>No Super Smash Bros.
>Instead, I'm making a kart racer, which will compete with Mario Kart, Nintendo's biggest game series

His endgame?

>>713312245 (OP)
>His endgame?
Bankruptcy. Sorry Kirbybros, but I couldn't care less about Kirb Kart... I wanted a new Kid Icarus or at least a remaster of Uprising. Why did he do this to me?

Smash Bros is shit

>His endgame?
Not having to interact with Smash retards for the rest of his life. Also I'm pretty sure Nintendo approached him with the idea

>>713312245 (OP)
Smash bros Kart racing

>>713312575
>Also I'm pretty sure Nintendo approached him with the idea
it was more like
>"Let me make the game I want first then we can talk about another Smash"

>>713312245 (OP)
>Implying the madman isn't juggling projects
>Kirby is a "kart racer"
You CLEARLY didn't play the original. Sakurai is one of the last few old guard. As far as I'm concerned, he can do whatever he wants. Not that I care though, I'm not getting the switch 2 anyway

>>713312245 (OP)
Kirby Air Ride is not a kart racer. It's a proto-battle royale game where the final kart mini-game is a victory lap for whether you won the PvP + prediction mini-game in the game proper.
I've had enough Smash Bros for a fucking lifetime, especially since Melee and Project M still both play way better than Ultimate.
They should make work with Harada to make a legitimately great Pokken instead

>>713312927
This, being the face of Nintendo's hype machine means he can occasionally leverage that clout to do whatever he wants, no questions asked. He's one of the few Nintendo old guard who's still both a very active developer and outwardly respected enough that his name alone is a selling point for some people and he'd be stupid to not take advantage of that.

>>713313140
Sakurai is one of the few game directors for whom we have documented evidence can work on multiple projects at full capacity and proper quality control. While Ultimate isn't my favorite Smash and NSO quality sucks dick, it's a remarkably functional product that coexisted with Sakurai making his self-funded game director's series among other things.
I think he heavily insinuates in the final episode that he finished his YouTube series entirely within the 8 months between winding down from Ultimate and the start of his contract for Air Riders.

>>713313440
Sakurai is legitimately a legendary figure within the gaming industry. People rag on him because they like to vent about Smash's problems by shitting on the face of the dev team, but the fact is that Sakurai works on incredibly high-impact games that not only make a fuckton of money but actually complete on time. He doesn't make perfect games, but he's legitimately talented on making sure a product that's above basic consumer expectations gets delivered on time.

Ultimate's gameplay is a bit flawed, but I would still rather get a random set of updates for it than risk an inferior Smash 6. Whatever goes I guess. Air Ride getting a sequel was not something I expected and I fuck with it.

Kirby Air ride was kino
>tfw blowing shit up with your friends in City Trial trying to get the legendary warp star pieces to smack their shit with in the minigame

>>713313958
the coolest shit was that combat had legitimate verticality even though the city itself looked like a game out of the n64 days. air ride had so many big ticket ideas despite being developed on the budget of 5 cheeseburgers

>>713312245 (OP)
>Air Ride
>Kart Racer

nah, it's more like a minigame collection.

>>713314087
The 60 FPS went a long way for that game, even today it feels smooth to glide around and see the city from above.

>>713314357
I bet this meme maker lost his shit on the Direct.

>>713312245 (OP)
Anon.... Smash will never actually be as good game to play again... Just move on.

>>713314357
like fortnite, you can't play it alone

>>713312245 (OP)
desu I'm very confused why he is making this. I can understand not wanting to do smash right away but why this instead of kid icarus?

>>713314884
>why doesn't he do what I want instead of what he wants?

>>713315014
but why does he want to make this. it feels unambitious

>>713315156
>I just want to, arright

>>713312245 (OP)
>His endgame?
Nintendo is going with someone else (likely just an internal team). It was a strange arrangement that only happened because of Iwata and he's been gone for 10 years. Plus, he gets paid on sales rather than a fee or salary. This is fine normally but when the game sells 30 million, Nintendo paid him way more than they would if they just made it themselves. The fact he's making Kirby and not Smash tells you all you need to know

>>713315156
Because Kirby is his baby, and Air Ride was his Magnum Opus. The game was in his mind do much he even added aspects from it to Smash.

Smash is in a strange position for sure, I can’t see Sakurai wanting to make another because of his life-long fulfillment with Iwata but I also can’t see him NOT wanting to atleast get involved in the next game because he’s just that passionate.

Either way, I’m ready for a new director.

>>713312927
I doubt Smash isn't already in development right now, with the exception of 64 every Smash title has come out within the first 2 years of the system's launch. They aren't going to just wait for Sakurai to make one of their biggest series.

good, nothing like seeing a jimmy rustled smashtard
and let the man make what he wants to make

If Sakurai (by some impossible chance) is leading Smash again, we’re not gonna get Bananza DK.

It’ll be the same old bland Rare DK with shitty gorilla noises and dated boring moveset since 64, I’m glad he’s focusing on Air Riders now.

>>713312245 (OP)
I hope riders has something going for it aside from online city trial and sakurai's achievement system he does in his games.
Also KIU2 when?

>>713312245 (OP)
I wouldn't say Air Riders is going to compete with Mario Kart. Almost no one plays Air Ride for the actual racing, they play it to fuck around in City Trial.

>>713312245 (OP)
Yeah, and he's absolutely fucking based for that. Kirby Air Ride will be so much better than Mario Kart World

>>713315424
>Air Ride was his Magnum Opus
Kirby AR was fucking garbage and that's why they're doing this remake. It's a lifelong thorn in their side and they want to get it out of the way once and for all.

>>713317027
>remake

>>713316559
Sakurai leads the project but if Nintendo has demands then he still has to follow them. Remember, Sakurai implied Corrin as a DLC character in S4 was a Nintendo decision since he said Corrin was a "strategic decision", which most likely means launch synergy with the western release of Fates. DK may or may not have stuff from Bananza as part of his moveset but he will 100% be using the new design for that reason. Also honestly DK isn't really doing anything new in Bananza besides his transformations. He has the hand slap which is already in Smash, he has the roll which is already in Smash, he has the wind up punch which is already in Smash, etc. At most I can just see him getting a new final smash using the Bananza transformations or maybe they'll give him the double jump with the rock as a new recovery.

>>713317251
I agree that Nintendo has their share of stupid ideas like Corrin but giving DK realistic animal roars instead of Takahashi Nagasako is 100% Sakurai autism lol.

From Smash 4 starting development in 2012, all the way to Sora at the end of 2021, the man had spent NINE STRAIGHT YEARS doing nothing but Smash. That would severely burn anyone out. Let him do literally anything else.

>>713317427
smash is probably the most fun game to be pointing fingers at others and deciding what gets in. it's clear he loves his work seeing all the shit he puts in, i wouldn't make it all out to being a miserable japanese businessman even if it was nothing but hard work...don't act like you wouldn't take his place in the snap of your fingers even if you're a neet

If it's $70 I'm gonna shoot myself in real-life

>>713318552
Load the chamber.

>>713312245 (OP)
I don’t know. I’m pretty bummed about it myself

>>713318552
don't worry, you can system share with me anon

>>713312437
Uprising is the 2nd best game Sakurai has ever made. Behind Kirby Air Ride.
Also I feel like Uprising was lightning in a bottle, I think there is no chance they strike gold twice, at least in terms of writing quality.

>>713315156
>unambitious
Kirby Air Ride is one of the best games Sakurai has ever made.

>>713317027
>remake
>>remake
>remake
>>remake
>remake
>>remake
>remake
>>remake
>remake
>>remake
this is the strongest cope from the biggest haters. it's literally got a different title (Riders vs. Ride) because it's a sequel. you can't call a sequel a remake just because you don't like it!

>>713316038
>They aren't going to just wait for Sakurai to make one of their biggest series
They keep hiring Sakurai a guy who's not even their employee anymore to spearhead every single Smash ever made, Nintendo is definitely waiting for him, no other older Nintendo figure could leave their company yet still remain at arms reach like Sakurai has, but it is also true the next Smash could have its foundations prepared by an already seasoned team before Sakurai comes in.

>>713318552
>if it's the price standard of the last 3 years, then I will shoot myself
anon I have bad news for you

>>713319167
It's so fucking bizarre. Every single tendie game that is coming out has this really bizarre hate campaign that just makes up a ton of bullshit constantly.

>>713317427
are you implying that adding a new character every few months is work?

>>713319195
I don't think Sakurai is the type of person to let someone else make Smash while he knows he is still physically able to. Like a big part of him wants to be done, but he also just isn't capable of sitting back until he physically can't anymore.

>f-zero 99
>mario kart world knockout tour
will kirby air ride have a knockout/battle royale mode that replaces top ride?

>>713312245 (OP)
air ride isn't a racer, the main mode is combat

>His endgame?
Get the fuck away from Smash and make one last game before he fucks off from the industry, and I don't blame him.

>>713317719
>don't act like you wouldn't take his place in the snap of your fingers even if you're a neet
The pay is damn good and guaranteed, but working with so many fucking companies that are specific about their characters and IP's is a fucking headache. Remember that Sakurai also said there are characters that can never join Smash, and he's not talking about non-video game characters either. I bet there were characters that Sakurai considered that he couldn't get due to some bullshit stipulation the companies have in place (Back in Smash 4, Pikachu's ears had to be visible at all times). I fully expect Nintendo to have a new guy or a new team ready to go with producing the next Smash title, one they can be more hands on. You thought the shill picks were bad last decade, the next game is gonna be unapologetic with them. You'll be lucky if you see some of the fan favorites like Falcon, Ness and even G&W.

That said, will Sakurai pull his bullshit with this game, or will we see other material from other Kirby games that he didn't make directly?

>>713319593
Maybe. I don't think he'll add a knockout mode, but I can see him upping the playercount to 8-12. Imagine having the OG air ride map with like 12 players.

>>713312245 (OP)
Even if he starts work on a Smash game after Air Ride, it's going to be too late. That's like 4 years into the Switch 2's life. Nintendo probably won't let that stand. Either he's working on it in secret just like Ultimate, or he's finally let someone take his place.

>>713319736
>or will we see other material from other Kirby games that he didn't make directly?
I don't think we will see a ton of different playable characters. Due to the copy ability mechanic being the item system I think it will mostly still be Kirby's with different karts.
I also wouldn't be surprised if the maps were all still original designs, and aren't based on ANY Kirby game.

>>713319802
They might still just add more content to Ultimate honestly. Can't say I'm expecting it, but Nintendo's been doing that a lot more recently.

>>713312506
>Smash Bros is shit
Not anime enough for you? Dumb tranny trash.

>>713319736
>(Back in Smash 4, Pikachu's ears had to be visible at all times)
reminds me of mickey mouse bullshit, ironically

>>713319002
>Uprising is the 2nd best game Sakurai has ever made. Behind Kirby Air Ride.
Peak contrarianism right there.

>>713320251
I thought that was just a creative box art decision.
Yoshi's nose goes over the black bar as well.

>>713320305
Not really. I love both games. I genuinely don't think any Smash game matches them in terms of actual overall game quality.

>>713315424
Was his baby, he abandoned Kirby. Last Kirby game was Air ride 22 years ago, and that's a spin-off. Before that, a remake, so the last new mainline Kirby was a goddamn Super Nintendo game.

>>713319890
I wouldn't even mind that if the game was drastically rebalanced and Ganondorf wasn't the worst character for 3 games in a row. But that's not going to happen.

>>713320413
>a game with a 61 on Metacritic is better than a game with a 93
Good thing you're in the minority.

>>713320653
brawl doesn't count since it was never a good competitive game.
2 games in a row.
most people you play with aren't gonna be good enough to learn to chain combos anyway.
or do you play competetively?

>>713313743
>gets delivered on time.

With the the advent of the sequel of the Hyperspace 1990's edition Internet game getting canceled because the director didn't have the patience, discipline and motivation to stick to the design document, this can't be stressed enough just how efficient of a workhorse Samurai is.

You contract him for a project, he'll get that shit done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVhGCtCNGHg

Even negotiated that you don't have to pay the guy until the game is released and is on sale (also this is how he gets a cut out of every game sold).

>>713319736
>I fully expect Nintendo to have a new guy or a new team ready to go with producing the next Smash title, one they can be more hands on.

Anon, they're not going to let anyone else touch the IP if they can get Samurai to work on it. Ultimate sold 35M copies under his direction and developers themselves trust Samurai to do right by their IPs. You severely underestimate the amount of influence and respect Samurai commands.

You'll consume smash ultimate for the next five years and you'll like it

>>713318552
>Kirby air ride but with more content and online multiplayer
One of the only games that will be worth the investment

>>713321609
Anon, Sakurai continued to do Smash due to being close to Satoru Iwata, who is no longer here. Ultimate was his last wish to Sakurai, and no surprise that Sakurai treated Ultimate like a once-in-a-lifetime event. Now that the deed's been done, Sakurai is more or less done with Smash in the sense of no longer having Iwata to lean him into it. If he does come back for Smash, it's going to be a while. Air Riders is his reward and he's definitely going to take it.

We're not in Iwata's era anymore, this is Furukawa's era, the shareholder-approved suit. You think they won't do it without him? Think again.

>>713320810
In Smash 4's For Glory there were no rankings so you were able to face anyone from shit players to super autistic tournament level players at random.

In Ultimate Elite Smash puts you against people close to your level or the best of the best, so yes often times you'll get raped as bottom tier characters.

>>713312245 (OP)
>>No Super Smash Bros.
thank fucking god
air ride was always overrated but anything that spares us rosterfaggotry for a period of time is a blessing

>>713321925
>spares us rosterfaggotry
People are gonna clamor for their favorite Kirby characters to be playable in Air Riders, just wait.

>>713312245 (OP)
His magnum opus - at least iho - was Brawl. He doesn't care about Smash anymore and tolerates it for nipbucks and the ability to do whatever he wants in between releases
It's not complicated.

>>713320760
>muh journo score
Fuck off you sheep

>>713322243
Air Ride is garbage, and no amount of tranny shilling will change it.

>>713322458
>Everything I dislike is trannies!

You'll grow up one day, champ.

>>713312437
to be fair usually a separate team handles porting games, while the main team just oversees it
so uprising hd could still be in the works

>>713322580
The Kirby fanbase has a huge amount of trannies.
I don't use this word often, only when it applies.

>>713323061
You use it in all your posts anon.

Air ride never competed with mario kart

I want Kid Icarus 4

>>713322580
>Everything I dislike is trannies!
it tends to work itself out that way, yes
>You'll grow up one day, champ.
nigger you play kirby slop for manchildren don't ever talk about growing up again

>>713321915
>and no surprise that Sakurai treated Ultimate like a once-in-a-lifetime event.

He treats all of his games like it's a once in a life time event. Right now, he's at the cusp of hitting a 100 character roster. He's gonna get it done. He's in the best position for it. He has a team that he has been working with since SSB4 (and is working with him on AR), Ultimate was a slam hit success, and he's at 89 characters right now.

>>713320760
>Good thing you're in the minority.
What do you mean "good thing"?
Kirby Air Ride is already getting a sequel lmfao
If there was anything to win or lose at I think you already lost.

>>713320653
>and Ganondorf wasn't the worst character for 3 games in a row
You can't really have a balanced platform fighter where a heavy is top tier. It just doesn't work.

>>713312245 (OP)
He can do whatever the fuck he wants after the success of Smash.

>>713312245 (OP)
Have fun with the games he's making regardless of how they're going to sell, just like Kid Icarus Uprising?
He's multi-billionare thanks to Smash I'm sure he has enough money to maka a game that won't necessarily be monetary successful

>>713323997
>a sequel for a mediocre overrated game which will get outclassed by Mario Kart World and Sonic CrossWorlds
Wow, it's literally nothing.

>>713312245 (OP)
>Its called being based, something you wouldn't understand you fucking faggot.

>>713324474
No, the KI:U sequel is literally nothing.
Air Riders is figuratively nothing, for you.

He promised to retire like a decade ago

>>713319593
I hope top ride stays and we get a knock out mode.
I want the full experience.

>>713324037
I don't even need top tier, just viable enough at high level but necessarily enough to win tournaments. Snake is S tier, DK is pretty average, Bowser is low but not the worst. A projectile and a recovery that's not absolutely garbage and gimpable would go a long way.

>>713312245 (OP)
Not to be an annoying Icarusfag, but it should've been Uprising 2 or a new/revived IP.

>>713331512
I'd enjoy another Uprising, but Kirbo Air Ride honestly deserves it. It genuinely seems like the game Sakurai wants to make right now.

>>713315156
>why doesn't he do what I want instead of what he wants?

Back in the day the general sentiment was we played the Kirby Air ride, they had demo kiosks pretty much everywhere. We enjoyed it but almost universally everyone said just wait for mario kart double dash instead. It just got overshadowed by the bigger and undeniably better game. People are lukewarm on Mario Kart World. Once the honeymoon period wears off a massive chunk will go back to mario kart 8.

>>713331512
i hope you get another KI game.
but i'm a massive fag for kirby air ride so i can't help but be overjoyed.