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Game developer Masahiro Sakurai returns to Nintendo to head a development team for the Nintendo Revolution version of Smash BrothersAccording to the latest issue of Famitsu, Nintendo has opened an office in Tokyo dedicated exclusively to the ongoing development of the Nintendo Revolution eddition in the Super Smash Bros. series. Heading up the new studio is the series' original creator, Masahiro Sakurai.
His return to Nintendo comes after a two year absence.
According to Famitsu, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata convinced Sakurai to return to Nintendo at the E3 held earlier this year.
The Smash Bros team will consist of 50 developers. Given the short timeframe, they will probably need all the people they can get." [
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