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 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
Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai says he’s ‘semi-retired’
The game designer has recently been focussing on his YouTube channel
Masahiro Sakurai’s new YouTube channel gives his thoughts on game design
Nintendo has let the Kirby and Smash Bros creator show prototypes and design documents
Nintendo’s Kirby is officially 30-years-old today
The pink puffball made his debut on April 27, 1992
Top game designers pay tribute to Ico on its 20th anniversary in Japan
Sakurai, Druckmann, Suda and Guillermo del Toro all share their thoughts on the PS2 classic
Miyazaki says there would have been no Dark Souls without Ico
Sony's PS2 gem was the game that encouraged him to become a game designer
Smash Bros Ultimate’s new update adjusts balancing for the final time
The Version 13.0.1 patch marks the last time characters' moves will be tweaked
Smash Bros. director Sakurai says he’s undecided if he’ll make another
"I can't see any way to produce Smash Bros. without me"
Smash Bros.’ Masahiro Sakurai discusses potential retirement in new column
Director reportedly writes in Famitsu that early retirement is something he's thought about