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After leaving [[HAL Laboratory]], Sakurai created [[Sora Ltd.]] | After leaving [[HAL Laboratory]], Sakurai created [[Sora Ltd.]]. He stated that the reason he became a freelance game developer was that he felt bogged down by working with the same people with the same characters.<ref>[http://www.nindori.com/ Nintendo Dream] August 26, 2003.</ref> | ||
At E3 2005, Iwata, now president of Nintendo, revealed that his company was planning a new ''Super Smash Bros.'' title which was later named ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. According to Iwata, the press read too far into this announcement, going so far as to ask Masahiro if he would develop the title. He was shocked, but Iwata invited his former employee to his hotel room to clarify the situation. Satoru said that he expected ''Brawl'' to be a port of ''Melee'' with added [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] features unless Masahiro would be involved. In the January 22, 2008 "Iwata Asks" interview, Sakurai admitted that this served as a kind of threat to him. However, Sakurai had come to E3 looking for new ideas, so he decided to take the opportunity.<ref>[http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/ssbb/vol1_page2.jsp Iwata Asks: Super Smash Bros. Brawl Vol.1, pg. 2]. Accessed 1-23-08.</ref> | At E3 2005, Iwata, now president of Nintendo, revealed that his company was planning a new ''Super Smash Bros.'' title which was later named ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. According to Iwata, the press read too far into this announcement, going so far as to ask Masahiro if he would develop the title. He was shocked, but Iwata invited his former employee to his hotel room to clarify the situation. Satoru said that he expected ''Brawl'' to be a port of ''Melee'' with added [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] features unless Masahiro would be involved. In the January 22, 2008 "Iwata Asks" interview, Sakurai admitted that this served as a kind of threat to him. However, Sakurai had come to E3 looking for new ideas, so he decided to take the opportunity.<ref>[http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/ssbb/vol1_page2.jsp Iwata Asks: Super Smash Bros. Brawl Vol.1, pg. 2]. Accessed 1-23-08.</ref> | ||