Namco Unsure About Adding Tekken Characters to Smash Bros Wii U

Namco Bandai has revealed its inability to make a decision about including Tekken characters in the forthcoming Super Smash Bros. titles intended for Wii U and 3DS

Despite the fact the game is being co-developed by Namco Bandai with Nintendo itself Tekken top dog Kasuhiro is still unsure about whether to put characters from the popular fighter in the game. He isn’t sure fans will warm to them.

“We’re not really sure at this moment, but when thinking of the playerbase who is playing Smash Bros., maybe Tekken characters are something they wouldn’t want,” Harada explained to NowGamer “So I’ve been pulling back on that a bit. But I don’t know.

“That question was one of the most frequently asked questions we got when we announced the project. Especially from abroad. The fans, rather than asking about Tales or Gundam or some of our other franchises, saw Tekken as one of the key words and took off on that.”

It seems Namco has been putting large chunks of time into helping out the Nintendo-owned studio Project Sora create the title. Harada has called out the Wii U as a “big priority” for the company.

“Company-wide, there are a lot of people involved with that particular project. Not just from Tekken, but a lot of our franchises.

“Although our main core staff is busy with Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and trying to finish that up, I do think we’ll support the initiative in some kind of capacity.”