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

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

- Masahiro Sakurai

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

- Masahiro Sakurai

Providing accurate portrayals of characters is something I want to pay ample attention to. If I don’t stick to that thought, then we’d have to lower …

- 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

If tournament popularity was the most important consideration, then I think we would create a Smash Bros game that included a multitude of fast moves…

- 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

What I can say now about paid DLC is that we aren't working on anything at the moment. We've put all our efforts into making the actual game. Creatin…

- Masahiro Sakurai