Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai shares some recordings of a game music concert series he was involved in called PRESS START

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=zJcPrrjFNFw ♪ PRESS START [Grab Bag] Today, with permission from all related parties, I'd like to share some recordings of a game music … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai shares some recordings of a game music concert series he was involved in called PRESS START

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Famitsu sales: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet fail to reappear in the top 10 for the first time since launch in Japan, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reappears with an additional 5,606 units sold

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have officially reappeared in the top 10 of the Famitsu sales charts in Japan. The latest Japanese sales charts are as follows: Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales) 5/29/23 – 6/4/23 [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 78,602 (1,594,275) [NSW] Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection (ATLUS, 06/01/23) – 38,656 (New) [PS5] Street … Continue reading Famitsu sales: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet fail to reappear in the top 10 for the first time since launch in Japan, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reappears with an additional 5,606 units sold

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains a few techniques he used back when he had limited colors and screen resolution to create pixel art

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=NDno0U5UxSI The Basics of Pixel Art [Graphics] Pixel art can be lots of fun, right? There are plenty of techniques out there for … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains a few techniques he used back when he had limited colors and screen resolution to create pixel art

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains how managing a team means also factoring in the cost of keeping everyone on the same page

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=CafmzxRBo4Y Explain Ideas to Everyone at Once [Team Management] The system I'm introducing today keeps team members in meetings a bit longer, but … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains how managing a team means also factoring in the cost of keeping everyone on the same page

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai uses a few examples to discuss what makes games writing different compared to writing stories for novels, movies and anime

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=ssvIEm_2mYM Game Writing is Unique [Planning & Game Design] Writing stories for novels, movies, and anime is quite different than writing for games! … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai uses a few examples to discuss what makes games writing different compared to writing stories for novels, movies and anime

Famitsu sales: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet reappear in the top 10 with an additional 5,042 units sold at retail in Japan alone, The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom reappears at number 1

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have officially reappeared in the top 10 of the Famitsu sales charts in Japan. The latest Japanese sales charts are as follows: Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales) 5/22/23 – 5/28/23 [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 148,482 (1,515,673) [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,373 (5,310,115) … Continue reading Famitsu sales: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet reappear in the top 10 with an additional 5,042 units sold at retail in Japan alone, The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom reappears at number 1

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai discusses what you should consider when choosing a target audience

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=50Khnf80P7M Branching Tastes [Work Ethic] The games and media we interact with when we're young shape our values as we grow older. You … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai discusses what you should consider when choosing a target audience

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about how your UI design can reflect your game’s world

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=pivfg2DrFfY Menus Define Your World [UI] To immerse players in a game, we design detailed characters, scrutinize the backgrounds, create appropriate lighting and … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai talks about how your UI design can reflect your game’s world