realistically, when might smash 6 come out?
1. Time Between Console Launch and Smash Release
• Nintendo 64: 31 months
• GameCube: 2 months
• Wii: 14 months
• 3DS: 43 months
• Wii U: 24 months
• Switch: 21 months
= Average time (excluding outliers like the 3DS): ~19 months.
2. Development Time of Smash Games
• Super Smash Bros. (N64): ~14 months
• Melee (GameCube): ~17 months
• Brawl (Wii): ~26 months
• Smash 3DS/Wii U: ~31 months
• Ultimate (Switch): ~34 months
= Average development time: ~24 months, but trend suggests an increase to 37-39 months.
3. Time Between Smash Releases
• N64 → GameCube: 34 months
• GameCube → Wii: 74 months
• Wii → 3DS/Wii U: 80 months
• 3DS/Wii U → Ultimate: 50 months
= Average time: ~60 months (~5 years).
Sakurai said he had 7 months of free time after Sora's release before even assembling the dev team for the unannounced non-smash game that he's been working on, which makes me wonder if he himself had begun working on the next smash installment until the final video on his youtube channel was released - Oct 2024.
37 months from then would be November-Dec 2027 😅
Looking forward to hearing any other hopium charlie conspiracy meme takes