Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai has announced that he will be ending his acclaimed Creating Games YouTube series on October 15, ending his regular video uploads.
Sakurai launched his YouTube channel back in August 2022, with the goal of helping “make gaming around the world a little more fun.” In his Making Games series, available in both Japanese and English, Sakurai shared his decades of experience designing “good” or “fun” games, and aimed to be as accessible as possible.
Since then, Sakurai has uploaded an impressive 265 videos for his Game Making series, covering everything from UI design and tips for using audio to marketing and work ethic. In other words, it's an incredible resource from a world-renowned designer, and more than a few gems of wisdom and fascinating tidbits have come from it along the way.
As for what's next for Sakurai after his YouTube series ends, he hasn't explicitly said so. However, comments made by the designer last year suggest that he will return to Smash Bros. “What will happen next time?” he reflected in one of his videos at the time. “I'm talking about whatever comes after Smash Bros. Ultimate. One option would be to separate the series from the original creator. But at least for now, I can't imagine a Smash Bros. title without me.”
“Smash Bros. is a huge and important title for Nintendo, so it's fair to assume there will be another one at some point, but it's going to take some work to figure out exactly how to make that happen. For my part, I'd like to continue working with Nintendo as I can.”