Masahiro Sakurai
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Oct 30, 2026
Sean McDowellGUEST
All the devs are always like, ah, we could have done this better or I wish we would have done things a different way there.
Sean McDowellGUEST
The thing that just popped in my head was like, you know, Sakurai was Smash.
Sean McDowellGUEST
Like as much as people revere Super Smash Bros. Melee as this like pinnacle of competitive Nintendo gaming, Sakurai has always been like, I get done better on that one.
Sean McDowellGUEST
And that's why like, you know, like he overcorrected with a brawl and tripping and all that stuff.
Sean McDowellGUEST
Like, but that's why we have like four and ultimate, like sort of blend a more casual.
Kit EllisHOST
He's like, he should have made this even simpler and just one button.
Krysta YangHOST
And then I was like, well, did you know that the creator of Smash Brothers for Wii U, Masahiro Sakurai, did make a game with one button? Well,
Kit EllisHOST
it sounds like the guest should be him and not me.
Kit EllisHOST
I'm sure Nintendo would love to make that happen.
Asif KhanHOST
And I think that's what he's talking about here.
Asif KhanHOST
but so many times in generative ai it's what if mario but in real life it's always something that already exists doing something that's already happened it's nothing imaginative right and i think that's kind of what he's saying there is there's going to be this balance um I did think it's interesting that in the same week that he made this statement, we also got a statement from Masahiro Sakurai about this.
Asif KhanHOST
And I think his statement is maybe more informed as someone who's maybe paying...
Asif KhanHOST
I think Sakurai kind of plays more games than Miyamoto does these days.
Asif KhanHOST
Yeah.
Asif KhanHOST
And I'm trying to find the article...
Asif KhanHOST
Here it is.
Asif KhanHOST
Sakurai believes reliance on AI will lead to a wave of unoriginal, unplayable games.
Asif KhanHOST
And I think that's what he's talking about here.
Asif KhanHOST
but so many times in generative ai it's what if mario but in real life it's always something that already exists doing something that's already happened it's nothing imaginative right and i think that's kind of what he's saying there is there's going to be this balance um I did think it's interesting that in the same week that he made this statement, we also got a statement from Masahiro Sakurai about this.
Asif KhanHOST
And I think his statement is maybe more informed as someone who's maybe paying...
Asif KhanHOST
I think Sakurai kind of plays more games than Miyamoto does these days.
Asif KhanHOST
Yeah.
Asif KhanHOST
And I'm trying to find the article...
Asif KhanHOST
Here it is.
Asif KhanHOST
Sakurai believes reliance on AI will lead to a wave of unoriginal, unplayable games.
NickHOST
Which is already a bit bloated at this point.
NickHOST
Masahiro Sakurai, Super Smash Bros. creator...
NickHOST
And he doesn't think AI will create a lasting demand because it's all low quality.
NickHOST
In an interview with Denfamanico Gamer, when they asked his thoughts on...
Will WulffHOST
We're watching gameplay that has screen tearing in it.
Bob WulffHOST
I think it also helps that Smash Brothers has an insane person at the helm in the form of Masahiro Sakurai.
Will WulffHOST
One of the greatest developers of all
Bob WulffHOST
time.
CooperPANELIST
you don't have to be creative my goat in the next point actually leading into that
GrantHOST
Yeah, I guess let's go ahead and read that from Masahiro Sakurai,
CameronHOST
the Smash Brothers man.
GrantHOST
AI usage will lead to unoriginal and unprofitable games, resulting in a bigger flood of games that players simply don't want.
KylePANELIST
Because it is.
KylePANELIST
Oh, yeah.
AlexPANELIST
Cooper, I think you can convince AI this is Masahiro Sakurai.
CooperPANELIST
I can convince who? AI.
Beat Every GameHOST
This is a dynamic that I've seen a lot in the industry that I think needs to change.
Beat Every GameHOST
So another analogy, and I won't go too deep into it, is like Steam, the Steam marketplace, and how I was looking at an interview for Sakurai, the guy who did Smash Brothers and Kirby, and he's just kind of a very...
Beat Every GameHOST
Revered famous game developer for Nintendo, like a Miyamoto level, I would say, amount of reverement, especially when it comes to game design.
Beat Every GameHOST
He's even created this YouTube channel that I love that just has like hundreds, literally hundreds of like little small clips of of just him talking about something about game design.
Beat Every GameHOST
All those complaints will be gone and AI is just going to be magic.
Beat Every GameHOST
And it's just going to be able to do anything you want.
Beat Every GameHOST
And for Sakurai, he was saying that ultimately it's going to bring everything back to its core of where it all really mattered to begin with.
Beat Every GameHOST
And that is people's actual creativity.
Brian KimHOST
It is about...
Brian KimHOST
The title is Sakurai, Smash, and the Death of the Author.
Brian KimHOST
Basically, I'm making the argument that...
Brian KimHOST
Um, there's a reason why, like we first want to find out why Sakurai design smashed the way it is.
Brian KimHOST
Yeah.
Brian KimHOST
Which is pretty antithetical to the competitive scene.
Brian KimHOST
No, but I, Because I think people are...
Brian KimHOST
It's funny because I think it's both reasonable to hate the fact that they despise us because the whole thing.
MattHOST
oh yeah no you know i don't know i don't know what you're talking about um But yeah, I feel like, again, I feel like the mascot fighter has gone the way of the Dodo, especially with Sony not, you know, holding onto their ones and kind of shuttering them.
MattHOST
And Sakurai finally got let out of his basement to make Kirby's Air Ride 2 or whatever.
MattHOST
And we'll see if they...
MattHOST
Yeah, but
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