For all the people screaming "hypocrite": relax. Those of us who are skeptical about this new direction have every right to be given how disappointing Brawl was. It's not just the slow, campy mechanics or utter lack of balance; even the single player elements were botched. Items weren't nearly as fun. Pokeballs were bland. Event mode wasn't nearly as interesting. No unique target tests, and a more limited selection of single-player modes. The one "improvement" was the SSE, an embarrassing display of mismanaged priorities that was a black hole of development time and resources.
If by "focusing on improving gameplay" Sakurai means having a 45-50 character roster with no clones, more varied single player options, more stages, and more / better items, then I'd be thrilled. If, instead, he means another overlong adventure mode, more tired gimmicks, and more needless collectibles, then that's another matter altogether. Based on his track record, guess which is more likely?
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