{"id":3537,"date":"2025-04-02T11:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T11:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=3537"},"modified":"2025-04-03T18:30:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:30:28","slug":"nintendo-switch-2-direct-is-a-mystery-even-to-super-smash-bros-creator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/nintendo-switch-2-direct-is-a-mystery-even-to-super-smash-bros-creator\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch 2 Direct is a mystery even to Super Smash Bros. creator"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sakurai is working on a new project, but its identity is being kept under wraps (YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Masahiro Sakurai is looking forward to today\u2019s Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> showcase, but he\u2019s downplayed the chances of his next game making an appearance.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unlikely anything from today\u2019s Nintendo Direct<\/a> for the Nintendo<\/a> Switch 2 will leak ahead of time, so fans can only speculate about what games will be announced during the proceedings.<\/p>\n

As such, it\u2019s easy to assume that any developer who acknowledges the showcase on social media<\/a> is secretly teasing their game will make an appearance.<\/p>\n

In the case of Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai, however, he\u2019s got ahead of the curb and told his followers that he\u2019s as in the dark about Nintendo\u2019s plans as everyone else is.<\/p>\n

Earlier this morning on X<\/a>, Sakurai shared Nintendo\u2019s announcement about the Switch 2 showcase\u2019s runtime<\/a>, expressing surprise at how long it will be.<\/p>\n

Immediately sensing at how the internet would react to his comments, he followed up with an explicit statement that he doesn\u2019t know what will be shown, reminding everyone that he doesn\u2019t actually work at Nintendo (his company, Sora, isn\u2019t a Nintendo subsidiary).<\/p>\n

\u2018I know people are going to suspect no matter what I say, but I do not know the contents of the announcement (besides, I don\u2019t belong to Nintendo),\u2019 wrote Sakurai (as translated by Automaton<\/a>), adding that he\u2019s still looking forward to the showcase.<\/p>\n

Sakurai is justified in his assumptions. When he shared Nintendo\u2019s announcement for last week\u2019s Nintendo Direct<\/a> all about games for the original Switch, people believed he was subtly teasing something Smash Bros. related or a remaster of Kid Icarus: Uprising<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Obviously, neither of those wound up happening and there wasn\u2019t even any mention of Sakurai\u2019s next project<\/a>, which he\u2019s been working on since 2022 and many are hoping is the next Smash Bros. game<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Whatever it is, it\u2019s presumably in development for the Switch 2 but, if Sakurai\u2019s comments are to be taken at face value, it may not make an appearance at today\u2019s showcase either.<\/p>\n

What Nintendo Switch 2 games will be shown at today\u2019s showcase?<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s safe to assume the new Mario Kart<\/a> that was teased in the Switch 2 reveal will make an appearance at the Nintendo Direct. The brief footage shown raised a lot of questions, including whether it will launch alongside the console, so Nintendo will hopefully have answers later today.<\/p>\n

Aside from that, common theories include a new 3D Mario platformer and a Switch 2 version of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. The latter\u2019s only confirmed for the original Switch, but it\u2019s suspected to also launch for Switch 2, especially after Nintendo accidentally confirmed the existence of Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The showcase should also confirm whatever new features the Switch 2 will have. Nintendo has used its Nintendo Today! app to tease the controller\u2019s new C button<\/a>; something that\u2019s been the subject of fan theories and rumours for months regarding its functionality.<\/p>\n

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