In a recent interview with Denfaminicogamer, legendary video game developer Masahiro Sakurai confirmed that he is now semi-retired.
He explained about it, indicating how it works on Super Smash Bros. Nearly nine years between 3DS/Wii U release and Switch release, plus DLC updates. Sakurai feels he has to draw the line somewhere, or he’ll simply run out of time to live his own life.
Here’s a summary of Sakurai’s latest update, courtesy of Translate PushDustin:
“Sakurai maintains that he is semi-retired. He is 52 years old. When Smash for 3DS/Wii U and Ultimate spent 9 years in active development. Sakurai felt that if he constantly made games full time, his life would be over before he knew it. ”
Of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard from Sakurai about his future now that Smash Ultimate is complete. It’s already been mentioned how A new entry in the Smash series would be a huge undertaking.
The development of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is over. Ultimate shortly after its end DLC fighter Sora was revealed in October of last year. Although major updates have been completed, Nintendo is still releasing an amiibo for the game – and Kazuya and Sephiroth are expected to arrive next month. Pyra and Mythra will follow.
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