Important takeaways
- Masahiro Sakurai's final YouTube video will be released on October 15, followed by a special finale episode.
- Sakurai's channel, with over 1 million combined subscribers, provides insightful analysis of game development and anecdotes.
- Fans are eagerly awaiting Sakurai's latest video content, speculating whether it will be a retrospective or a game development announcement.
Masahiro Sakurai, the acclaimed creator and director of Super Smash Bros. series, has announced the release date of his final video, while also teasing fans about a “special” finale episode that will be released afterward. Masahiro Sakurai is an incredibly well-respected developer in the industry, having worked on a number of Nintendo properties, such as Kirby, Kid Icarusand Super Smash Bros. among others. Ever since August 2022, Sakurai has been focused on uploading videos to his YouTube channel, “Masahiro Sakurai on Making Games.”
Masahiro Sakurai's YouTube series covers a wide range of topics related to his career in the industry. Sometimes he shared some of the rare game collectibles he had collected over the years, some had him discuss things like the importance of modern video games having online updates, and others had him share various anecdotes of titles he worked on in the past, such as the very first Kirby game. Despite his short tenure at YouTube, those videos will soon end later this year.
Sakurai announced earlier this year that he would end his YouTube uploads, as revealed in both a post on Twitter and YouTube. Sakurai gave fans another update in early October, with a specific date for when the final video in this series will be uploaded. According to Sakurai's social media, the last scheduled episode will be released on October 15, 2024. This will not be the last video released on the channel, as Sakurai is working on a special finale episode that will come afterwards. No details on that have been revealed yet, as he asks fans to stay tuned for more information.
Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games' final video is coming October 15th, followed by a finale
Many fans have thanked the esteemed creator for his insightful game development analysis, as well as Sakurai's game development anecdotes for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Kirby. Many fans also thanked Sakurai for providing a resource for future aspiring game developers to learn from as well, with the channel featuring over 250 learning videos spread over seven hours.
After two years of uploads, Sakurai's YouTube channel had a total of about 1 million subscribers on his English and Japanese language channels, with “Masahiro Sakurai Creating Games” having about 588,000 subscribers and the Japanese channel having about 610,000. Many fans wonder what Sakurai's final video will cover whether it will be a retrospective on working with videos and sharing his experiences with the gaming industry, or perhaps an announcement that he is going back to dev development now that work on the channel is complete. Regardless, many fans thanked Sakurai for his hard work in producing such high-quality and informative videos.
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros is a Nintendo-exclusive 3D action fighting and brawling game starring a roster of beloved Nintendo and third-party characters. Set in a plethora of arenas, players play it out in real-time as their favorite characters.
- Formative years
- 1999
- Publisher
- Nintendo
