I'm not depressed and I continue to remain healthy and positive, but developing 'Smash Bros.' is beyond hard.

- Masahiro Sakurai

You never know what's going to happen in this world. I'll just keep my mouth shut. That's a good idea.

- Masahiro Sakurai

You can only truly wow a player the first time he sees [a cutscene]. I felt if players saw the cutscenes outside of the game, they would no longer se…

- Masahiro Sakurai

It's fun making new skills for new characters.

- Masahiro Sakurai

Using a mouse, keyboard or gamepad make my arm tired, so I can't use them in a continual manner. The only device I can use for an extended period of …

- Masahiro Sakurai

Even if it's a sequel, lots of people have to give their all to make a game, but some people think the sequel process happens naturally.

- Masahiro Sakurai

In terms of scope, and in terms of sheer number of characters, we went beyond our limits long ago.

- Masahiro Sakurai

So I created a tool for you to do just that. With the Mii Fighter creator you can have any character you want join the battle.

- Masahiro Sakurai

The pain goes away, but your work always remains.

- Masahiro Sakurai