

character, which led to a formal discussion between Disney, Nintendo, and Kingdom Hearts publisher Square Enix. As detailed by Sakurai himself in his latest and final Famitsu column, he says he chanced across an unnamed Disney representative at a “certain award venue.” This representative told Sakurai that they were interested in Sora becoming a playable Smash Bros. On Twitter, PushDustin and KodyNOKOLO detailed the process of how Masahiro Sakurai was able to secure the rights to use Sora’s likeness in Super Smash Bros. Because Disney is notoriously stringent about how its image and IPs are used, a popular topic of discussion since the reveal has been how Nintendo and Sakurai ultimately convinced the entertainment giant to allow Sora into Super Smash Bros. After that information surfaced, many were understandably shocked when Sora was added as the final fighter after all. Ultimate around that time, but Disney’s Japanese branch turned the offer down. Nintendo reportedly attempted to secure the rights from Disney to include Sora in Smash Bros. Ultimate, the happy-go-lucky Keyblade-swinger and champion of the light was one of the series’ most hoped-for guest characters, even winning a poll for most requested Super Smash Bros. Long before Sora was confirmed for Super Smash Bros.
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2 after the 13.0.0 update went live on October 18. Ultimate the last character to come to Nintendo’s massive crossover fighting game during a special livestream event hosted by Sakurai earlier in October, and he officially joined the game to complete the Fighters Pass Vol. Ultimate’s final DLC character because of Disney licensing, and series creator Masahiro Sakurai has now opened up about how he was able to convince the company to lend him the Kingdom Hearts protagonist. Sora always seemed like a long-shot as Super Smash Bros. You Are Reading : Super Smash Bros Ultimates Masahiro Sakurai Explains How Sora Got In the Game Masahiro Sakurai finally reveals how he convinced Disney to let Kingdom Hearts’ Sora join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Masahiro Sakurai Explains How Sora Got In the Game
