what Mr. Iwata as soon as instructed me.”

One thing else Sakurai shared: “If we hadn’t been in a position to make the sport in any respect, that will have spelled the tip of the Smash Bros. collection as we all know it”.

We additionally posted some feedback from Sakurai through which we additional spoke about why he feels on-line play isn’t one of the best match for Smash Bros. You will discover that right here.