The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has undoubtedly had an effect on almost every game developer around the globe, and the Super Smash Bros. team is no different, according to a recent tweet from Masahiro Sakurai.
In the tweet, translated by PushDustIn, Sakurai mentions that he has started to work remotely, supervising development from a distance. He notes that this is a difficult task to accomplish thanks to Smash Bros. being a “high security” project, but they “have no choice” but to go through with it.
私もテレワークに移行しています。
つまり、遠隔でさまざまな場所に監修などを行います。
『スマブラSP』は極めて高いセキュリティを保つべき企画であり、持ち出しは難しいところもありますが、それでもやらねばならない時です。
みなさん、頑張って乗り切りましょう!!— 桜井 政博 (@Sora_Sakurai) April 7, 2020
With six DLC characters in the works, with the first being an ARMS fighter scheduled for release in June, the Smash team has quite a lot of work cut out for them. It’s also worth noting that Sakurai tweeted this message before Japan officially declared a state of emergency, meaning plans could still change further.
We’ll be wishing all the best to Sakurai and the rest of his team!
Written by Tom Brown
Whether it’s an exciting new entry in a series long established or a weird experiment meant only for the dedicated, Tom is eager to report on it. Rest assured, if Nintendo ever announces Elite Beat Agents 2, he’ll be there.
