Masahiro Sakurai
Masahiro Sakurai is a Japanese video game director and game designer best known as the creator of the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. series.
Game Designer
August 3, 1970
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Tokyo, Japan
Masahiro Sakurai, a renowned Japanese video game director and designer, is widely recognized for creating the popular Kirby and Super Smash Bros. series. With a professional career in game development since the early 1990s, Sakurai has received numerous awards and accolades for his significant contributions to the gaming industry. In addition to his work on the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. series, he led the design of Meteos in 2005 and directed Kid Icarus: Uprising in 2012. Recently, Sakurai launched a YouTube channel called “Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games” to share his expertise and mentor the next generation of game designers.