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{{ | {{disambig2|Masahiro Sakurai's company|the character|Sora}} | ||
{{Infobox Company | {{Infobox Company | ||
|title | |title = Sora Ltd. | ||
|logo | |logo = [[File:Sora Ltd. Logo.svg|200px]] | ||
|type | |type = Yugen gaisha | ||
|founded | |founded = September 30, 2005 | ||
|headquarters | |headquarters = {{flag|japan}}{{iw|wikipedia|Tokyo}}, Japan | ||
|key_people | |key_people = [[Masahiro Sakurai]], Michiko Sakurai | ||
|industry | |industry = Video game industry | ||
|products | |products = Video games | ||
|revenue | |revenue = | ||
|net_income | |net_income = | ||
|num_employees | |num_employees = 2 (Masahiro and Michiko Sakurai themselves) | ||
|parent | |parent = | ||
|website | |website = | ||
|interwiki = wikipedia | |||
|interwikiname = Wikipedia | |||
|interwikipage = Sora Ltd. | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''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. | '''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]]''. | 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]]. | ||
Sakurai | 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> | ||
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. | |||
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]]. | |||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''== | |||
Sora Ltd. and its founder, Masahiro Sakurai, co-developed the game along with [[Game Arts]] and [[Monolith Soft]]. | |||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''== | |||
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. | |||
===''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''=== | |||
[[Reset Bomb Forest]] debuts on 3DS. Several enemies from ''Uprising'' appear exclusively on Smash Run. Several trophies appear exclusively on 3DS. | |||
===''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''=== | |||
[[Palutena's Temple]] debuts on Wii U. Several trophies and their corresponding [[Trophy Box]]es appear exclusively on Wii U. | |||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | |||
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. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*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." | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{art-icaruspedia|Project Sora}} | |||
{{Companies}} | {{Companies}} | ||
[[Category:Game developers]] | [[Category:Game developers]] | ||
[[Category:Kid Icarus universe]] | |||
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. universe]] | |||
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. series]] | |||