\u201cStay tuned\u201d says Reggie Fils-Aim\u00e9<\/b>
In a recent interview Nintendo of America\u2019s president Reggie Fils-Aim\u00e9 strongly hinted that we could see a Super Smash Bros game released on the new Nintendo Switch console.
Talking to Katie Linendoll during a Facebook livestream , he said that \u201cSmash is obviously one of our best-selling franchises\u201d and that a main Nintendo development philosophy is \u201cto have at least one [each] of our classic franchises\u201d on \u201cevery platform.\u201d
\u201cThere’s gonna be one great Super Mario experience, there’s gonna be a great Zelda experience\u201d he said, \u201cso you can expect, you can anticipate at some point in the future, who knows when, that all of our franchises will be addressed. We know that the fans love these games, love this content, so stay tuned.\u201d
Considering, as Fils-Aim\u00e9 says himself, Smash is one of Nintendo\u2019s biggest selling IPs it would be extremely surprising if it didn\u2019t make an appearance on the Switch in some form or another.
With Zelda , Super Mario and Mario Kart all confirmed to be expanding onto the new console, Super Smash Bros is the next big name for the company to tick off its list.
Though it\u2019s not a solid confirmation with any kind of intended release window attached, it\u2019s exciting to get hints into Nintendo\u2019s plans for big future first party releases.
Interestingly, Fils-Aim\u00e9 also doesn\u2019t rule out the possibility of cloud saves or VR\/AR support coming to the console. When asked about the possibility of cloud saves he replied \u201cwouldn\u2019t that be wonderful\u201d though added he had \u201cnothing to announce today.\u201d
When it comes to VR and AR technology he said that though Nintendo has nothing planned currently as the market is still in its very early stages, Nintendo may get involved in the future if it seemed to be appealing to a wider market.
This has, however, been the company\u2019s approach to the technology for some time now.
In the rest of the interview, Fils-Aim\u00e9 reiterated things he\u2019s said fairly recently, including the fact that video streaming apps such as Netflix and Amazon Prime would come to the console in time , that the Switch would have no impact on the continued support of the Nintendo 3DS , and that the console is still Nintendo\u2019s fastest selling of all time based on the five day sales figures.<\/p>\n