{"id":38456,"date":"2024-10-16T15:31:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T06:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=38456"},"modified":"2024-10-16T15:31:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T06:31:07","slug":"masahiro-sakurai-on-creating-games-series-to-finish-with-special-final-episode-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/masahiro-sakurai-on-creating-games-series-to-finish-with-special-final-episode-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games series to finish with special final episode next week\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kirby and Super Smash Bros. Creator Masahiro Sakurai has announced that he will be finishing his YouTube series \u201c<strong>Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games<\/strong>\u201d next week. The news generated an outpouring of thanks on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sora_Sakurai\/status\/1846144081531228423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a> from both Japanese and English-speaking users who have found the videos helpful and entertaining.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Masahiro Sakurai first started the YouTube channel \u201cMasahiro Sakurai on Creating Games\u201d in August 2022, with the aim of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7M-DnOIeasA?si=bmbWTcIVnoMEG_xH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Making the future of video games just a little bit more fun.<\/a>\u201d Since then, he has posted over 250 videos full of advice on every aspect of video game design and development. With Sakurai\u2019s cheerful presentation style and clear, informative cartoon illustrations, each video explained diverse topics in an easy to understand way. The episodes are available in both Japanese and English. They have been praised for their accessibility and <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220916-15744\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">even used in game development lectures<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nz5uA1adh1\">https:\/\/t.co\/nz5uA1adh1<\/a><br>[Up is Down, and Down is Up]<br>This final video belongs to the Work Ethic category, in which I&#39;ve shared my thoughts on how you can best approach your professional life.<br><br>And with that&#8230;this channel&#39;s planned content is now complete!<br><br>I hope you&#39;ll join me\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eSCrCnE3dN\">pic.twitter.com\/eSCrCnE3dN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u685c\u4e95 \u653f\u535a \/ Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sora_Sakurai\/status\/1846144081531228423?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The final regular episode, which was uploaded on October 15, is called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r8ZZlnvNvBY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Up is Down and Down is Up<\/a>&#8211; in which Sakurai discusses the importance of having equal and cooperative relationships between people in a company- regardless of their position. 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