The Latest Breaking News from Masahiro Sakurai

As the Famicom turns 43, Kirby and Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai says it's the console that had the biggest impact on him as a developer

Sakurai released Kirby's Adventure on the platform

GamesRadar · Jul 15

Nintendo promises to keep "aiming for unique entertainment that only we could produce" as it shouts out its continued "originality" following recent fan vote

Nintendo says it will "continue to challenge various things" going forward

GamesRadar · Jul 6

Super Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai sometimes "sounds exactly like Goku," ex-Tekken boss says: "A Saiyan who genuinely believes he's just another ordinary human"

Katsuhiro Harada thinks Sakurai is on another level

GamesRadar · Jul 6

Despite creating all-timer hits Kirby and Super Smash Bros, Masahiro Sakurai still doesn't think he's a "hit maker," and is envious of other devs for their "incredible" creations

Even industry legends can suffer from imposter syndrome, apparently

GamesRadar · Jan 9

Kirby Air Riders team will disband after one final patch, says director Masahiro Sakurai, and you're on your own after that: "Please enjoy the balance of the game as a definitive version"

So… Smash Bros. 6 next?

GamesRadar · Dec 12, 2025

Kirby Air Riders review – cute pink squishball challenges Mario for Nintendo racing supremacy

It takes some getting used to, but this Mario Kart challenger soon reveals a satisfyingly zen, minimalist approach to competitive racing

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025

After leaving Fire Emblem studio, Donkey Kong veteran and Mario's Picross creator couldn't hire his former co-workers or he'd face Nintendo's wrath: "It shows a lack of decency"

"If I took even a single employee from Intelligent Systems with me I knew that I would lose the ability to work with Nintendo"

GamesRadar · Nov 25, 2025

Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai was seemingly teasing his latest game Kirby Air Riders in plain sight for years, and I can't believe no one noticed until now

Hindsight is 20/20 after all

GamesRadar · Nov 21, 2025

Now that Kirby Air Riders is out, everyone is making the same joke about Nintendo immediately asking Masahiro Sakurai to work on Super Smash Bros 6: "Alright. We let you make Air Riders. You know what comes next…"

Kid Icarus Uprising 2, obviously

GamesRadar · Nov 20, 2025

Masahiro Sakurai maybe gave Kirby Air Riders players too much power as there already multiple scantily clad versions of Chef Kawasaki flooding the vehicle market

The GameCube one is pretty cool though

GamesRadar · Nov 20, 2025