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| {{disambig2|Masahiro Sakurai's company|the character|Sora}} | | {{for|the smasher from Massachusetts''|Smasher:Sora}} |
| {{Infobox Company | | {{Infobox Company |
| |title = Sora Ltd. | | |title = Sora Ltd. |
| |logo = [[File:Sora Ltd. Logo.svg|200px]] | | |logo = [[File:Sora logo.png|200px]] |
| |type = Yugen gaisha | | |type = Subsidiary of Nintendo |
| |founded = September 30, 2005 | | |founded = September 30, 2005 |
| |headquarters = {{flag|japan}}{{iw|wikipedia|Tokyo}}, Japan | | |headquarters = Tokyo, Japan |
| |key_people = [[Masahiro Sakurai]], Michiko Sakurai | | |key_people = [[Masahiro Sakurai]] |
| |industry = Video game industry | | |industry = Video game industry |
| |products = Video games | | |products = Video games |
| |revenue = | | |revenue = |
| |net_income = | | |net_income = |
| |num_employees = 2 (Masahiro and Michiko Sakurai themselves) | | |num_employees = 2 (including Masahiro Sakurai himself) |
| |parent = | | |parent = [[Nintendo]] |
| |website = | | |website = |
| }} | | }} |
| '''Sora Ltd.''' ({{ja|有限会社ソラ|Yūgen Kaisha Sora}}, ''Sora Company Limited'') is a Japanese video game developer founded by former [[HAL Laboratory]] employee [[Masahiro Sakurai]]. It was formed in the years following Sakurai's resignation from his position at HAL Laboratory. Although it is considered a video game developer, it is merely used by Sakurai to conduct business with other companies, and therefore outsources development on its games to other developers.<ref>[https://youtu.be/_Sp5o1JJdDk?t=10 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mr. Sakurai Presents "Steve & Alex"]</ref> Its only employees are Sakurai and his wife, Michiko. | | '''Sora Ltd.''' ({{ja|有限会社ソラ|Yūgen Kaisha Sora}}, ''Sora Company Limited'') is a Japanese video game developer founded by former [[HAL Laboratory]] employee [[Masahiro Sakurai]]. It was formed in the years following Sakurai's resignation from his position at HAL Laboratory. |
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| Sora Ltd.'s first game was ''{{s|wikipedia|Meteos}}'', a puzzle game for the Nintendo DS that Sakurai directed while {{s|wikipedia|Q Entertainment}} was the primary developer. Their next game was ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Like ''Meteos'', Sakurai directed the project, but most of the development was handled by [[Game Arts]] and [[Monolith Soft]]. | | Sora Ltd.'s first game was ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. However, most of the development was handled by [[Game Arts]] and [[Monolith Soft]]. |
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| For a while, Sakurai ran Project Sora, a joint venture between Sora Ltd. and [[Nintendo]], which was started in January 2009. An important distinction between Sora Ltd. and Project Sora is that the former is not officially affiliated with Nintendo; Project Sora allowed Sakurai to use Nintendo's resources for game development. It only developed ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' for the Nintendo 3DS before officially closing on June 30, 2012.<ref>[https://nintendoeverything.com/sakurais-project-sora-studio-to-be-dissolved/ Sakurai’s Project Sora studio has been dissolved - Nintendo Everything]</ref>
| | Sakurai created Project Sora, a division of Sora Ltd., in January 2009. They developed ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' for the Nintendo 3DS, which was unveiled at E3 2011. On June 30, Project Sora was officially closed and the website has been updated with a message that states: "The Company was dissolved on 30 June 2012. Thank you very much for your patronage so far, this website will be closed as of July 31, 2012."<ref>http://nintendoeverything.com/93721/sakurais-project-sora-studio-to-be-dissolved/</ref> Sora Ltd.'s latest game, ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', co-developed by [[Namco Bandai]], was released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] under the name ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' in Japan on September 13, 2014, and on October 3, 2014 in North America and Europe, as well as releasing on the [[Wii U]] under the name ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' on December 6, 2014 in Japan, on November 21, 2014 in North America, and on November 28, 2014 in Europe. |
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| Sora Ltd.'s next game, ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', co-developed by [[Bandai Namco]], was released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] under the name {{for3ds}} in Japan on September 13, 2014, and on October 3, 2014 in North America and Europe, as well as releasing on the [[Wii U]] under the name {{forwiiu}} on December 6, 2014 in Japan, on November 21, 2014 in North America, and on November 28, 2014 in Europe. | |
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| The company's latest release, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', which was co-developed with the same team at Bandai Namco, was released worldwide on December 7, 2018 for the [[Nintendo Switch]].
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| ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==
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| Sora Ltd. and its founder, Masahiro Sakurai, co-developed the game along with [[Game Arts]] and [[Monolith Soft]].
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| ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==
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| Sora Ltd. and Sakurai returned as developer alongside [[Bandai Namco]]. {{SSB4|Pit}} returns from ''Brawl'', along with the debut of {{SSB4|Dark Pit}} and {{SSB4|Palutena}}. All of them are based on their appearances in ''{{s|icaruspedia|Kid Icarus: Uprising}}'', which Sora Ltd. developed. [[Magnus]] and [[Phosphora]] debut as [[Assist Trophies]]. [[Reaper]] and [[Souflee]] appear in [[Smash Run]] and [[Smash Tour]]. Several items from ''Uprising'' debut in this game, with a majority also appearing in Smash Tour. [[Viridi]] appears as a background character and a DLC [[List of Mii Costumes (SSB4)|Mii Costume]]. 11 music tracks and numerous trophies based on elements from ''Uprising'' appear.
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| ===''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''===
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| [[Reset Bomb Forest]] debuts on 3DS. Several enemies from ''Uprising'' appear exclusively on Smash Run. Several trophies appear exclusively on 3DS.
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| ===''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''===
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| [[Palutena's Temple]] debuts on Wii U. Several trophies and their corresponding [[Trophy Box]]es appear exclusively on Wii U.
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| ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
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| Sora Ltd and Sakurai returned as developer alongside [[Bandai Namco]]. {{SSBU|Pit}}, {{SSBU|Dark Pit}} and {{SSBU|Palutena}} return, again based on their appearances in ''Uprising''. [[Reset Bomb Forest]] and [[Palutena's Temple]] return as stages. All items from ''Smash 4'' return along with the debut of [[Staff]]. Phosphora returns as an Assist Trophy. The Viridi Mii Costume returns. 9 new and old music and numerous [[spirit]]s based on ''Uprising'' appear.
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| ==Trivia==
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| *During the [[Mr._Sakurai_Presents#Battling_with_Sora|''Battling with Sora'']] edition of [[Mr. Sakurai Presents]], Masahiro Sakurai acknowledges that both the character and his company share a name. He affirms that this is a coincidence, as {{ja|空|Sora}} is a common Japanese word that translates to "Sky."
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| | {{art-wikipedia|Sora Ltd.}} |
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| [[Category:Game developers]] | | [[Category:Game developers]] |
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