Sora
🇯🇵 JapanFormerly an employee of HAL Laboratory, Masahiro Sakurai left the company in 2003 and in 2005 with his wife Michiko Sakurai (also ex-HAL Laboratory), they founded Sora Ltd., a shell company that works on a freelance basis on several projects. He was also an author of a weekly column for Famitsu magazine from 2003 to 2021, and has done voice acting work in some of his games, most notably providing the voice of King Dedede in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and the Super Smash Bros. series. Since 2022, Sakurai has been creating videos for his YouTube channel, Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games, where he discusses game design and his career.
Developed Games
38
Kirby Air Riders
2025
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 11
2021
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 10
2021
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 9
2021
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 8
2020
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 7
2020
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Gil's Armor and Helmet
2020
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 6
2020
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 5
2020
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Fighters Pass Vol. 2
2020
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 4
2019
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 3
2019
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 2
2019
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Veronica's Outfit and Hat
2019
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 1
2019
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Piranha Plant
2019
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
2018
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Fighters Pass
2018
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Special Edition
2018
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: Bayonetta
2016
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: Corrin
2016
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Corrin
2016
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Bayonetta
2016
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Cloud
2015
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: Cloud
2015
Smash Splat Deluxe Set
2015
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Ryu
2015
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Lucas
2015
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: Lucas
2015
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: Ryu
2015
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Roy
2015
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: Roy
2015
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Mewtwo
2015
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: Mewtwo
2015
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
2014
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
2014
Kid Icarus: Uprising
2012
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2008