Smash Bros and Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai warns "an industry that loses its originality will simply die a slow death" as he retires his Game Designers Award after 16 years
Masahiro Sakurai, creator of Kirby and Super Smash Bros., announced the discontinuation of his Game Designers Award due to his inability to find a successor. He emphasized the critical importance of originality in the gaming industry, warning that a lack of it will lead to a slow death, especially as AAA budgets increase and lead to safer, less innovative titles.
- Entities
- Game: Resident Evil
- Game: Ico
- Company: Sony
- Person: Toby Fox
- Game: Marvel's Wolverine
- Person: Masahiro Sakurai
- Game: Kirby Air Ride
- Game: Pokémon Pokopia
- Person: Yoko Taro
- Company: Team9
- Game: Super Smash Bros.
- Person: Hideo Kojima
- Game: Undertale
- Game: Word Game
- Topic: Originality
- Game: Kirby
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