Professor Layton hints at new Smash Bros.

[Roflinator]

Gnizmo said:

Roflinator said:

 

...? I remember reading somewhere that Nintendo begged Sakurai to do Brawl because they think they can't do it without him.

"Sakurai              Absolutely. (laughs) You can imagine my surprise when I was told by the others at the E3 show site that you made the announcement out of the blue."

http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/ssbb/vol1_page2.jsp

As you can see they are discussing howhe was brought on-board after the announcement, and Nintendo already had somewhat of a plan for what they would do with the game. Obviously Nintendo prefered having him involved, but they were prepared to go forward regardless.

Oh, okay. (laughs)