Masahiro Sakurai
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Masahiro Sakurai 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
Sakurai in 2021
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a 2018 crossover fighting game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the fifth installment in the Super
Masahiro Sakurai
…stressful as it was. In December 2015, Sakurai once again stated that he was not sure if there would be another game in the Smash Bros. series, prior to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate being released in 2018 with Sakurai once again as director. On March 14, 2022, Sakurai was awarded Best Creator by Weekly Famitsu. Sakurai also announced…
The game's box art, showcasing some of its large playable roster
Pre-release screenshot of a four-player match on the Great Plateau stage (from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) between Ganondorf, Link, Mario and Mega Man
A typical Spirit battle. Here, players must fight an Incineroar meant to represent Tom Nook from the Animal Crossing series.