Masahiro Sakurai
Masahiro Sakurai is a Japanese video game designer known as the creator of Nintendo series Kirby and Super Smash Bros. Formerly of HAL Laboratory, he founded Sora Ltd. in 2005.
Sakurai created the Kirby character when he was just age 19, when he directed his first title, Kirby’s Dream Land for Game Boy. He worked on at least six more Kirby games as director and the original Super Smash Bros. and its sequel Melee, before leaving HAL in 2003 to explore new opportunities.
He later designed Nintendo DS puzzle game Meteos, before returning to work on the Super Smash Bros. series with 2008’s Brawl.
How old is Masahiro Sakurai?
Masahiro Sakurai is age 49. His birthday is August 3, 1970.
Does Masahiro Sakurai have Twitter?
Sakurai’s Twitter handle is @Sora_Sakurai and he tweets a few times each month.
Masahiro Sakurai News
Masahiro Sakurai says ‘all-rounder’ game directors are very rare these days
The Smash Bros creator says not enough game directors have experience in different aspects of development
Kirby Air Riders is in development, with Masahiro Sakurai directing
The sequel to Kirby Air Ride is set for release this year
Smash Bros creator Sakurai: I gave away my knowledge on YouTube for free so other devs can ‘buff’ people’s lives
Sakurai says he made his YouTube channel to help others "do their best"
Smash Bros’ Sakurai says Japanese devs should focus on domestic, not Western tastes
Sakurai argues that overseas players don't want Japanese studios to make 'Americanised' games
Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai honored by Japanese government for pioneering game design tutorials
The Agency for Cultural Affairs has given Sakurai an Art Encouragement Prize for his YouTube series
Devs should sometimes make games others need instead of what they want to make, Sakurai says
The Smash Bros director says he made the Kirby games for others, not himself
Super Smash Bros. creator started production on his next game in 2022
Masahiro Sakurai has posted the final entry in his ‘Creating Games‘ YouTube series
Masahiro Sakurai says he’s recorded his final YouTube video
The Smash Bros. designer has been sharing design tips on YouTube since 2022
Masahiro Sakurai says it would be ‘difficult to push Smash Bros. any further than we have’
The series director remains unsure what the future holds for the franchise
Kid Icarus Uprising director Sakurai would love a follow-up but says it ‘seems difficult’
"It's a shame that it's only lived on 3DS," the Kirby and Smash Bros creator says