Topic: masahiro sakurai
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Sakurai Chooses a Simple Life Despite His Fame
Masahiro Sakurai prioritizes player engagement with his games over personal fame, deliberately avoiding the spotlight and self-promotion to focus attention on his creations. He runs an educational YouTube channel about game development, which earned him Japan's Art Encouragement Prize for New Art...
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Kirby Air Ride's Accessibility Features Are a Nintendo Rarity
Kirby Air Ride features unusually robust accessibility options for a Nintendo title, including full button remapping, colorblind filters, and customizable HUD settings, all configurable within the game. Game director Masahiro Sakurai personally emphasized motion sickness reduction features, such ...
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Four Legendary Game Developers Share Rare Insights
A rare photograph shows four legendary Japanese game developers—Suda51, Masahiro Sakurai, Fumito Ueda, and Shinji Mikami—together, highlighting their personal connections and immense influence on gaming. The gathering sparks fan speculation about the exchange of ideas between their distinct creat...
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Kirby Air Ride Switch 2 Gets Day One Update, Sakurai Confirms
Kirby Air Ride on Switch 2 will require a day one update to access features discussed in recent presentations, including online and local communication play. Director Masahiro Sakurai confirmed that physical copy buyers must install this patch for the full experience, similar to other Nintendo ti...
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Kirby Air Ride Sequel Sells Thousands in Switch 2 Pre-Orders
Kirby Air Riders, a long-awaited sequel to the GameCube classic, is now available for pre-order as an exclusive title for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, reviving the beloved racing series. The game features a substantial and diverse roster of characters, each with unique special moves, and a gre...
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Kirby Air Ride: Expression Trumps Racing
Kirby Air Ride is a unique kart racer that emphasizes creative expression and track mastery over traditional speed-based racing, now available on the Nintendo Switch 2. The game features automatic acceleration and focuses on skillful drifting and charging for speed boosts, with a diverse fleet of...
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Tetris 99's 50th Maximus Cup Event Announced by Nintendo
Nintendo is celebrating the launch of Kirby Air Riders with a limited-time Tetris 99 event, the game's 50th Maximus Cup, from December 4-8, 2025. Players with a Nintendo Switch Online membership can earn a unique Kirby Air Riders cosmetic theme by accumulating 100 points through standard online p...
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