Masahiro Sakurai, the famed creator of Kirby and Super Smash Bros., has just finished the final video for his YouTube channel, and as part of his presentation, he presented a proposal for a brand new game.
When he explained why he created his channel in the first place, Sakurai stated that he was out of stuff to do for several months, having successfully created a new proposal for a game while waiting for an ideal team of developers to assemble.
The YouTube channel cost Sakurai a total of 90 million yen (just under $600,000) with no monetary return. Rather, Sakurai viewed it as an investment for the future of the gaming industry, in which fans and developers alike can deepen their understanding of the creation process.
Sakurai is a workaholic, stating that handling both the YouTube channel and game development would prevent him from getting sleep until close to 2:00am. He explained that he implemented a role in which requests must be sent to his inbox by 8:00am has he was beginning to run himself to the ground.
As for Sakurai’s new game, there are no details as to what it might be, but it is something worth keeping an eye on.