Best of the Bros?

Melee was the best selling Gamecube Game

In an interview this week with Famitsu magazine, translated on EuroGamer, the creator of the historic Super Smash Bros. franchise said that, if given the chance to make a fourth installment he would not make it like the Gamecube version. Masahiro Sakurai says that Melee was too difficult for anyone but hardcore gamers to pick up.

"There are three Smash Bros. games out now," Sakurai said, "but even if I ever had a chance at another one, I doubt we'll ever see one that's as geared toward hardcore gamers as Melee was."

Sakurai said the concept of Bros. was to be a response to the fighting genre's difficulty and how "hardcore" the consumers had become. The first of the series was an immense hit, loved by gamers and newcomers alike for its easy controls and benign take on fighting. With Melee, the development team attempted to make a much more in-depth and technical game that was extraordinarily balanced. They succeeded.

"Melee is the sharpest game in the series. It's pretty speedy all around and asks a lot of your coordination skills. Fans of the first Smash Bros. got into it quickly, and it just felt really good to play."

Melee was the number 1 selling game for the Gamecube and was a hit with fans of the series but the technicality was its downfall in Sakurai's eyes.

"If we want new people from this generation of gamers to come in, then we need it accessible, simple, and playable by anyone. You can't let yourself get preoccupied with nothing but gameplay and balance details."

Unfortunalty this means we will never see the likes of Melee again. Has the best of the Bros been put to rest?