Smash Bros. director shares thoughts on originality in games, says “industry that loses its originality will ultimately just die a slow death”
Masahiro Sakurai, director of Super Smash Bros., believes originality has little impact on game sales, stating that an industry that loses its originality will eventually die. He announced the discontinuation of the Game Designers Award at the Japan Game Awards, which recognized creativity and innovation.
- Entities
- Person: Masahiro Sakurai
- Game: Kirby Air Ride
- Company: Team9
- Game: Super Smash Bros.
- Game: Word Game
- Topic: Originality
- Topic: Game Design
- Company: Nintendo
- Topic: Sales
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