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[[File:Project sora.jpg|thumb|Project Sora's current logo.]]
'''Project Sora''' (プロジェクトソラ株式会社) is a subsidiary of the Japanese company [[Nintendo]]. 'Sora' means sky in Japanese. The company is more specifically a subsidiary of [[wikipedia:Sora Ltd.|Sora Ltd.]]; which was founded by former [[nwiki:HAL Laboratory|HAL Laboratory]] employee [[Masahiro Sakurai]]. Sora Ltd. among other companies are notable for developing [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]. Super Smash Bros. Brawl is a video game which Masahiro Sakurai directed. Project Sora was formed in 2009 by [[nwiki:Satoru Iwata|Satoru Iwata]] and Masahiro Sakurai after the success of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The company is mostly owned by Nintendo, while Sakurai's own [[wikipedia:Sora Ltd|Sora Ltd]] and third party companies make up 28% of the rest of the ownership.


Project Sora also recently began development on two new, currently untitled [[smashwiki:Super Smash Bros. series|Super Smash Bros.]] games for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[nwiki:Wii U|Wii U]]. <ref>[http://andriasang.com/comw79/smash_bros_development/ 'Smash Bros. U & 3DS development appears to be very early' - Andriasang.com]</ref>
[[File:Project sora.jpg|thumb|Project Sora's logo.]]
'''Project Sora''' (プロジェクトソラ株式会社, "Sora" (<span class="explain" title="hiragana:そら katakana:ソラ">空</span>) is a Japanese word meaning "sky") is a defunct subsidiary of the Japanese company, [[Nintendo]]. The company is more specifically a subsidiary of [[wikipedia:Sora Ltd.|Sora Ltd.]]; which was founded by former [[nwiki:HAL Laboratory|HAL Laboratory]] employee [[Masahiro Sakurai]] of Sora Ltd. among other companies are notable for developing ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''; a video game which Masahiro Sakurai directed. Project Sora was formed in 2009 by [[nwiki:Satoru Iwata|Satoru Iwata]] and Masahiro Sakurai after the success of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. The company was mostly owned by Nintendo, while Sakurai's own [[wikipedia:Sora Ltd|Sora Ltd.]] and third party companies made up 28% of the rest of the ownership.
 
Project Sora worked on the development of ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' and it is the only game they have developed since they have closed. As of June 30, 2012, Project Sora officially dissolved and the website has been updated with a message that states: "The Company was dissolved on 30 June 2012. Thank you very much for your patronage so far, this website will be closed as of July 31, 2012."<ref>http://nintendoeverything.com/93721/sakurais-project-sora-studio-to-be-dissolved/</ref>


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