Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains how creators have to compete with new releases as well as with countless works from the past

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhcitspNMuI Competing with the Past [Grab Bag] With all the subscription services available nowadays, consumers have a tremendous amount of media available at … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains how creators have to compete with new releases as well as with countless works from the past

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai discusses whether we really need enemies in games

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atqS7SImuBc Do We Really Need Enemies? [Game Essence] Most games feature enemies that frequently appear to bar your progress. Some people might even … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai discusses whether we really need enemies in games

New Tea Party Style Holowear for Glaceon now available in Pokémon UNITE

Pokémon UNITE is continuing to add new content, including new playable characters and in-game items, on a regular basis. Read on below to learn more: New Holowear has been revealed for Pokémon UNITE, including the fashionable Jingle Bells Style Holowear for Espeon, the Holiday Style Holowear for Alolan Ninetales, the Tree Style Holowear for Greedent, the Gift … Continue reading New Tea Party Style Holowear for Glaceon now available in Pokémon UNITE

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about how game directors have so little in common

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXBS7hk0B7k Directors Need to Be Unique [Work Ethic] What do all game directors have in common? Not much, it turns out. But the … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about how game directors have so little in common

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about how the soundtrack has to fit the game experience

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_tRnBj9tqc Game Music and Ambient Sounds [Audio] Ever feel like the music in large-scale titles these days doesn't leave much of an impression? … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about how the soundtrack has to fit the game experience

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about how he handles numerous people adjusting parameters when balancing a complicated game

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has started a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." Check out the latest batch of uploaded content via the embedded video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6ozfbqNa54 Put Parameters in Brackets [Programming & Tech] When balancing a complicated game, numerous people may be adjusting parameters, so it needs to … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about how he handles numerous people adjusting parameters when balancing a complicated game