Willkürlich: Jetzt ist der Smash abgeschlossen, Sakurai muss sich keine Sorgen machen, was er in den sozialen Medien teilt


Masahiro Sakurai
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimative might be the greatest crossover video game of all time, but it’s been far from easy for the game’s director Masahiro Sakurai over the years.

Apart from health issues and struggles when adding certain fighterswhenever he appeared on a show, did an interview, or posted something on social media, he had to be extremely careful as some fans would speculate about anything he said and link it back to the next fighter or collab coming to Nintendo’s all-star brawler on the Switch. Offensichtlich, as of this week, it’s the end of an era – mit dem Finale DLC fighter, Sora aus Kingdom Hearts, now available.

In other words, it means Sakurai can now share a bit more about his personal life and love of video games, without fans thinking everything he posts on Twitter is a hint. Natürlich, we’re sure that won’t stop some, but if you have been keeping tabs on the development cycle, it’s pretty clear at this point that Smash is done – Zumindest für jetzt.

So, what’s his first game-related photo post-Smash Ultimate development? It’s a photo of an Unter uns toy alongside his cat. Jetzt, behalte es einfach im Hinterkopf, if he had posted this sort of photo earlier this month, the entire Smash fandom would have potentially gone into a complete meltdown. Teufel, it’s admittedly still pretty neat how he’s acknowledging one of the most popular multiplayer releases in recent years.

So, hier hast du es – Sakurai now feels free to post what he likes (in relation to games), without having to worry about fans thinking it’s a hint. Nun – wieder, we’re sure it won’t stop some people from speculating, but if Sakurai’s happy to post this sort of stuff now on his Twitter page, then good for him!

In addition to Smash Bros., Sakurai will also soon be ending his Famitsu columns, which he’s been writing since 2003. It truly is the end of the era. Glücklicherweise, he won’t be stepping away from the video game industry (at least completely) – reiterating früher in diesem Jahr how he wouldn’t be retiring after Ultimate. Was würdest du gerne als nächstes von Sakurai sehen?, apart from a well-deserved rest? Hinterlasse unten einen Kommentar.