Namco "recruiting" for a Smash Bros...6?

[MAtgSy]

Microsoft caves in to investors, sells off XBox division which Nintendo buys. SSB6 turns out to be SSB4 port on XB1 with Master Chief & B-K newcomers.

Don't give me that look, it makes about as much sense as any other theory we got at this time.

 

[TheTuninator]

Almost certainly DLC or a typo and "Soul Calibur 6" was the intended name.

 

[Terrazi Terrajin]

.....Well it's clear that someone here can't count to 6 properly.

 

[Priap0s]

Don't think Nintendo cares at all on how much coverage or viewer numbers it got. And Nintendo has been well known to decline doing a "cash cow" (Like smart phone gaming, any petitions and fan campaigns, region-free, etc.) Not to mention since Nintendo has $10 billion in their bank account I can't see them wanting more money badly. Plus, last time I checked, Melee wasn't the 6th Smash game.

Exactly!
And that's why it is, as said, extremly unlikely. Agree and thought of the same reasons myself when deaming it highly unlikely, almost impossible (Except for the name part, that's probably just to make the job-add clear. Doubt the game would be named Smash6. And a remake or not, the game that comes after Smash4WiiU & 3DS would be the 6th smash game). Now on too the more likely explanations, I don't know much about how DLC-content is usually handled in gaming. Do companies usually plan for/start making it even before the game is released?

 

[Gingerbread Man]

Nintendo did recently give some details on their next console. It could be entirely possible that they realize the importance of good launch titles and they want smashbros to be one of them rather than have it be late to the party like this generation. Wii U desperately needed this so it would be a smart decision.

As for what smashbros 6 is, I'm willing to bet it will be smashbros wii U but with a few added features/characters and updated to work on the new console.

 

[EmbersToAshes]

Nintendo did recently give some details on their next console. It could be entirely possible that they realize the importance of good launch titles and they want smashbros to be one of them rather than have it be late to the party like this generation. Wii U desperately needed this so it would be a smart decision.

As for what smashbros 6 is, I'm willing to bet it will be smashbros wii U but with a few added features/characters and updated to work on the new console.

Nintendo haven't even mentioned a new console dude. They've talked about their whole fitness platform...thing, and there was that insane post on a Nintendo site late last year that speculated about the next console being the Nintendo Fusion, but that was pretty much debunked when people calculated the sheer cost of the parts specified to be in it - seriously, it would be more powerful than most enthusiast level PCs, it was just insanely fake. :')

 

[Gingerbread Man]

Nintendo haven't even mentioned a new console dude. They've talked about their whole fitness platform...thing, and there was that insane post on a Nintendo site late last year that speculated about the next console being the Nintendo Fusion, but that was pretty much debunked when people calculated the sheer cost of the parts specified to be in it - seriously, it would be more powerful than most enthusiast level PCs, it was just insanely fake. :')

They have.
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/140130/index.html
They mentioned their next console as a long term goal. It's aimed at "quality of life" and health. Supposedly going to launch 2015-16 (on the last page of those slides). Idk what smashbros would be doing on that sort of console but its a thing.

 

[EmbersToAshes]

They have.
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/140130/index.html
They mentioned their next console as a long term goal. Its aimed at "quality of life" and health. Supposedly going to launch 2015-16 (on the last page of those slides). Idk what smashbros would be doing on that sort of console but its a thing.

That would be a reference to their QOL platform, which is seperate from the gaming division, and therefore not their 'next console' as such. They've also stated that while they are branching out into this fitness platform their main focus will remain on their gaming division, and therefore the Wii U.

 

[Sarki Soliloquy]

Anyone else notice that Namco took the job listing down a while after the initial posting? I'm hoping this rumor has been snuffed.

It's WAAAAAY to soon to develop another Smash game when Wii U/3DS are on the way. Along with the current console cycle expected to last a good decade or a half, more time for Nintendo to make games & possibly characters, and time for Wii U/3DS to gain a prominent community following.

 

[iam8bit]

Well, Smash's Twitter in both EU and Japan confirmed they'll have a release "window" for the game in today's Direct, so either way we'll know...

 

[Pippin (Peregrin Took)]

Surprised nobody's suggesting a smash bros arcade game. This is namco and nintendo we're talking about here - they love doing arcade games together

 

[peachy!]

The first thought that came to my mind was DLC. If that is not the case, then a mobile version would make sense, albeit I have no idea how that could even work.

What if it's a Smash Bros. racing game? That's something I've always wanted.

Mixing Mario Kart and Smash Bros. is NOT a bad business move at all.

 

[EmbersToAshes]

The first thought that came to my mind was DLC. If that is not the case, then a mobile version would make sense, albeit I have no idea how that could even work.

What if it's a Smash Bros. racing game? That's something I've always wanted.

Mixing Mario Kart and Smash Bros. is NOT a bad business move at all.

Would that not be just Mario Kart with characters from multiple series? Perhaps with attacks tacked on? I don't knows, the potential doesn't really seem to be there for me to want a blend of these two.

 

[peachy!]

Would that not be just Mario Kart with characters from multiple series? Perhaps with attacks tacked on? I don't knows, the potential doesn't really seem to be there for me to want a blend of these two.

With courses based on different Nintendo universes and items from the Smash series. And more realistic graphics. I don't know, but I would like such game.

 

[Amazing Ampharos]

Almost certainly DLC or a typo and "Soul Calibur 6" was the intended name.

That typo hypothesis is actually incredibly believable; I'm a bit disappointed in myself that I didn't consider it immediately.

If we take this straight, it's just bizarre and doesn't really make any sense. Maybe it will make sense after the direct today, but if it still doesn't make sense, I'd write it off as either DLC or just some sort of error since skipping an entry in the series to release a new game within a year of the previous release is nonsensical on so many levels.

 

[Mega Bidoof]

If this is real, I'd put money on it being a huge and heavily advertised DLC pack, with a decent amount of new characters.

 

[CrossoverMan]

Super Smash Bros Arcade DX ULTRA featuring Pac-Man and some other no-name Namco characters!

 

[Pippin (Peregrin Took)]

Super Smash Bros Arcade DX ULTRA featuring Pac-Man and some other no-name Namco characters!

And GOKU!!! Lol

 

[Zink Imp]

Super Smash Bros Arcade DX ULTRA featuring Pac-Man and some other no-name Namco characters!

Namco sure does have a habit of putting their retro characters in any game they can.

 

[Shorts]

Maybe DLC for 2015?

 

[dezeray112]

Since we can rule the 2015 delay out, I think it could possibly be DLC content within 2015.

 

[schavira]

It is either:

a. an error/something that is not actually happening
b. that theory that Namco is making their own Smash game with their own characters in exchange for developing this one
c. DLC
d. an arcade game
e. an updated version of this game, possibly for a new console if the Wii U is actually ever replaced
f. a "third game," equivalent to Pokémon Yellow/Crystal/Emerald/etc.
g. something equivalent to the various iterations of fighting games they put out as 'upgrades'
h. an entirely new sequel, which sounds extremely unlikely
i. Melee HD

 

[Smash G]

Assuming this is true and not an error...

Stop guessing what it means. A 2015 Smash has really only one logical possibility. It would be an "expanded" game like Street Fighter and some other games do. Expect some balance changes, a few new characters, stages, items, etc. But don't expect a huge amount.

It's certainly not going to be a whole new game as that is not enough time to make it. No fudging way would they remake Melee and you're fooling yourselves if you think they are (similar to how people are fooling themselves into believing Ridley isn't just a boss). I highly doubt they'd call a non-Smash Bros game "Smash 6". An expansion (that is sold as a new game) is the only logical explanation.



I would welcome it.

 

[dezeray112]

It is either:

a. an error/something that is not actually happening
b. that theory that Namco is making their own Smash game with their own characters in exchange for developing this one
c. DLC
d. an arcade game
e. an updated version of this game, possibly for a new console if the Wii U is actually ever replaced
f. a "third game," equivalent to Pokémon Yellow/Crystal/Emerald/etc.
g. something equivalent to the various iterations of fighting games they put out as 'upgrades'
h. an entirely new sequel, which sounds extremely unlikely
i. Melee HD

I would say probably either c or d.

 

[peachy!]

Assuming this is true and not an error...

Stop guessing what it means. A 2015 Smash has really only one logical possibility. It would be an "expanded" game like Street Fighter and some other games do. Expect some balance changes, a few new characters, stages, items, etc. But don't expect a huge amount.

It's certainly not going to be a whole new game as that is not enough time to make it. No fudging way would they remake Melee and you're fooling yourselves if you think they are (similar to how people are fooling themselves into believing Ridley isn't just a boss). I highly doubt they'd call a non-Smash Bros game "Smash 6". An expansion (that is sold as a new game) is the only logical explanation.



I would welcome it.

But that is not even necessary, because the Wii U supports downloadable content. Patches and additions can be released through DLC instead of having to put out a whole new game.

Like many, I believe it was a typo or DLC for next year. I’ll cross my fingers for the latter, and hope that they release a villains pack with K. Rool and Ridley.

 

[Capybara Gaming]

Dude I work at Namco this is legit.

 

[EmbersToAshes]

But that is not even necessary, because the Wii U supports downloadable content. Patches and additions can be released through DLC instead of having to put out a whole new game.

Like many, I believe it was a typo or DLC for next year. I’ll cross my fingers for the latter, and hope that they release a villains pack with K. Rool and Ridley.

Yeah, but they can't make another 40 quid if they provide it as DLC...



Seriously though, I think this was just an error, not an actual listing for a new Smash game.

 

[Smash G]

But that is not even necessary, because the Wii U supports downloadable content. Patches and additions can be released through DLC instead of having to put out a whole new game.

Like many, I believe it was a typo or DLC for next year. I’ll cross my fingers for the latter, and hope that they release a villains pack with K. Rool and Ridley.

"Not necessary" is something that is often ignored in the game industry these days. It literally doesn't matter.

They're probably like "we want to give Smash Bros an expansion! New characters! New maps! New New New!" "Should we charge or give it for free?" "Free? How are we going to print money if we do that!?"

 

[soviet prince]

But that is not even necessary, because the Wii U supports downloadable content. Patches and additions can be released through DLC instead of having to put out a whole new game.

Like many, I believe it was a typo or DLC for next year. I’ll cross my fingers for the latter, and hope that they release a villains pack with K. Rool and Ridley.

that did not stop them for making lugi u in case form

 

[Deleted member]

Maybe it's a DLC pack that includes 6 new characters, supposedly calling the pack "The Smash 6"! I'M A GENIUS.

lolno DLC would suck

 

[Neanderthal]

Smash 4: Super Smash Brothers for 3DS
Smash 5: Super Smash Brothers for Wii U
Smash 6: Super Smash Brothers for Arcade


Makes sense with the 6.
Plus, when Mario Kart was ported to arcade, guess who did it?
That's right, Namco.
They're basically Nintendo's link to arcade gaming.

This article is probably bs though.

 

[PLATINUM7]

Smash 4: Super Smash Brothers for 3DS
Smash 5: Super Smash Brothers for Wii U
Smash 6: Super Smash Brothers for Arcade


Makes sense with the 6.
Plus, when Mario Kart was ported to arcade, guess who did it?
That's right, Namco.
They're basically Nintendo's link to arcade gaming.

This article is probably bs though.

I thought Nintendo was Nintendo's link to aracde gaming, seeing as they use to make arcade games.

 

[Neanderthal]

I thought Nintendo was Nintendo's link to aracde gaming, seeing as they use to make arcade games.

I don't think they've done any this millennium. But it's been a while since I've visited an arcade.

 

[PLATINUM7]

I don't think they've done any this millennium. But it's been a while since I've visited an arcade.

I think there might have been some, but only for Japan.

 

[Smash G]

Nintendo still does Arcade through others. In fact through Namco... The Mario Kart arcade game has Pacman and stuff.

 

[Neanderthal]

Nintendo still does Arcade through others. In fact through Namco... The Mario Kart arcade game has Pacman and stuff.

Exactly the point I was making.
This article could be referring to Namco working on a SSB for arcade.

 

[AEMehr]

Yeah, it's been dead for ages, but they seem to have revived it today with a few updates.

They actually took someone else's Smash facebook page and made it their own.

 

[J1NG]

Project M is better than any Melee remake would and could be.

Mm, I don't know about that.
Young Link is long forgotten due to Toon Link(who I'm not really a fan of), so Melee is the only Smash game where I can play as him.
Of course, if Young Link were in Project M, then that would be a different story, but why would they ever...do that...I mean, three Links? I'd be OK with it, honestly, but most people wouldn't. Even if you gave him things like Deku Sticks, Deku Nuts, the Slingshot, the Staff, the Harp, the Hylian shield on his back, etc., most people would probably just consider him a clone.
Anyway, I honestly could see a remake being a "Smash 6". The thing most people would appreciate is the return of cut content, in glorious HD graphics and high quality sound.

 

[soviet prince]

smash 6 is just the addition of ridley he was so big he demanded a game just to himself

 

[Rikana]

The idea of a smash arcade sounds pretty cool. I love the idea of a melee remake but that doesn't seem likely because it'll be too close to the release date of smash 4. Maybe 2 or 3 years after the release of smash 4.