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Super Smash Bros. series boss Masahiro Sakurai is unsure if the franchise can continue without him.<\/p>\n

The latest issue of Famitsu, the Japanese gaming magazine, includes an interview with Sakurai discussing the future of the fighting series after Super Smash Bros. Ultimate received Sora as the final piece of DLC last month.<\/p>\n

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Super Smash Bros. series boss Masahiro Sakurai is unsure if the franchise can continue without him. The latest issue of Famitsu, the Japanese gaming magazine, includes an interview with Sakurai discussing the future of the fighting series after Super Smash Bros. Ultimate received Sora as the final piece of DLC last month. 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