Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai is quitting YouTube sometime in 2024 despite just starting his Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games channel in August 2022.
Sakurai quietly announced the end of his YouTube career in a belated New Year's message. "It's a bit late to be saying this, but Happy New Year," Sakurai said. "I'm planning to wrap up Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games sometime this year. Until then, I hope you'll stay tuned."
Sakurai began his YouTube channel less than 18 months ago as a developer diary of sorts, where he discussed the ins and outs of video game design and development.
He didn't offer any reason for ending the channel, but fans are already speculating its related to the next Super Smash Bros. game at Nintendo.
Nothing has been announced, however, and Sakurai said previously he doesn't know how the franchise can get any bigger or better than this entry, which even includes characters from beyond Nintendo like Sephiroth from Final Fantasy 7, Sora from Kingdom Hearts, Joker from Persona 5, Steve and Alex from Minecraft, and many more.
Sakurai offered some hope to fans earlier in January 2024 though, saying he's still focused on creating games. Whether or not this means another Super Smash Bros. remains to be seen, but he's made one thing clear: "I can't imagine a Smash Bros. title without me."
Image Credit: Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games on YouTube
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
