Smash Bros. creator talks about his future

Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai touched on his future in the gaming sphere as some high-profile devs have been shying away from the spotlight or looking for a change of pace. He doesn’t refute that he might be looking for a change of pace, but that’s largely what his YouTube channel seems to be.

On said YouTube channel (via Nintendo Life), he dropped that quick line after discussing some high-profile game devs stepping back from the spotlight. This doesn’t guarantee any future projects, but despite allegedly “semi-retiring,” he still seems to want involvement in the future of the Smash Bros. series.

This doesn’t mean he is working on anything new, though, this just means he isn’t retiring from game development as a whole but rather is looking for a creative outlet that isn’t his “job,” at least from our perspective. Hence, the YouTube channel.

“As for me, I’m still creating games for the time being, but I’m also making this YouTube channel.”

Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger Editor-in-Chief

Gabe has been a gamer since he was young, playing games like Pajama Sam, Freddi Fish, Guitar Hero, and whatever looked cool on GameFly. Ever since 2018, he's been infatuated with the inner workings of the gaming and entertainment industries, covering a wide range of topics from video games to TV and film. Starting as a contributor for PSX Extreme, he's worked his way up to its Managing Editor. Using what's he learned over the years, he founded Smash Jump to remind everyone to smash jump.