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Masahiro Sakurai (桜井 政博, Sakurai Masahiro, born August 3, 1970) is a Japanese video game director and game designer best known as the creator of the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. series. Apart from his work on those series, he also led the design of Meteos in 2005 and directed Kid Icarus: Uprising in 2012.
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Dec 8, 2021 · The series creator talks about his newfound free time, the challenges of adding new fighters, and the future of the franchise after completing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He also shares his views on working on new projects, taking time off, and whether he would come back to make another Smash.
Aug 28, 2023 · Learn about the life and career of Masahiro Sakurai, the director of seminal game franchises like ‘Super Smash Bros’ and ‘Kid Icarus’. Discover his early influences, educational journey, achievements, and impact on the video gaming industry.
Nov 21, 2018 · As the release of the biggest entry to date looms, we had a chance to ask series co-creator and director Masahiro Sakurai about the creation of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and how he views the franchise nearly two decades after the first game launched on Nintendo 64. For our recent hands-on impressions of every new character and mode in Super ...
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By Ryan Dinsdale
Updated: Feb 16, 2024 11:50 am
Posted: Feb 16, 2024 11:49 am
Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai has said the release of the Kingdom Hearts Sora Amiibo marks the end of his work on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
In a post on X/Twitter translated by Siliconera, Sakurai posted a photo of the Sora Amiibo alongside a statement celebrating its release and confirming the end of his work on the Nintendo Switch game.
"Sora’s Amiibo comes out today," Sakurai began. "Thank you to everyone who worked on it (this was an amazing accomplishment). The design was always perfect, and the details and the colours look exactly as intended. The pose and sculpting look good as well.
Sakurai's future in video games at all was even in question for a while, after the famed developer started a YouTube channel in August 2022 to reflect on his career and his time making games. Fans' hope has been restored more recently though, as Sakurai said in January 2024 he's still focused on making games and will be leaving his YouTube channel behind sometime this year.
These developments, alongside word that Sakurai considers his work on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate complete, will no doubt have fighting game fans looking to the future once again, eager to hear about the next game in the franchise.
If it does exist, Nintendo will perhaps look to line it up with its next console, which will reportedly be released in late 2024. Very little is known about what's been dubbed the Switch 2, but more and more tidbits are emerging as the expected late 2024 release window approaches.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
The creator of Super Smash Bros. announced on Twitter that the release of the Sora Amiibo marks the end of his work on the Nintendo Switch game. He also reflected on his career and his future plans in video games.
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Join Masahiro Sakurai, director of several Kirby games and the Super Smash Bros. series, as he reflects on his work in the games industry and offers insightful and easy-to-understand advice...
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Aug 8, 2018 · M asahiro Sakurai is 48 years old, but looks almost ageless. In his face, you can see the prodigious teenager he once was. Sakurai was 19 when he directed his first game, Kirby’s Dream Land,...
