Another day, another dollar
Always money in the Kirby stand *makes
clicking noise with mouth*
Sleep is important, apparently, and a fact I’m surprised I so lamentably dismiss as a relevant notion on a regular basis. With that in mind, I peeled myself off of my bed with extraordinary prejudice just to get myself geared up to squeeze out the most minor of updates before being reclaimed by the sandman himself. Within that notion, I saw gamers absolutely losing their biscuits over a seemingly innocuous social media post earlier today, and I could do nothing but chuckle as the gears of the online machine started to inevitably move thusly. This instance, when viewed solely in a vacuum, would usually be nothing of note, but one that assessed in a much more macro sense, carries exciting implications.
I speak of course of this tweet, that Smash Bros. creator and beloved father of Kirby sent out earlier tonight in regards to an upcoming Nintendo Direct.
Smash Bros. for the Switch 2 launch CONFIMED?!?
I typed out that caption of course with nothing short of the loudest sigh imaginable shaking my head, as I merely echo the ridiculous sentiments of overly eager gossipers in the online spaces, because Smash Bros. fans are in-fucking-sane individuals who, based on their maniacal online machinations, would lead me to believe they may huff gasoline every single time before posting online, so consider your sources of information.
While I have no doubts Masahiro Sakurai will somehow be involved with the Nintendo Direct that will shed light on some of Ninty’s upcoming projects, the great cynic in me mostly certainly has extreme reservations in justifiably believing the next Smash Bros. game is involved. Sakurai, as previously mentioned, is also the creator of the Kirby series, which makes regular rounds on what seems like a yearly basis as a breadwinner for Nintendo, and most certainly a likely candidate to be apart of the reveal. Others were quick to latch onto the notion that the rumors involving a Kid-Icarus remaster was in the cards, and other obtuse jokers of the most rhetorical variety are crossing their fingers for a follow up to the puzzle action title Meteos 2. The man does seem to have quite a creative touch when approaching any project, so for him to perhaps step away from the Smash series after a quarter century of working on it to act as a mere consultant on the next game, while having the freedom to create a new IP of his own liking, would be a delightful enough prospect for me.
Whatever Sakurai’s involvement with the upcoming Nintendo direct, I’m sure fans will be in for a treat for the upcoming previews of the Big N’s projects.
~Pashford
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