User blog:SketchFalcon/Smash 4 May Be Sakurai's Last and Some Other Stuff

So, yesterday I was browsing about on IGN when I saw this article here:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/12/04/smash-bros-creator-unlikely-to-work-on-next-entry

So, Masahiro Sakurai is saying that Super Smash Bros. for Wii U will most likely be the last Smash game that he works on.

Now, before you go all willy-nilly in the comments, read what I have to say below:

Sakurai has said that he worked on both Melee and Brawl under the assumption that there wouldn't be a sequel. And that's what he's doing with SSB4. So don't go on a frenzy that this is the last Smash game. It probably won't be. Nintendo is still going strong, and Smash Bros. has brought them profit that they haven't seen in quite a while.

Saying that, however, I would understand that Sakurai might want to stop. He has worked very hard to make Smash 4 the best that it could be, and the effort to improve upon it would be overwhelming. On one hand, if Sakurai made no major changes to the roster, some fans would complain that they're not getting anything new. But if he did make changes, many fans would get mad, because we live in a world that hates change. So that would be quite the gridlock. Of course, if you're like me and have made a fanmade game, you'd most likely disagree with Sakurai's statement, but hey, Sakurai can't go as far as you. He has to cater to millions of gamers from all over the world and can't risk losing target demographics. So yeah, there's quite a bit of stress attached.

These two paragraphs above have shown that Smash 5 is quite likely to happen, but Sakurai won't be working on it. So what would you think of someone new developing Smash? It shall be seen whether someone new can take the reins of Smash and bear all the stresses that Sakurai talked about yet still make a good game. I know a lot of people, especially the billions that just can't stand change, would gripe about someone new developing Smash, but I'd rather give the new developer the benefit of the doubt and see how Smash continues. If it doesn't go well, fine, then I just won't play the new games. But if the basic Smash formula is kept, I guarantee that it will be good at least in some capacity.

'''So that ends my opinion on that. But don't go! I still have something else I wanna say, hence why I made this all big and bold!'''

So as most of you know, Sakurai's Daily Updates have ended, which means the Daily Updates section of the main page will have to be taken down at some point. However, I think that the main page would look better if something was still kept there. So I do have two ideas of what we could do with it.
 * We could randomly feature various official Smash 4 pictures. Like a Featured Random Image?
 * If you have the Wii U version of the game, we could use screenshots that you have taken, especially ones made in Photo Studio! I prefer this option as it seems more fun, but it will take a lot more work.

So, thoughts on this? Ideas on what should go in the Daily Update space? Share it below! OK, I'm done now.