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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Masahiro Sakurai: "Look forward to the YouTube Premiere special finale of Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games this coming Tuesday, October 22nd at 20:00 Japan time! (11:00 GMT) It'll run a bit over 40 minutes.

"It might be a bit difficult for my international viewers to tune in at that time, but everyone is welcome. And for those who can't make it, it'll be available to view afterwards on my channel as well. I hope to see you there!"

Thank you, legend! o7

 

[AJUMP23]

Nintendo is telling him they need another Smash for the new console. No time for other interest.

But it was great while it lasted.

 

[Hookshot]

His Iwata one was interesting, I wouldn't have thought that Sakurai would drive Iwata to the airport, like I get they are friends but you'd think he'd have a chauffeur for that sort of thing not just buming a lift off a mate.

 

[Bruno_Arrais85]

What a beast

 

[Robb]

Too bad, was a fun series. A lot of interesting info.

Don’t forget to Super Smash that Like button bro’s.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Of course it’s the next Smash game. Nintendo needs a new one for each system. And a 3-4 dev cycle, putting it out sometime by holiday 2026 at the latest would certainly line up with development beginning April 2022. Which means the design doc was made beginning end of 2021, which is when the last of the DLC finished, right?

 

[Robb]

Which means the design doc was made beginning end of 2021, which is when the last of the DLC finished, right?

Yeah, seems to line up. I think it ended with Sora back in October of 2021.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Damn, mad respect to Sakurai!

 

[Robb]

Sakurai said it cost him $630,000 to make the videos for his channel which weren't monetized.

 

[NanaMiku]

Hopefully it's Kid Icarus Uprising remake

Yeah, Sakurai and Monolith Soft are at the front of the game industries. One of Monolith Soft mission is to foster younger staff.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

It’s disappointing that so many flock to this video just for some kind of subtle morsel of Nintendo news to try and wring out.

There isn’t any. He didn’t make the channel or his video series to break news, just as he said at the outset a few years ago.

And it really shouldn’t be surprising that he is making his next game. That’s literally been the case after every single game he’s ever finished. And he’s not retired yet .

 

[mitch1971]

Damn, mad respect to Sakurai!

I'm gonna wait for Colin Moriarty's comments on the price.

 

[OGM_Madness]

His videos were 10/10

Lots of knowledge in those videos, I learned a thing or ten, and I’m not even in game development. Many of his philosophies or teachings can be applied in many other context.

Videos are short and straightforward. And more than a few times, I had to pause and let some fact sink in.

What a legend. My respect for him skyrocketed because of this series.

 

[MAtgS]

His Iwata one was interesting, I wouldn't have thought that Sakurai would drive Iwata to the airport, like I get they are friends but you'd think he'd have a chauffeur for that sort of thing not just buming a lift off a mate.

Budget cut after Iwata's pay cut.

 

[mèx]

Great ending video. The whole series was amazing.

This man is a machine, the schedule he described was kind of insane.
"Do it while you can" is a good mentality to have, and he seems to take that quite seriously. That's why he's one of the GOAT.

 

[Wolzard]

Damn, mad respect to Sakurai!

So he gave free money to Google.
The best thing to do was to monetize the videos and use the money for charity or helping some indie developers.