At the recent Famitsu Awards ceremony,Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai stated that theSuper Smash Bros. UltimateDLC fight character Joker – from Atlus’sÂPersona 5 – will be “coming soon.” The phrase, caught by Twitter user PushDustin, was also used when he spoke about Mewtwo during a NicoNico interview back in 2015:
Interesting to note that the interview was conducted on March 22nd of that year and the fighter was first released on April 15th. Whether that’s indicative of how long it will take for Joker to launch remains to be seen.
When Sakurai accepted the well-deserved MVP award, hediscussed at lengthhow difficult developingSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatehas been on him and his staff. He also remarked that he’s impressed with the work other studios are doing. He ended his speech with the phrase, “I will forget the troubles I had, but the game remains.” A more fitting, if not completely literal, translation of that mantra would be “The problems are temporary, but the game is forever.”
While those are certainly wise words, they do carry more weight than normal as Sakurai is rather infamous for overworking himself while developing for the franchise. Hopefully, after the DLC fighters have been released, he and his staff can finally take their well-deserved break.
Lately, there has been a deluge of leaks and hints regarding the release of Joker forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, such as hisfighter render revealedin a Best Buy ad and his release windowno longer stating"coming in April.“Persona 5has gotten its own share of news, as Atlus opened aPersona 5 Steaser site witha hidden messagein its source code.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is available exclusively for Nintendo Switch, and can be purchased throughÂAmazon. Meanwhile, if you havenât picked up your copy ofPersona 5yet you can get the physical gameon Amazonor by purchasing it on discount digitally through thePSN store. The game is available exclusively on PS4 and PS3, withmore informationonPersona 5: The Royalcoming later this month.
