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'''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 | '''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.'s first game was ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. However, 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]]. | ||
For a while, Sakurai | For a while, Sakurai ran Project Sora, a division of Sora Ltd. and [[Nintendo]], which was started in January 2009. 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> | ||
Sora Ltd.'s next game, ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', co-developed by [[Namco | Sora Ltd.'s next game, ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', co-developed by [[Bandai Namco]], 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. | ||
The company's latest release, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', which was co-developed with | 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]]. | ||
==Smash Development History== | ==Smash Development History== |
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