{"id":130844,"date":"2022-12-28T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-143039"},"modified":"2022-12-28T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T02:00:00","slug":"smash-bros-creator-masahiro-sakurai-supposedly-confirms-hes-semi-retired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/12\/28\/smash-bros-creator-masahiro-sakurai-supposedly-confirms-hes-semi-retired\/","title":{"rendered":"Smash Bros. Creator Masahiro Sakurai Supposedly Confirms He’s “Semi-Retired”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a recent interview with Denfaminicogamer, the legendary video game developer Masahiro Sakurai apparently confirmed he is now semi-retired.<\/p>\n

He elaborated on this, mentioning how he worked on the Super Smash Bros.<\/a> series for around nine years between the 3DS\/Wii U and Switch release, along with the DLC updates. Sakurai feels he’s got to draw the line somewhere, or else he’ll simply run out of time to live his own life.<\/p>\n

Here’s the summary of Sakurai’s latest update, courtesy of a translation by PushDustin<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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“Sakurai confirms that he is semi-retired. He is 52 after all. When Smash for 3DS \/ Wii U and Ultimate he spent 9 years in active development. Sakurai felt that if he is just continuously making games full time, his life will be over before he realizes it.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard Sakurai talk about his future now that Smash Ultimate is complete. Previously he’s mentioned how a new entry in the Smash series would be a massive undertaking<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Development on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate wrapped up not long after the reveal of the DLC fighter Sora in October last year<\/a>. Although major updates have finished, Nintendo is still releasing amiibo for the game – with Kazuya and Sephiroth scheduled to arrive next month. These will be followed by Pyra and Mythra.<\/p>\n

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