{"id":107705,"date":"2020-01-20T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/01\/random_smash_bros_director_masahiro_sakurai_played_242_playstation_games_last_year"},"modified":"2020-01-20T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T14:30:00","slug":"random-smash-bros-director-masahiro-sakurai-played-242-playstation-games-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/01\/20\/random-smash-bros-director-masahiro-sakurai-played-242-playstation-games-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Smash Bros. Director Masahiro Sakurai Played 242 PlayStation Games Last Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0f7868a3b1fe4\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0f7868a3b1fe4\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0f7868a3b1fe4\/1280x720.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Super Smash Bros.<\/strong> has become more than just a celebration of Nintendo, but rather a celebration of all things gaming thanks to the frankly ridiculous roster available in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_smash_bros_ultimate\"><strong>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/strong><\/a>. It&#8217;s no surprise really, especially when you consider that its creator is also a fan of games from all walks of life.<\/p>\n<p>Series director Masahiro Sakurai has regularly shared kind words about games he&#8217;s enjoying in his regular Famitsu column, whether they&#8217;re Nintendo staples or new and exciting releases from elsewhere. Recently, for example, he <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/12\/sakurai_praises_death_stranding_in_latest_famitsu_column\">praised Hideo Kojima&#8217;s Death Stranding on PS4<\/a>, calling it a &#8220;remarkable product&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Sakurai-san has shared a statistic from his &#8216;<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.playstation.com\/en-gb\/campaigns\/2019\/wrap-up\/\">Your PlayStation 2019<\/a>&#8216; roundup, revealing that he played 242 titles on Sony&#8217;s systems:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u300e\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306ePLAYSTATION 2019\u300f\u3088\u308a\u3002<br \/>Switch\u3084PC\u306a\u3069\u3092\u542b\u3081\u308b\u3068\u3001\u4f55\u30bf\u30a4\u30c8\u30eb\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3060\u308d\u3046\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WFmhgYsI13\">pic.twitter.com\/WFmhgYsI13<\/a><\/span>\u2014 \u685c\u4e95 \u653f\u535a (@Sora_Sakurai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sora_Sakurai\/status\/1219253179201646593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A translation of this tweet can be found here from @PushDustIn:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\" readability=\"3.3127753303965\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" readability=\"1.7472527472527\">This is from &#8220;Your PlayStation 2019&#8221;<br \/>If I were to include Switch and PC games, I wonder how many games it would be&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(Sakurai has played 242 PlayStation games) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G2ezzKDCGf\">https:\/\/t.co\/G2ezzKDCGf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 PushDustIn (@PushDustIn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PushDustIn\/status\/1219253588725129217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Now, before anyone gets ahead of themselves, this doesn&#8217;t mean that we should expect a PS4 star to arrive in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/01\/super_smash_bros_ultimate_fighters_pass_volume_2_will_add_another_six_fighters\">the upcoming second batch of DLC fighters<\/a>. What it further demonstrates, though, is that the series&#8217; creator truly has a deep, first-hand experience and knowledge of a wide variety of games. It&#8217;s pretty obvious anyway thanks to the incredible level of detail that goes into his own work, but it&#8217;s reassuring to see all the same. <em>Also, how on Earth do you play that many games in one year?!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We&#8217;ve probably asked this countless times, but who are you hoping to see next in Smash Bros.? Are there any famous PlayStation faces who you think would be a good fit?<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Further Reading: <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/01\/gallery_masahiro_sakurai_shares_the_photos_hes_taken_in_smash_bros_ultimate\">Gallery: Masahiro Sakurai Shares The Photos He&#8217;s Taken In Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super Smash Bros. has become more than just a celebration of Nintendo, but rather a celebration of all things gaming thanks to the frankly ridiculous roster available in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It&#8217;s no surprise really, especially when you consider that its creator is also a fan of games from all walks of life. 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