Following February 5th’s Nintendo Direct and last week\u2019s Sony State of Play, there\u2019s been ongoing discussion among Japanese gamers and developers about rising levels of negativity in the community, especially towards companies and individuals making games. Surprisingly, the name of Masahiro Sakurai \u2013 creator of the Smash and Kirby franchises \u2013 has cropped up as a major point in the discussion, primarily due to how often his quotes and game dev advice are used as a means to \u201cput down\u201d other developers, particularly the creators of Monster Hunter Wilds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To give some background, the recent showcases by Nintendo and Sony saw really<\/em> rowdy comment sections on the Japanese side of the Internet, so much so that a good number of domestic gamers on X are in favor of comments simply being closed<\/a> going forwards. The chief complaint is, of course, the sheer amount of flaming and nitpicky comments spoiling the fun of each game announcement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n