Super Smash Bros. Series Director and Creator Masahiro Sakurai Talks About Working on Non-Smash Games

Sakurai discusses his desire to work on games other than Smash Bros.

Posted By | On 02nd, Jul. 2018

Masahiro Sakurai is a bit of a genius, as game creators go. He created Kirby, he created Smash Bros., he’s worked on games like Meteos and Kid Icarus Uprising. But much like Hideo Kojima pre-Konami split, his talents have mostly been focused on one series- Super Smash Bros., the series he has most come to be known for, and the series that he keeps swearing he will never work on again after the next game is out, every time a new game is due out.

Speaking in a column in Famitsu, translated by Nintendo Everything, Sakurai talked about that desire to work on other games, outside of Super Smash Bros. He noted that while it is something he wants to do, if Nintendo needs his help on a new Smash game, it is something he will always be there for.

“Of course, there’s always that little voice inside of me that says, “I want to work on things that aren’t Smash Bros.,” and I listen to it,” he said. “But even so, if it’s apparent that my games have even a little bit of personality in them and the player is able to appreciate that, then I’m grateful.”

“Still, it’s Nintendo that decides whether a new Smash Bros. game will be made or not,” he continued. “When I get that request, it’s my job to make that my top priority without thinking too much about other things. As it stands, I have a ludicrous amount of directing to do – my work is incredibly extensive, and I don’t think that’ll change any time soon! At the very least, it isn’t unreasonable to say that there won’t be another Smash Bros. for awhile after this one is finished.”

I think his final quote is telling- if he won’t work on another Smash Bros. game for a while after Ultimate comes out, I think it is reasonable to expect that he might work on something else instead. I really hope he does. I love Smash Bros. a whole lot, but I would like to see him try something new, like Kid Icarus, again.


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