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Pokémon voicework made Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS' simultaneous release challenging

by rawmeatcowboy
22 August 2016
GN Version 5.0

Coming from a Nintendo Dream interview with Masahiro Sakurai, Yuji Horii and Junichi Masuda. The translation was handled by SourceGaming...

- releasing Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS simultaneously in NA/EU was tough due to Pokémon voices
- Smash uses the Pokémon voices from the anime, which means different countries have different voices
- it took time for the voice actors to record lines and get them back to Sakrurai
- Pikachu is the only Pokémon that uses the same voice actors worldwide

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