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"Masahiro Sakurai leaves HAL Laboratory"

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Masahiro Sakurai: (Creator of the original Super Smash Bro.)

- I have submitted my resignation to HAL.
- I have not determined what I'll do next.
- I left at my own free will, and not on the behalf of others.
- I felt that under the current structure (HAL), it is difficult to work on games. (~reference to HAL increasing staff members?)
- I have more sense of freedom working with others creators.
- President President Iwata is disapointed, but he will still supports my decision.
- Every company has an achivement goal set, for company to make profits, they have to make the right games. (not sure about this part, couldn't really understands it fully.)
- I have no intention of becoming a member or developer at a new company.
- But I want to aid developers in making games. (?)
- I am thinking of taking light work at the moment, like freelance.
- I want fans to understand that I make games from the feedback I received from other people, and I make them for users, not for developers or companies.
- There's already some interesting employment oppertunities coming.
- Kibry will continue at HAL, I do not know about future Super Smash Bros. games.
- I am very optimistic right now.
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news reported by Quiter
http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp /~nanko/n...i?id=2003080603

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hmmmmmm... indeed..

Yea had some great laughs with friends but then dull on your own.. bit like Mario Party.

SSBM in single is dull after a time yes.

But I played 3 hours of 4 player multi last night.

Great fun.

waa haaa

a bit of text translated from masahiro sakurai's account in famitsu:

"As of present, I have no intention of joining any company or organization as an employee and developer. For the meantime, I will take light jobs as a freelancer, and try to be flexible. First, there is some doubt of making games and receiving a set salary in any company that has a destiny of always striving to increase revenues. I also think that by participating on different projects, it can influence the way creators think about games. "

cookie monster wrote:
> Rickoss wrote:
> SSBM rocked. People seem to think it got boring quickly, but take
> into
> account how long you played it for. A long, LONG time.
>
> I had it a week and then sold it.
>
> After the event matches there was no more substance.


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only caus you had no friends :P j/k but it was seriously fun with mates. Ever since launch i have played it till today. So value for money.? Yep!

cookie monster wrote:
> Rickoss wrote:
> SSBM rocked. People seem to think it got boring quickly, but take
> into
> account how long you played it for. A long, LONG time.
>
> I had it a week and then sold it.
>
> After the event matches there was no more substance.

answer me this, do you have a brother or sister who you can play it with? if you dont, it will get boring.
if you do(as i do...damn brother getting better than i am!)then you will have hundreds of hours happy gaming...
it is, after all mainly a multiplayer game

Rickoss wrote:
> SSBM rocked. People seem to think it got boring quickly, but take into
> account how long you played it for. A long, LONG time.

I had it a week and then sold it.

After the event matches there was no more substance.

SSBM rocked. People seem to think it got boring quickly, but take into account how long you played it for. A long, LONG time.

After a good while it did.

It was boredom personified.

Ah but it sold well. And I never thought it sucked.