Sega and Nintendo talk Mario & Sonic, Smash Bros. Brawl
March 28th, 2007
A portion of a GameDaily interview with Simon Jeffery of Sega, and George Harrison of Nintendo…
GameDaily BIZ: Should we take this as a sign that Nintendo and Sega will be working together more and more in the future? Is this a budding relationship?
Simon Jeffery: At this point we wouldn’t rule anything out, but there’s nothing else in the pipe that we’re ready to talk about right now. We’re absolutely thrilled that Nintendo and Sega are working together on a project of this magnitude, and that’s quite sufficient for the time being, we think.
George Harrison:
We’ve come a long way from the intense, but productive competition of the ’90s to this point, and I think it’s very encouraging – two great franchise characters, and the involvement of Mr. Miyamoto to provide his advice and counsel. So I think the success of this will help map out their future.
BIZ: Is this partnership perhaps an indicator that we might indeed see Sonic make an appearance in the upcoming Wii title Super Smash Bros. Brawl?
GH: We can’t really comment on any sort of hidden characters in Smash Bros. at this point. Simon did reference that we’ve had a growing cooperation and respect over the last few years, and I think each success builds on itself. So we expect this game to be very successful. I am a little concerned about Sonic’s speed when he’s racing Mario in a footrace, so we’ll have to see how we can equalize that.