By ssf1991 on January 15, 2025

Masahiro Sakurai is best known for being the creator of the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. franchises. In the years since Super Smash Bros. Ultimate finished adding DLC characters, Sakurai has been spending his time gradually sharing his insight on video gaming development as a whole, as well as looking back at his time developing games for Hal Laboratory and later Sora Ltd.

For example, he was recently interviewed by Nikkei Cross Trend. At one point in the interview, he is asked what he thinks about in terms of creating games. Sakurai said it all comes down to the "finished image" and "the users who will play it". He also said that "the job of making games is to create entertainment. However, if you are going to sell them, you have to think of it as work, not entertainment. That's what it means to be a professional. Even if it's the opposite of what I like, I'll make it if it's necessary".

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