Good god. Ed Boon makes a quality fighting game every 2 years. He never has any breaks nor do he ask for them. There is no other game director who receives more unnecessary praise than Baby Sakurai.
Sakurai's words about Iwata's death create a very new, and possibly even more somber outlook on the death of others, that the sadness of one leaving us is not that they are now gone from all of our lives, but that we are now all gone from their life. Sakurai is the fucking man that can, and that quote is beautiful.
Goji The Reploid What made this quote more sad to me is my fear of death. The fact that I will be in the void for eternity is just pretty scary to me. No matter why religion exists.
Sylvetube Well in the void you will never know. Like do you remember countless years before you? I guess that death could be like that, like when you are going through medical operation, they put you anesthesia and then you spawn in some bed in the hospital after the operation. But well I believe in afterlife lol.
@@coolguythematrix5 Sakurai's quote applies really well. Once we move on the role others play on our life ends as we leave the earth just as our role in their lives ends as well. I remember this quote surprisingly from CoD 1. "Its foolish to mourn for others rather thank God that such men lived". And as such I am thankful that a man named Iwata came to be.
My English is not perfect, but I want to try. Iwata passed away several months before the development of the Smash Brothers Ultimate began. When his death was reported, Sakurai wrote with Twitter as follows. “He has been my boss since HAL period. Even my positions and locations changed, he was the person who understood me. He was a hard worker and a virtuous person. He always drew balanced conclusion and proposals quickly. I think that he is the best leader as far as I know.” “It's not a usual day and it's not a usual mental state, but I came to work and threw myself into development as usual. It's also for Mr. Iwata. I'm doing what I have to do.” When Smash Bros Ultimate was announced at E3, Sakurai tweet in English, “We were finally able to announce Smash Bros. What a good day!” But also tweet in Japanese like this. “Oh…We were finally able to announce Smash Bros.... May I cry a little bit today?”
Everyone knows the meme with Sakurai and the "don't ask me for anything again", but honestly, that feels so disconnected from how he actually seems to be. My absolute favourite moment with him was from the last Smash Direct where he sits silent for a few seconds, just blinking, sighing and then asks "Will we ever get to take a break...?" That moment alone speaks tons to his personality. "I love what I do, but man if it isn't exhausting!"
I love these biographics, like the one on Iwata. I hear so many names that it's easy to just boil someone down to 'they made 'x''. But these videos really humanize them
Sakurai and Iwata truly are my hereos. They inspire me so much. Every time I hear Mr. Iwata's name my heart breaks. I have the highest respect and love for him as my teacher too. I look up to Sakurai the same.
IMO, Smash 4 was doomed from the start. a portable Smash that litteraly breaks the system just by playing it and a Smash on a console that began to die from the moment it was released. Smash Ultimate has all what it needs to be a loong succes, plus, "Challenger pack 1" tells me it will have support for a loooong loong time
We really don’t deserve a developer like Sakurai, can you imagine if the head of smash bros was someone who only cared about cash grabs and micro transactions? Thank god for Sakurai
there would be 10 dlc characters from the release with more on the way, there would be paywalls and world of light would be shorter or completely cut (i only played the game for an hour because i just got it but damn it looks huge)
Capcom just added adverts into the menus and loading screens on Street Fighter V. What a comparison to Smash Bros that releases a full priced game with lots of content and no ads, against the horror SF has become.
I swear the first time I saw him I was like "dam this is one advanced 21-year-old. ……what do you mean he developed the first smash bros? He made games at 8 years old???"
He’s too pure for us, he spoils us time and time again, he’s very ambitious and cares deeply for his fans. He’s all about small details. He crossed over with Mr. Kojima recently. He’s our God and yet we don’t deserve him.
Iwata would have had the biggest smile in his face, and I bet my all he would've made sure to appear alongside him in the Directs, may he watch over us, and his best friend.
Iwata, Sakurai, and Miyamoto... 3 names that help explain Nintendo's rise to greatness in the 80s and 90s. You gotta love what you do, and do it for the right reasons.
This is the best game developer and you can’t say otherwise. It’s a fact. This man isn’t in it for the money, just to make every gamer and non gamer have fun with each other. He’s so dedicated to his franchise and is even a workaholic to his games. This man is such an amazing human being
Meta We always say he should take a break and that he’s worked very hard but if he loves doing what he does best then that’s a different story. We can all do things we love doing regardless of what we get in return. It’s all about dedication.
I for once would like to know what kind of game would come out if Masahiro and Hideo Kojima worked together. A genius can make a stellar game, but two... Oh boy!
Just think, Miyamoto almost killed Smash Bros. at the proto type stage...so glad Iwata and Sakurai still worked on it regardless of the initial rejection.
@@KayPhantomville the price of trying to make the best games possible I'd imagine while also trying to protect your IPs at the same time. It was definitely a huge gamble at the time. I'm sure he was glad they did it anyway in the end.
Just another example of how people should take rejection in similar situations. The recent God of War also experienced this, with the president of Sony hating the state it was in. While it's possible that the game could have gotten to the released product without that fear of failure right in their face, it's the fact that they took said failure positively that assured their success.
@@Cpt_Natalia Sakurai was born in 1970, and the first Kirby game was released in 1992. Did the game's development start in 1989? O_o 3 years was a LONG development time by late 80s standards.
@@XanderVJ they kinda mentioned it in the video that it had some trouble at first. This kinda carries over to another point that isn't actually true. Hal is an independent studio. they said Kirby's Adventure was purely first party, which isn't true. Nintendo only had publishing rights as back then if you where a indie studio you had to have a bigger company publish the game for you, it's why the first shantae says CapCom on it. Anyways, the point is they tried to release the game as twinkle popo on personal computers for a while before Nintendo picked it up and released it as Kirby
Raiando Belmont We always say he should take a break and that he’s worked very hard but if he loves doing what he does best then that’s a different story. We can all do things we love doing regardless of what we get in return. It’s all about dedication.
@@yaeven4943 you know I understand the point you are trying to make. But can't people have the same opinion on something. Sure it's annoying to see,But it's gonna happen.
I really respect the decision of Sakurai to step out of corporate greed and just build his own space to make games, since thats his objectives in life. I also find amazing how it really seems that Sakurai has no wrong doings or missteps. I love every single one of his games, kid icarus is one of my favorite 3DS games, more ambitious than the majority of 3DS games and it was very early on its life cycle.
I know I will be hated for this but I hope this Smash is the last game for a while and hope it lasts because this man poured so much into this game and yet people still bitched and complained it wasn’t enough.
Tresean Cann I know right, after hearing he received death threats got me pissed off like what the fuck!? He’s spoiled us so much that he deserves a long vacation.
I mean, gamers are known to be some of the most entitled consumers in any industry. I think it comes from an inflated sense of knowledge. They learn a couple of words, google some things and suddenly they are experts on game development.
Ordalami that’s sort of silly, it looks really amazing, but in my opinion it’s the art style and new engine they used. Graphics can definitely get better than where we are at today, especially Nintendo, who isn’t exactly ahead of the curve on their systems graphical power. Smash 4 looks bland when compared to ultimate, but I remember thinking it looked amazing in 2014.
So can sonic actually. Actually quite a couple characters could have avoided what happened in world of Light, some either stubbornly refused to flee and instead fight, others didn’t react in time. And then you have sonic slowing down to save pikachu when he could have easily saved himself.
@@FredCracklin Yep. As cute as he is, he could literally go blow for blow with Cthulhu level elder things and not even break a sweat. Kirby is a friggin' god killer.
I will always give love to this man... He brought me joy... He brought me challenges... He brought me stories... ...And a pink puff ball! Sakurai is just important part of my childhood, and i will always be gratefull to him...
Did You Know? This man has probably been driven insane three times over with people's incessant requests pertaining to things such as playable newcomers in Super Smash Bros.? Also, I legit learned something new with the Meteos fact. Meteos was a good puzzle game, and I liked it a lot.
Smash Ultimate is the last mission Iwata gave Sakurai before he died. That's why it's the biggest and most ambitious Smash of all time and it's still growing.
Sakurai proves to the whole community of what most of the indie community can do and what most of the massive triple AAA companies, Nintendo included, intentionally failed to offer. Sakurai proves to the whole community that he doesn’t care about business or corporate talks. He just want to continue his passion of making games and sharing them to the whole world for us to enjoy. Not to mention that he shows his way around making the game and giving players many choices to offer the more expanded the community base becomes. Honestly, this is why I respect Sakurai. He shows that gaming passion is stronger than corporate greed with his games, unlike many other titles companies like Ubisoft, EA, Activision, etc. throw out the door. And not to mention, mad respect to Sakurai for working his ass off too hard, but he does deserve a break since he put a lot of work and sacrifices to his game projects like a wounded marine on the battlefield.
@@Alaois Um...yes. Some famous examples are Will Smith, Chadwick Boseman, LL Cool J, Pharrell Williams, Ice Cube, Denzel Washington, and many more. My family is African American/Indian *(we're light-skinned)* and we've had people mistake us for looking younger than we actually are. My brother who's in his 20s is often mistaken for a teenager and my mother and father are often assumed to be younger looking than they are, especially my mother because she has Indian features like slanted eyes and her nickname was "China doll"and people assume she's mixed with Asian. I'm in my 20s and people have mistaken me to be a teenager as well. Our relatives also have youthful looks, I've had aunts and uncles who are in their 60s but I swear they had been mistaken to be in their mid-30s.
@Carlos Amanuelle Ortiz nah. Lol at thinking you deserve better while not even knowing how to accomplish even 1% (let alone attempting) what great people have done. You may want better, you don't deserve better. If you really feel like you deserve better, get out there and do it. 👍
When Iwata was brought up, it made me so sad. Both of these gaming icons were involved in my longtime favorite game, Kirby's Adventure, as well as games that shaped my childhood like Super Smash Bros. and Melee. One of the last games Iwata had a hand in was one of the best Zelda titles, Breath of the Wild, meanwhile being a mentor for the ever-hardworking Sakurai as he worked on yet another Smash title. I don't think I would have grown up appreciating games the way I do if it weren't for these two, but especially Sakurai, since he brought Kirby as we know him into the gaming world.
I know it's besides the point, but the guy probably could have been a successful model. I mean, he did and still looks really good for a game developer. I can't be the only one who notices this. Good thing he didn't pursue anything like that though, for obvious reasons.
man the more you look into it the more it makes sense that sakurai went from kirby to smash bros, hes always been really focused on game design and targeting casual audiences. so blessed to have kirby on the game boy be the first game i played at 3
"the general harshness of the name Kirby" just realized how powerful the influence of games can be, now that whenever we see "Kirby" we think of this pink and round cutie and calling it a harsh name feels unusual
This man solely changed my life I know I'm still really young I'm a teenager but without this guy I wouldn't love video games as much as I do it's all thanks to brawl that I hit the gold mine in terms of video games thanks Sakurai I owe you everything man
1) Sakurai deserves _years_ of relaxation after all he’s done. I hope he finds time to truly unwind and get back to his full strength. 2) but the world needs a Kid Icarus Uprising X Kirby Air Ride >>
Not only does Sakurai deserve a break, he deserves a big thank you from all the fans... the ones who actually care, that is. Keep on rockin’, Sakurai. You were the man that shaped my childhood, and the one who inspires me to be the best I can be.
Amazing Mirror is easily my favourite Kirby game, limited only by the fact that you needed to find four other people with the right hardware to play it with. The fact that it hasn't been remade in this era of online multiplayer games is kind of astounding.
I don’t know, but rumors say that the members were kidnapped and brainwashed by Sakurai himself. Kirby is more of a prophet than a god, Sakurai took the role of the God King of SUMABURA. Why did he start it? We’ll never know...
_You know, recently I've been giving Sakurai some flack about some of his methods and results in game development, like making another "Sakurai's character does something important" cliche'. But seeing all the work he's put into his career and profession, not to mention his injuries, illnesses, and loss of his closest friend, I want to apologize, and hope this eventually reaches Sakurai himself._ *_Sakurai, if you're reading this, know that I'm sorry. You do great work, and you deserve all the breaks, whether rest from work or gifts to yourself, there is to possibly give. Thank you for being a huge figure in game development._*
@@TCGJake That won't happen. Nintendo won't end Smash and Sakurai apparently said that he won't leave Smash but he'll be a producer rather than director. But then again, there were multiple mentioning of him leaving the series in the past.
This was a fascinating video. It really makes me proud of Sakurai and everything he's accomplished despite his hardships like calcific tendonitis and losing a great friend and mentor. I've always loved the Smash series, but all of this makes me love it even more. I hope that when Sakurai is finished, he enjoys a long and great retirement. He deserves it immensely for everything he's done.
I was never a Nintendo guy, but loved their characters a great deal. When going to my friends houses as a kid, many of whom owned an NES/SNES, Mario was a game I was never good at, but Kirby was a different story. It was quite possibly the best looking NES game that was ever released, and the SNES version was also impressive. The gameplay was fun and unique and it really didn’t feel like any other platforner. Mr. Sakurai created two truly loved games that stood out even to someone like me who grew up as a Sega fan, that then begrudgingly moved to PlayStation consoles and the later Nintendo systems such as the Wii and WiiU and PC. It’s sad to know that he went through such depression. This is something that tends to happen to many artists when they devote a great deal of time and effort to anything they work on, and see all of its many faults that many others may never see.
There's nothing else one can achieve in a lifetime once you've done something so extraordinarily amazing that everything becomes unworthy of doing simply because you've managed to reach the epitome of life. You can die fulfilled and happy.
"Developers should see things from the player's perspective." And I hope that Sakurai can enjoy games from the player's perspective too, for all the effort he put in his craft.
Sakurai needs a long, long break after creating these masterpieces.
*Thank you Sakurai, for making my childhood.*
A StickMaster500 comment with 1 like? I must be dreaming.
He made it epic.
Why do i see you everywhere
He deserves a permanent vacation
@@sapphire5780 Justin Y. Clone
What the hell did we do to deserve Sakurai.
The real question is:
Who is Sakurai?
Sometimes, just sometimes, we get something we never deserved. Rarer still is that a good thing.
Being our parents mistake?
*X-files theme plays*
We don't.
Everyone should strive for a friendship like Sakurai and Iwata
Hopefully not one where your friend dies.
top lel happens eventually
@@MH-sg8rn But hopefully not too soon.
sometimes, bonds break through death. That's what i think
The nintendo triforce: iwata, reggie, miyamoto.
I hope the man gets to take a break. He deserved one years ago. Now is definitely the time for him to take one
why are you everywhere dont pull this justin y bs
@@cakepowers you must be everywhere
@@johnlawful2272 i guess i am i see vsauce puppet even on memeulous videos.
Good god. Ed Boon makes a quality fighting game every 2 years. He never has any breaks nor do he ask for them. There is no other game director who receives more unnecessary praise than Baby Sakurai.
Vsauce Puppet or maybe design a competent online mode
Sakurai is 48 yet he looks like a teenager
Ye, he's probably one of the most beautiful people ever.
Pink Ducklett he’s honestly gorgeous lmao
@@victorolavarria8772 yup
Yeah it's like he looked older when he was younger and younger when he got older, some Benjamin Button type of shit crazy!
He looks like a Anime Boy
Sakurai's words about Iwata's death create a very new, and possibly even more somber outlook on the death of others, that the sadness of one leaving us is not that they are now gone from all of our lives, but that we are now all gone from their life. Sakurai is the fucking man that can, and that quote is beautiful.
Goji The Reploid What made this quote more sad to me is my fear of death. The fact that I will be in the void for eternity is just pretty scary to me. No matter why religion exists.
Sylvetube Well in the void you will never know. Like do you remember countless years before you? I guess that death could be like that, like when you are going through medical operation, they put you anesthesia and then you spawn in some bed in the hospital after the operation.
But well I believe in afterlife lol.
@@coolguythematrix5 Sakurai's quote applies really well. Once we move on the role others play on our life ends as we leave the earth just as our role in their lives ends as well.
I remember this quote surprisingly from CoD 1.
"Its foolish to mourn for others rather thank God that such men lived".
And as such I am thankful that a man named Iwata came to be.
Sylvetube don't worry you won't feel anything
Phan Tom thanks I guess
I love Masahiro Sakurai and his amazing games.
Me too.
Taking a year off doesn't pay the bills.....
Same :'( .
Me sixth.
Not amazing, Godlike is the right word.
My English is not perfect, but I want to try.
Iwata passed away several months before the development of the Smash Brothers Ultimate began. When his death was reported, Sakurai wrote with Twitter as follows.
“He has been my boss since HAL period. Even my positions and locations changed, he was the person who understood me. He was a hard worker and a virtuous person. He always drew balanced conclusion and proposals quickly. I think that he is the best leader as far as I know.”
“It's not a usual day and it's not a usual mental state, but I came to work and threw myself into development as usual. It's also for Mr. Iwata. I'm doing what I have to do.”
When Smash Bros Ultimate was announced at E3, Sakurai tweet in English,
“We were finally able to announce Smash Bros. What a good day!”
But also tweet in Japanese like this.
“Oh…We were finally able to announce Smash Bros.... May I cry a little bit today?”
かざぐるま Why did Iwata have to go so soon ?
@Tresean Cann He worked hard to help others and make them happy with his life.
I still miss you, Iwata-san...
Thanks for sharing :,)
英語が上手だよ 😊
i wish iwata could come back... death is a piece of shit
Everyone knows the meme with Sakurai and the "don't ask me for anything again", but honestly, that feels so disconnected from how he actually seems to be.
My absolute favourite moment with him was from the last Smash Direct where he sits silent for a few seconds, just blinking, sighing and then asks "Will we ever get to take a break...?"
That moment alone speaks tons to his personality. "I love what I do, but man if it isn't exhausting!"
Will we ever take a break = Leave me the hell alone!!
NOT UNTIL I GET WALUIGI
@@averagefez Dude just give it up. He's not coming...maybe _if_ we get a new one. But until then....its a lost cause he wont ever come.
@@kaylone4174 I just wanted to make the obligatory joke. I don't care for Waluigi at this point.
@@averagefez Oh okay I just run into the serious ones waaay too much. Someone's gotta put em down right?
Sakurai aged backwards wtf
God bless that beautiful man
500th like
Now cut to a few years later and now people are trying to fire him
Seven Cool - who? I’ve never heard that
Search up byleth drama on UA-cam and you'll see people having the audacity to request to get sakurai fired
I love these biographics, like the one on Iwata.
I hear so many names that it's easy to just boil someone down to 'they made 'x''. But these videos really humanize them
You again
Omg never thought to C THE CMP here😃😃😃😃😃👀 (2 years later😢)
Sakurai and Iwata truly are my hereos. They inspire me so much. Every time I hear Mr. Iwata's name my heart breaks. I have the highest respect and love for him as my teacher too. I look up to Sakurai the same.
Uh... yes? Why?
*Reads name* Respect
Me to
i Met a Knight what about Miyamoto?
Miyamoto cool too
These Japanese men never visually age until they hit 70, it's wild
Hard to believe he is 48, he looks like a damn teenager.
Perhaps he's secretly a Saiyan.
Araki (an famous mangaka whos known for creating JoJo) is literally an vampire, *he dosent age at all*
@Chandlier Mirage and genes. u almost never see people that look this young at that age anywhere else on the world
@Chandlier Mirage all that sea food and walking / cycling is good you for :P
Sakurai should take a rest for like, 6 to 10 years. Ultimate will be one of those games that will last forever, like melee.
Wasn't that supposed to be smash 4? Look at it now...
Yeah it's way to early to decide that ultimate will live as long as melee.
IMO, Smash 4 was doomed from the start. a portable Smash that litteraly breaks the system just by playing it and a Smash on a console that began to die from the moment it was released.
Smash Ultimate has all what it needs to be a loong succes, plus, "Challenger pack 1" tells me it will have support for a loooong loong time
@@algreenmoya smash didnt break my 3ds? what??
@@maramba32 mine did
Pong, that explains the assist trophy.
We really don’t deserve a developer like Sakurai, can you imagine if the head of smash bros was someone who only cared about cash grabs and micro transactions? Thank god for Sakurai
I always thought that it was companies that are in charge of sales, not developers.
there would be 10 dlc characters from the release with more on the way, there would be paywalls and world of light would be shorter or completely cut (i only played the game for an hour because i just got it but damn it looks huge)
Fixed Fun except for capcom. greedy bastards.
Fixed Fun
Koei-Tecmo
Capcom just added adverts into the menus and loading screens on Street Fighter V. What a comparison to Smash Bros that releases a full priced game with lots of content and no ads, against the horror SF has become.
He's almost 50!? He looks like he just hit 30.
Japanese people don't look old til 70
Gods hadly age
He works super hard but still manages to retain that young look.
And when he was 30, he looked 50
I swear the first time I saw him I was like "dam this is one advanced 21-year-old. ……what do you mean he developed the first smash bros? He made games at 8 years old???"
how can one guy look young and middle aged at the same time??
We may never know the secret to his eternal youth.
I thought he was like 23 or 25 years old
Uncultured Swine -jevil-
surgery?
also, rice.
but mostly surgery.
and, rice, at the hospital..... after surgery.
Nighthawk surgery? He had surgery?
He’s too pure for us, he spoils us time and time again, he’s very ambitious and cares deeply for his fans. He’s all about small details. He crossed over with Mr. Kojima recently. He’s our God and yet we don’t deserve him.
Brandon Williams Yeah except you’re WRONG.
Sylvetube what!?
Sylvetube Not sure if you’re trolling but yeah the ungrateful and whiner fans don’t deserve him specifically.
Brandon Williams Chill I’m kidding I just DESPISE people who call him a god. Get some help.
Sylvetube But I honestly Genuinely Love him, I also call him Sakurai~Sama, he’s the Greatest of all Time!
Iwata would be so proud of him after Ultimate's release.
Iwata would have had the biggest smile in his face, and I bet my all he would've made sure to appear alongside him in the Directs, may he watch over us, and his best friend.
he is proud. he sees sakurai's work from above
@@waifu_png_pl6854 your comment made me cry
@@waifu_png_pl6854 We miss him
Not that online mode. NVM Iwata hated the internet too.
I feel bad for Sakuari when it comes to the Smash community, the dude never seems to get a break from it.
Ultimate will be his break. It's an amazing games that will take man years to figure out everything and give man fan years to figure out every char
Cue in the Smashtards begging for Shovel Guy and Shrek.
@@appleexposed4404 And Waluigi. I never had a Nintendo console, but man, fuck those people.
if he did brawl aftar 64 then ppl wud luv all smash games
but cuz he did melee aftar 64 every game r compaired agenst melee
For real man.. Smash community is toxic af
"Never ask me for anything ever again."
I dont get this meme.....PLS EXPLAIN!!!
Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You learn more bout the frog, but you end up killing it
@@shevrett2658 should call yourself "edgy edgy"
@Manfreski plus most likely worked on smash ultimate during near end of smash4 that length of time he had no break
Iwata, Sakurai, and Miyamoto... 3 names that help explain Nintendo's rise to greatness in the 80s and 90s. You gotta love what you do, and do it for the right reasons.
Also Eiji Aonuma,
the guy responsible for the N64 and Gamecube Zeldas
I give you also another name, Yoshiaki Koizumi, look for it.
Don’t forget Gunpei Yokoi
Don’t forget Koji Kondo!
Reggie
Sakurai better be treating himself right now. Smash Ultimate is so well polished.
Hes probably still working hard everyday on Dlc and patches
sad
How when King K Rool is beyond OP and so is Ridley
@@wolf2109 lol they aren't even broken
@@wolf2109 damn you suck then. Cause they are super overrated
For the love of god, Sakurai, please take a vacation
TechNova NO HE’S NOT
TechNova I know but still
Sylvetube Ok?
0816 M3RC I’m fine. Are YOU ok?
Sylvetube he is it’s not a joke
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Source Gaming You guys do great work.
Thank you.
I love Sakurai's games but they're not worth him hospitalizing himself for overwork. Dude needs to take some more breaks.
He has a work ethic you and your father and your father's father's could not even dream of
I really hope that after he reveals this next DLC character, he takes at *least* a 5 month break.
that picture of Sakurai in akira bike is very sick
Almost would’ve become yoshifimi kondo
Masahiro Sakurai? More like MASSIVE HERO Sakurai!
Or Masked Potato Sakurai
Underrated
This is the best game developer and you can’t say otherwise. It’s a fact. This man isn’t in it for the money, just to make every gamer and non gamer have fun with each other. He’s so dedicated to his franchise and is even a workaholic to his games. This man is such an amazing human being
Meta We always say he should take a break and that he’s worked very hard but if he loves doing what he does best then that’s a different story. We can all do things we love doing regardless of what we get in return. It’s all about dedication.
Theres plenty better games out there...actually several on Nintendo alone .
Super Smash Bros Brawl is the reason I want to be an game designer to make something epic.
IDK there’s Miyamoto plus Sakurai can’t make an online mode to save his life.
I for once would like to know what kind of game would come out if Masahiro and Hideo Kojima worked together.
A genius can make a stellar game, but two... Oh boy!
i love massive hero samurai so much
Thx for making my day when i am currently suffering from stress at school....
Whoz dat? Isn't it Mashpotato Sack of rice?
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
No you don't.
paint dude yes
Did You Know?
Sakurai wants you to never ask him for anything ever again.
Just think, Miyamoto almost killed Smash Bros. at the proto type stage...so glad Iwata and Sakurai still worked on it regardless of the initial rejection.
He almost killed many projects. He's not as easy to come by as he seems at first glance
@@KayPhantomville the price of trying to make the best games possible I'd imagine while also trying to protect your IPs at the same time. It was definitely a huge gamble at the time. I'm sure he was glad they did it anyway in the end.
Just another example of how people should take rejection in similar situations. The recent God of War also experienced this, with the president of Sony hating the state it was in. While it's possible that the game could have gotten to the released product without that fear of failure right in their face, it's the fact that they took said failure positively that assured their success.
Exactly. Games that have such a good concept but with a rocky start can always be fixed to be executed out well.
Yeah it would be a great mistake in the gaming world.
*May this man take a long, long, long vacation. He deserves it more than anyone I know.*
This guy created Kirby when he was freaking 22.
The hell am I doing with my life?!
XanderVJ He was 19 actually
MOTHFFFF
IM 3 YEARS BEHIND THAT
I GOTTA START DOING SOMETHING
@@Cpt_Natalia Sakurai was born in 1970, and the first Kirby game was released in 1992. Did the game's development start in 1989? O_o 3 years was a LONG development time by late 80s standards.
XanderVJ Making games can take a lot of work, and time consuming as well.
@@XanderVJ they kinda mentioned it in the video that it had some trouble at first. This kinda carries over to another point that isn't actually true. Hal is an independent studio. they said Kirby's Adventure was purely first party, which isn't true. Nintendo only had publishing rights as back then if you where a indie studio you had to have a bigger company publish the game for you, it's why the first shantae says CapCom on it. Anyways, the point is they tried to release the game as twinkle popo on personal computers for a while before Nintendo picked it up and released it as Kirby
The guy who created Kirby created another Kirby game called Smash Bros.
Did you say master & hero Sakurai?
Nah, he said mozzarella samurai.
@@bradenarcader1476 No no no, he said Imma hero Socks in eye
Sorry, my mistake, he actually said massive hero sack of rice
Yes I'd like to order one mashed potato salami on rye....
4:00 Masa Sakurai
This man created the greatest thing to ever grace the planet. Kirby.
There's a starman waiting in the sky
If our planet was to ever go extinct Kirby would take great care of it all on his own.
*ditto ball
This guy uses like bots
Yep
*SPEEDOWAGON*
Sakurai deserves a LONG break after his Ultimate game
Raiando Belmont Rest In Peace Sakurai
Raiando Belmont We always say he should take a break and that he’s worked very hard but if he loves doing what he does best then that’s a different story. We can all do things we love doing regardless of what we get in return. It’s all about dedication.
sAkUrAi sHoUlD tAkE a LoNg bReAk aMiRiTe GuyS pLs Lik3 mY c0meNt
Every single time.
@@yaeven4943 you know I understand the point you are trying to make. But can't people have the same opinion on something. Sure it's annoying to see,But it's gonna happen.
Sebastian Lopez I feel like 9 out of 10 times people say it it’s just looking for approval and internet points.
he gave people tips on how to beat golden eye lol
Adamgonesage what a homie
When will that game be remade?
@@scorpioninpink idk
True gamer
@@scorpioninpink i mean they did remake it but it was shitty
I really respect the decision of Sakurai to step out of corporate greed and just build his own space to make games, since thats his objectives in life.
I also find amazing how it really seems that Sakurai has no wrong doings or missteps. I love every single one of his games, kid icarus is one of my favorite 3DS games, more ambitious than the majority of 3DS games and it was very early on its life cycle.
Did you know?
*Never ask me for anything ever again.*
Once I get Sora, agreed.
Okay real talk, I’m somewhat satisfied with Joker so I’ll be fine if Sora doesn’t make it lol.
I don't need to.
That man already gave me 10 times what I asked of him.
get me something.
Nice going Superplayer.
@@Funkfrfr Why, thank you. Now excuse me, I am about to listen to some epic soundtrack.
The man, the myth, the legend Daddy Sakurai
Now let the man REST
I know I will be hated for this but I hope this Smash is the last game for a while and hope it lasts because this man poured so much into this game and yet people still bitched and complained it wasn’t enough.
Air_strike96 That's the problem with the Smash Bros. fanbase. They are just so ungrateful.
Tresean Cann I know right, after hearing he received death threats got me pissed off like what the fuck!? He’s spoiled us so much that he deserves a long vacation.
I mean, gamers are known to be some of the most entitled consumers in any industry. I think it comes from an inflated sense of knowledge. They learn a couple of words, google some things and suddenly they are experts on game development.
Ordalami that’s sort of silly, it looks really amazing, but in my opinion it’s the art style and new engine they used. Graphics can definitely get better than where we are at today, especially Nintendo, who isn’t exactly ahead of the curve on their systems graphical power. Smash 4 looks bland when compared to ultimate, but I remember thinking it looked amazing in 2014.
@@radiantveggies9348 That and star wars fans
"You should also check out our video on Sotaru Iwata"
...yeah if you wanna cry, I guess.
(it's phenomenally done and you totally should.)
My entire childhood was based around Sakurai's work, deeply grateful to him for that
Did you know?
That Sakurai is a god?
Edit: looks like there are lots of similar comments
Did you know?
This is a generic comment
Now I do.
Hissssss
Ok I believe you
Did you know? This guy commented what I was going to say.
Everyone asking 'Why did Kirby survive in 'the world of light' trailer?' Simple. Sakurai wouldn't kill his own son.
Also pretty sure the warp star can go faster than light. Though I suppose Fox's ship can also do that.
So can sonic actually.
Actually quite a couple characters could have avoided what happened in world of Light, some either stubbornly refused to flee and instead fight, others didn’t react in time.
And then you have sonic slowing down to save pikachu when he could have easily saved himself.
Kirby is essentially a cosmic entity that's too childlike to realize it. The lore with Void in Star Allies pretty much confirms this.
Keeta let’s not forget snake who just hid in a box 😂😂
@@FredCracklin Yep. As cute as he is, he could literally go blow for blow with Cthulhu level elder things and not even break a sweat. Kirby is a friggin' god killer.
Daddy Sakurai.
Between Kirby and Smash, he's pretty much the guy that made me discover videogame
This man is the Japanese Stan Lee
Nitron Dx **American Sakurai
I'd say Shigeru Miyamoto might fit that better
I think that title should belong to Akira Toriyama, to keep it in the same industry.
Shigeru Miyamoto fits that better tbh
@@Jake_Sachs - I'd say Tezuka Osamu tbh
Did You Know: THE MAN AGES IN REVERSE
The man looked older before compared to now, sooner or later he's going to look like a high school student
Sakurai pulled a Bejamin Button
@The Internet is Always Crying This is an odd place to vent but okay lol
I will always give love to this man...
He brought me joy...
He brought me challenges...
He brought me stories...
...And a pink puff ball!
Sakurai is just important part of my childhood, and i will always be gratefull to him...
seriously, how does he still look EXACTLY as he did in the very first pictures of him?
This man doesn't have time for anything except creating games. He don't have even time for aging.
He, Keanu Reeves and Hirohiko Araki are vampires.
Fountain of youth
@@AirahsELL Can we throw them in space and make them stop thinking?
japanese magic
Never ask me for anything again.
But you're not Sakurai
You're not Mario, either
You need to finish your English classes
I think you logged into the wrong account
Rhalmarius Don't ask me for sh*t
So this is why Kirby is the only survivor in the world of light. First creation from Sakurai is the only one to live 😱
@Dylanius yeah that makes more sense than my theory LOL
@Dylanius *cough Sonic cough*
@Dylanius Assuming theres an end to the universe what would be left for him to come back to if it was destroyed
Nor does the Warp star and he is fast enough to avoid Galeem with the Chaos Emralds.
@@basilofgoodwishes4138 actually i think some of the character can survive with their final smash.
Did You Know?
This man has probably been driven insane three times over with people's incessant requests pertaining to things such as playable newcomers in Super Smash Bros.?
Also, I legit learned something new with the Meteos fact. Meteos was a good puzzle game, and I liked it a lot.
It must be hard for Sakurai as the smash fanbase is never happy. All they do is complain.
IKR? I feel bad for the guy. I mean, I’m disappointed I didn’t get the characters I wanted, but I’m not complaining.
Yep. Characters, moves, music, stages, etc. You can't please everyone even when you explain why it happened, vague or not.
TheMarioManiac if I was Sakurai, I would despise the people who worship him.
But maybe that’s also critsim?
Nope, I am super happy
Thank you Sakurai! Without you, I wouldn't have a channel or a main!
Hahaaha
Deep 😔
The Man. The Myth. The Legend.
The Myth? He is mythical director?
He’s going to make History in Smash Ultimate!
@@brandonwilliams6119 He already did.
Sakurai deserves a long vacation as well as his dev team
Smash Ultimate is the last mission Iwata gave Sakurai before he died. That's why it's the biggest and most ambitious Smash of all time and it's still growing.
the creator of the most demonic mascot in the universe, Kirby
No, that would be the Pokemon Franchise.
That Gamer That would be Bayonetta
The video game medium would be a lot worse off without Masahiro Sakurai’s contributions.
Sakurai proves to the whole community of what most of the indie community can do and what most of the massive triple AAA companies, Nintendo included, intentionally failed to offer. Sakurai proves to the whole community that he doesn’t care about business or corporate talks. He just want to continue his passion of making games and sharing them to the whole world for us to enjoy. Not to mention that he shows his way around making the game and giving players many choices to offer the more expanded the community base becomes. Honestly, this is why I respect Sakurai. He shows that gaming passion is stronger than corporate greed with his games, unlike many other titles companies like Ubisoft, EA, Activision, etc. throw out the door. And not to mention, mad respect to Sakurai for working his ass off too hard, but he does deserve a break since he put a lot of work and sacrifices to his game projects like a wounded marine on the battlefield.
The story of Massive Hero Soccer Guy
Sakurai is a god, he created the best video game series of all time.
Oh yeah, he also made Super Smash Bros.
Sakurai; our lord a savior.
Chara Dreemurr - Christopher Moon oh yeah and you are also everywhere. Go outside.
*Mashed Potato Samurai
Reeeeeee
Brawl was made in heaven created by a true God.
Ah, yes. Sakurai. My favourite mad genius.
Sakurai is 48 but looks like hes 28.
More like 8
Japanese people doesn't age until they're like 60.
@@ItsNotakin African Americans too
@@briannawilson8845 Yeah no
@@Alaois Um...yes. Some famous examples are Will Smith, Chadwick Boseman, LL Cool J, Pharrell Williams, Ice Cube, Denzel Washington, and many more. My family is African American/Indian *(we're light-skinned)* and we've had people mistake us for looking younger than we actually are. My brother who's in his 20s is often mistaken for a teenager and my mother and father are often assumed to be younger looking than they are, especially my mother because she has Indian features like slanted eyes and her nickname was "China doll"and people assume she's mixed with Asian. I'm in my 20s and people have mistaken me to be a teenager as well. Our relatives also have youthful looks, I've had aunts and uncles who are in their 60s but I swear they had been mistaken to be in their mid-30s.
What a wonderful person.
One of the most important people in the video game world, we don't deserve him.
@Carlos Amanuelle Ortiz nah. Lol at thinking you deserve better while not even knowing how to accomplish even 1% (let alone attempting) what great people have done. You may want better, you don't deserve better. If you really feel like you deserve better, get out there and do it. 👍
I like your pic. Inkings are the cutest little demons, aren’t they?
When Iwata was brought up, it made me so sad. Both of these gaming icons were involved in my longtime favorite game, Kirby's Adventure, as well as games that shaped my childhood like Super Smash Bros. and Melee. One of the last games Iwata had a hand in was one of the best Zelda titles, Breath of the Wild, meanwhile being a mentor for the ever-hardworking Sakurai as he worked on yet another Smash title. I don't think I would have grown up appreciating games the way I do if it weren't for these two, but especially Sakurai, since he brought Kirby as we know him into the gaming world.
How does this man never age?
He ages, but backwards
He is a vampire like araki
He ages backyards, that makes him very handsome (i might be ace but i acknoledge someone's hansomeness if they are handsome)
This is such a good episode!!!!!! Absolute legend of the industry.
I know it's besides the point, but the guy probably could have been a successful model.
I mean, he did and still looks really good for a game developer. I can't be the only one who notices this.
Good thing he didn't pursue anything like that though, for obvious reasons.
I mean, he is a JoJo-Fan. Look at Akira. These people are vampires.
Sakurai is so kawaii 😍💖😍💖
I mean no disrespect to his wife though, I’m just stating facts 🤣🤣
man the more you look into it the more it makes sense that sakurai went from kirby to smash bros, hes always been really focused on game design and targeting casual audiences. so blessed to have kirby on the game boy be the first game i played at 3
That dude brings Sora to Smash Brothers...A new achievement and one that marks history of gaming
What an incredible man. The nintendo community will never have someone like this again. Thank you so much Sakurai
Not with that attitude
why isn't HE a character in smash?
So we can’t beat him up....
@@gavtv6541 we've already beat him enough
@@gavtv6541 But it's okay to beat up our babies Kirby, Ness, and let's not forget Young Link? XD
You could make a sakurai mii
Master Hands and Crazy Hands represent him.
"the general harshness of the name Kirby"
just realized how powerful the influence of games can be, now that whenever we see "Kirby" we think of this pink and round cutie and calling it a harsh name feels unusual
This man solely changed my life I know I'm still really young I'm a teenager but without this guy I wouldn't love video games as much as I do it's all thanks to brawl that I hit the gold mine in terms of video games thanks Sakurai I owe you everything man
1) Sakurai deserves _years_ of relaxation after all he’s done. I hope he finds time to truly unwind and get back to his full strength.
2) but the world needs a Kid Icarus Uprising X Kirby Air Ride >>
Masahiro Sakurai's statement about Iwata's passing shows how much he thinks about videogames, and amazingly it's still heartwarming and emotional
This man needs a hug and a pack of cookies :)
amazing. Sakurai would never be where he is without Iwata. What a champ.
Not only does Sakurai deserve a break, he deserves a big thank you from all the fans... the ones who actually care, that is.
Keep on rockin’, Sakurai. You were the man that shaped my childhood, and the one who inspires me to be the best I can be.
Amazing Mirror is easily my favourite Kirby game, limited only by the fact that you needed to find four other people with the right hardware to play it with. The fact that it hasn't been remade in this era of online multiplayer games is kind of astounding.
"Kirbyism"
What new cult is this?
And where do I sign up?
@@Catrium727 The world may never know.
I'm def a follower
I don’t know, but rumors say that the members were kidnapped and brainwashed by Sakurai himself. Kirby is more of a prophet than a god, Sakurai took the role of the God King of SUMABURA. Why did he start it? We’ll never know...
Kirbyism sounds like a very interesting Religion
never ask sakurai for ANYTHING EVER AGAIN
Hutch2Much what if I ask him to take a break or retire
_You know, recently I've been giving Sakurai some flack about some of his methods and results in game development, like making another "Sakurai's character does something important" cliche'. But seeing all the work he's put into his career and profession, not to mention his injuries, illnesses, and loss of his closest friend, I want to apologize, and hope this eventually reaches Sakurai himself._
*_Sakurai, if you're reading this, know that I'm sorry. You do great work, and you deserve all the breaks, whether rest from work or gifts to yourself, there is to possibly give. Thank you for being a huge figure in game development._*
For being 48 years old,Sakurai looks pretty young
For I second there I thought this video was a tribute for a death
Yeah but then again, Gabe Newell and Todd Howard got tribute videos and they were ok. Although I wish Sakurai gets a GOOD vacation after this.
Me too I was terrified
I think it kind of us I don’t think he’s making super smash bros anymore I hope if he’s done Nintendo just let’s the franchise ends where it is
@@TCGJake That won't happen. Nintendo won't end Smash and Sakurai apparently said that he won't leave Smash but he'll be a producer rather than director. But then again, there were multiple mentioning of him leaving the series in the past.
dnmstarsi I don’t think he wants vacation. He’s a freelancer he’s had like 7 opportunities yet he never takes it
This was a fascinating video. It really makes me proud of Sakurai and everything he's accomplished despite his hardships like calcific tendonitis and losing a great friend and mentor. I've always loved the Smash series, but all of this makes me love it even more. I hope that when Sakurai is finished, he enjoys a long and great retirement. He deserves it immensely for everything he's done.
I was never a Nintendo guy, but loved their characters a great deal. When going to my friends houses as a kid, many of whom owned an NES/SNES, Mario was a game I was never good at, but Kirby was a different story. It was quite possibly the best looking NES game that was ever released, and the SNES version was also impressive. The gameplay was fun and unique and it really didn’t feel like any other platforner.
Mr. Sakurai created two truly loved games that stood out even to someone like me who grew up as a Sega fan, that then begrudgingly moved to PlayStation consoles and the later Nintendo systems such as the Wii and WiiU and PC.
It’s sad to know that he went through such depression. This is something that tends to happen to many artists when they devote a great deal of time and effort to anything they work on, and see all of its many faults that many others may never see.
I share a birthday with the mad lad. Nice.
I love Sakurai's dedication to making the games accessible. Much appreciated!
An absolute legend. Always gave his everything to give us everything
Did you know? Sakurai is best boy
Sakurai once liked one of my pictures on instagram, not even kidding.
Your cool then
There's nothing else one can achieve in a lifetime once you've done something so extraordinarily amazing that everything becomes unworthy of doing simply because you've managed to reach the epitome of life. You can die fulfilled and happy.
also he usually isnt active (well sometimes)
On a different level, once had Steve Sinclair like one of my very few tweets. So I kinda get the feeling.
Yup. 20 years later.. hearing the name Satoru Iwata still brings the tears.
I feel like so much love for him. Total respect, he’s amazing.
Sakurai takes “No days off” at a whole new level. Nothing but praise to the man and the rest of Nintendo.
"Developers should see things from the player's perspective."
And I hope that Sakurai can enjoy games from the player's perspective too, for all the effort he put in his craft.