Kotaku: Masahiro Sakurai

Kid Icarus: Uprising Will Be Bundled with a Stupid Stand!

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:30:00 EST

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Who's excited about Kid Icarus? I sure am. But this ridiculous stand that's packaged with it? Nothankyou. More »

Cold Water Thrown on Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:38:00 EDT

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At Nintendo's E3 press event, Nintendo honco Satoru Iwata revealed that Smash Bros. was heading to the Wii U and the 3DS. There are no screenshots of the games. Nothing. That's because work on neither title has begun. More »

Earthquake Crisis Brings Out the Best In Japan's Gaming Greats

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:00:00 EST

About 2:45 p.m. Japan time today, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the island nation. A devastating tsunami followed, rolling over cities, enveloping towns. Reports now put the death toll at 300 to 400, with at least another 350 missing. More »

Smash Bros. Creator Tells Tales Of Game Development Hell

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:40:00 EST

The man behind Nintendo's insanely popular fighting game series, Super Smash Bros., worked tirelessly to give fans their GameCube sequel to the Nintendo 64 original. He calls the making of that game "grueling" and part of a "really destructive lifestyle." More »

Kid Icarus' Pit "Feels Like A New Character"

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:00:00 EDT

Masahiro Sakurai of Smash Bros. fame is currently hard at work on a 3D version of Kid Icarus. His version of Kid Icarus's protagonist Pit, he says, "feels like a new character". Here's why. More »

Smash Bros. Creator: Once You Go 3D, It's Hard To Go Back To 2D

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:00:00 EDT

Masahiro Sakurai, the man behind Smash Bros., is now the man behind Nintendo 3DS game Kid Icarus Uprising. Is it his first 3D game? More »

The New Kid Icarus May Explore Another Dimension: Multiplayer

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:40:00 EDT

Nintendo is finally creating a new Kid Icarus game, Kid Icarus Uprising, after nearly 20 years of downtime for the character. The Nintendo 3DS game may be modernized with a now-expected feature, online multiplayer, according to its creator. More »

Smash Bros. Creator On Japan's Strengths

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:00:00 EDT

What is Japan good at? Let's hear what Super Smash Bros. Brawl creator Masahiro Sakurai has to say. More »

The New Kid Icarus Is Trying To Fix Shooters' 'Creativity Problem'

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:10:00 EDT

After two decades, Nintendo is finally creating a new Kid Icarus, this time for the new Nintendo 3DS. Kid Icarus Uprising's designer has even loftier goals for the sequel, targeting "an overriding problem with a lot of game design." More »

Want To Peek Inside Smash Bros. Creator's New Office?

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EDT

Earlier this year, Nintendo announced it was joining forces with Smash Bros. designer Masahiro Sakurai's Sora Ltd. to found a new company, Project Sora. More »

First Look At Smash Bros. Designer's Newest Title (Made In Sakurai)

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:30:00 EDT

While we're extremely confident this isn't the new title from Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai Nintendo announced this February, Sakurai does say it is the first game from his new Nintendo start up, Sora Ltd. More »

Smash Bros. Creator And Nintendo Announce New Title, New Company

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:00:00 EST

Masahiro Sakurai, creator of Nintendo character Kirby and designer of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, is creating a new title for Nintendo the company announced today. More »

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Designer Checks Out The Wii Competition At TGS

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Nintendo may not represent at Tokyo Game Show — just wait for Spaceworld! — but a few key folks from within and closely associated with the House of Waggle were in Tokyo to play some games. After spying Miyamoto's go-to translator Bill Trinen playing Let's Tap! at Sega's booth, we also spotted Super Smash Bros. Brawl producer Masahiro Sakurai give the cardboard boxes a go with an unidentified companion. More »

Brawl Once "Had A Lot More Characters"

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:30:00 EDT

Smash Bros. Brawl has more characters than you can shake a lamb's tail at. Too many, perhaps? Don't dare suggest that, the series' fans will string you up. Instead, suggest that the game doesn't have enough characters. That'll wash over well. With fans and the game's creator Masahiro Sakurai, who says that earlier in the game's development he "had a lot more characters", but had to trim the numbers as they got closer to release. So which ones made the cut? Sakurai's not telling, leaving you free to chime in with your own hair-brained speculation. Me, I was hoping for one of the Rito postmen to make an appearance... More »

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Producer Pines For New Nintendo Characters

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:40:00 EDT

Nintendo fans may not be the only ones growing ever weary of Mario's sports, kart and paper-based adventures. With almost nothing in the way of new franchise characters coming out of Nintendo in the past decade, it's enough to make even the hardened Nintendo devotee hope for something exciting and new. That includes Super Smash Bros. Brawl producer Masahiro Sakurai, who ends today's Smash Bros. Dojo with an aside. He highlights the characters in Brawl's All-Star mode, expressing what seems like frustration at Nintendo's lack of new icons. More »

Sakurai Apologizes for No Voice Chat

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:00:24 EST

Super Smash Bros. Brawl creator Masahiro Sakurai had the best intentions, really. Like, when he started making SSBB, he thought it would be great if the online battles between friends had voice chat and possibly even keyboard chat. Hey, that sounds pretty great! What the hell happened? More »

Dojo Dump: Enter The Spoiler Era

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:00:00 EST

This week has been a rocky road for those looking for an unspoiled Super Smash Bros. Brawl experience. Just prior to the game's official release in Japan, the full details of Brawl's roster, its bosses, its numerous stages were all revealed by those who got their hands on it early. Even on the official Brawl web site, the Smash Bros. Dojo, producer Masahiro Sakurai has begun to reveal the game's hidden fighters. If you're the least bit concerned about that, it's time to move into the bunker. More »

Super Secret Super Smash Bros. Brawl Developer Revealed

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:40:12 EST

Sure, apologies are appreciated when it comes to Super Smash Bros. Brawl shipping even later in North America than promised (twice!). However, the juicy, meaty portion of Nintendo prez Satoru Iwata's interview with the game's producer Masahiro Sakurai is the ultimate reveal of the team responsible for the Wii brawler. It's not HAL Laboratory, obviously, and Sora Ltd. weren't officially involved. Game Arts, of all folks, is the developer responsible. Didn't see that one coming. More »

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Hearts All Controllers

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:30:46 EDT

After much speculation, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is playable on all four Wii compatible control schemes: Wii Remote, Wii Remote and Nunchuk, Classic Controller and the GameCube Controller. Blogs game creator Masahiro Sakurai over at Smash Bros. DOJO!!: More »

Kojima's Super Smash Bros. Brawl Hands On Opinion

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:00:40 EDT

On Ryan Payton's Kojima Productions podcast, he dishes on how Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima played the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl at creator Masahiro Sakurai's Tokyo studio. According to Payton, Kojima said that: More »