Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai’s “Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games” is planning a special crossover with another well-known YouTube channel

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=_o29OOOarPY Billboards [Effects] "Billboards" are flat objects that always face the camera. It might be hard to picture what they are if you … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai’s “Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games” is planning a special crossover with another well-known YouTube channel

Famitsu sales: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet reappear in the top 20 with an additional 7,602 units sold in Japan alone, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reappears with 4,756 units sold

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have reappeared in the top 20 of the Famitsu sales charts in Japan. The latest Japanese sales charts are as follows: Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales) 9/25/23 – 10/1/23 [NSW] Fate/Samurai Remnant (Koei Tecmo, 09/28/23) – 34,728 (New) [NSW] Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai (Square Enix, 09/28/23) – 24,367 (New) [PS5] Fate/Samurai Remnant (Koei Tecmo, … Continue reading Famitsu sales: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet reappear in the top 20 with an additional 7,602 units sold in Japan alone, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reappears with 4,756 units sold

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai breaks down billboards in game development

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=_o29OOOarPY Billboards [Effects] "Billboards" are flat objects that always face the camera. It might be hard to picture what they are if you … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai breaks down billboards in game development

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains why graphics are very important to how fun games are

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=VM-kH-j9_OQ Do Graphics Impact Fun? [Graphics] Do graphics affect how much fun a game is? I probably give the impression of a game-essence … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains why graphics are very important to how fun games are

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai goes into one of the perils of interpolation

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=oFwamE6Hy04 The Perils of Interpolation [Animation] The poses look great, and the timing is perfect! And yet, the animations look slow... That's one … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai goes into one of the perils of interpolation

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai shares a few of the rare pieces from his collection of game-related items

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=Yk8WsbCQXGc Show and Tell: Some Rare Belongings [Grab Bag] Given my history, I've accumuled a fair amount of game-related items over the years. … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai shares a few of the rare pieces from his collection of game-related items

Famitsu sales: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet reappear in the top 10 with an additional 9,319 units sold in Japan alone, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reappears with 4,581 units sold

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have 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) 9/11/23 – 9/17/23 [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 07/21/23) – 23,489 (841,335) [NSW] Super Bomberman R 2 (Konami, 09/14/23) – 11,588 (New) [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 9,319 (5,128,233) … Continue reading Famitsu sales: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet reappear in the top 10 with an additional 9,319 units sold in Japan alone, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reappears with 4,581 units sold

Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains how deepening game essence can reduce broad appeal

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=ML5wdEWpTuA More Game Essence Means Less Broad Appeal [Game Essence] This is the 17th Game Essence video, but today, we'll dive into a … Continue reading Video: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai explains how deepening game essence can reduce broad appeal