Sony Pictures leak reveals plan to acquire Super Smash Bros. rights

By contact@videogamer.com (James Orry)

Former Sony Pictures co-chair Amy Pascal sent emails showing a keen interest in the Nintendo fighting game.

Emails addressed to the former Sony Pictures co-chair Amy Pascal seem to indicate the studio’s interest in the popular franchise.

One email from February 2014 described a “full court press” in relation to the series, plus a meeting with producer Avi Arad who planned to “meet with his Nintendo guy (who he has been courting for a couple of years) when he goes to Japan.”

Another email sent to Arad by Pascal talked about a November story relating to the imminent launch of the amiibo toy line, which she described as an “interesting bit on Smash Brothers”.

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