Masahiro Sakurai Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Masahiro Sakurai (?? ??, Sakurai Masahiro) (born August 3, 1970) is a Japanese video game director, designer, writer and voice actor, best known as the creator and director of the Kirby and the Super Smash Bros. series. Mostly working on games for Nintendo platforms, he is currently the Director of Software Development for his companies Sora Ltd. and Project Sora.He is also the author of a weekly column for Famitsu magazine and has developed a cult following for his streamlined, yet deep gameplay. Apart from his work in the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. series, he directed the acclaimed games Meteos and Kid Icarus: Uprising. He also voiced the character King Dedede in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
I'm not depressed and I continue to remain healthy and positive, but developing 'Smash Bros.' is beyond hard.
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If tournament popularity was the most important consideration, then I think we would create a Smash Bros game that included a multitude of fast moves with complicated controls. However, I believe this is actually the greatest shortcoming of fighting games at present, and that is the reason why I don't do it.
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At the current time we have no plans. I consider my job at this point, and my main responsibility, to make the Wii U and 3DS versions the best and the fullest experience possible. That said, once finished, it's the type of thing we could take into consideration, but for now, you could consider DLC as not being in the cards.
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What I can say now about paid DLC is that we aren't working on anything at the moment. We've put all our efforts into making the actual game. Creating DLC would involve large additional costs and require the involvement of a lot of people.
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Even if it's a sequel, lots of people have to give their all to make a game, but some people think the sequel process happens naturally.
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Using a mouse, keyboard or gamepad make my arm tired, so I can't use them in a continual manner. The only device I can use for an extended period of time is a joystick. It's posing problems when I'm test-playing something in progress.
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In terms of quantity, we've probably already reached the limit of what's feasible. I think a change of direction may be what's needed.
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You never know what's going to happen in this world. I'll just keep my mouth shut. That's a good idea.
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Providing accurate portrayals of characters is something I want to pay ample attention to. If I don't stick to that thought, then we'd have to lower the quality or break the balance of the game. Something that goes way off spec could break the entire game.
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The pain goes away, but your work always remains.
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It's fun making new skills for new characters.
12
You can only truly wow a player the first time he sees [a cutscene]. I felt if players saw the cutscenes outside of the game, they would no longer serve as rewards for playing the game, so I've decided against having them.
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In terms of scope, and in terms of sheer number of characters, we went beyond our limits long ago.
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So I created a tool for you to do just that. With the Mii Fighter creator you can have any character you want join the battle.
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Fact
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In the Pokemon Stadium 2 level in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. When the level transform into a ice stage, Sakurais cat can be visible in the house.
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Left HAL Laboratory in 2003 due to him wanting more freedom and became tired of HAL making sequels. He eventually formed his own company "Sora" which made games like Meteos, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Kid Icarus: Uprising. Sakurai is for now working in Bandai Namco Games Inc. for the new Super Smash Brothers for the Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.
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Has been developed with "calcific tendinitis" near his right shoulder which causes him in pain when moving his right arm. This could slow down Sakurais work as he does some game testing himself.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Super Smash Bros. 5
2019
Video Game announced
Dairantou sumasshu burazâzu for Wii U
2014
Video Game
Dairantou sumasshu burazâzu for Nintendo 3DS
2014
Video Game
Kid Icarus: Uprising
2012
Video Game
Dairantô Sumasshu Burazâzu ekkusu
2008
Video Game
Super Smash Bros. Melee
2001
Video Game
Super Smash Bros.
1999
Video Game
Kirby Super Star
1996
Video Game
Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no izumi no monogatari
1993
Video Game
Hoshi no Kâbî
1992
Video Game as Masa Sakurai
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dairantou sumasshu burazâzu for Wii U
2014
Video Game
King Dedede (voice)
Dairantou sumasshu burazâzu for Nintendo 3DS
2014
Video Game
King Dedede (voice, uncredited)
Dairantô Sumasshu Burazâzu ekkusu
2008
Video Game
King Dedede (voice, uncredited)
Kirby 64
2000
Video Game
King Dedede (voice)
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kid Icarus: Uprising
2012
Video Game scenario
Dairantô Sumasshu Burazâzu ekkusu
2008
Video Game scenario
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kirby Air Ride
2003
Video Game general director
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue
1993
Video Game dots creator - as M. Sakurai
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hatena? No dai Bôken: Adobenchâ Kuizu 2
1990
Video Game character designer
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Super Smash Bros. Melee
2001
Video Game music supervisor
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Super Smash Bros. 5
2019
Video Game executive producer announced
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dairantô Sumasshu Burazâzu ekkusu
2008
Video Game lyrics: "Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Main Theme", "Fire Emblem Theme"
Known for movies
Dairantô Sumasshu Burazâzu ekkusu (2008) as Director
Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) as Director
Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012) as Director
Dairantou sumasshu burazâzu for Wii U (2014) as Director
$18 Million
