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{{quote2|It was tough for me to see that every time I made a new game, people automatically assumed that a sequel was coming. 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]]|[http://www.nindori.com Nintendo Dream], August 26, 2003}}

'''Masahiro Sakurai''' (in Japanese: 桜井 政博) is a Japanese video game director, game designer and songwriter. He is best known for the creation of [[HAL Laboratory]]’s ''[[wikirby:Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, and for the revival of the ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' series. [[Nintendo]]'s HAL Laboratory hired Sakurai when he was nineteen years old in 1991.<ref name="Nsider">[http://www.n-sider.com/personnelview.php?personnelid=982 N-Sider Media: Masahiro Sakurai Personnel Profile]. Accessed 1-23-08.</ref> In 2003, he left HAL Laboratory to pursue a career in freelance game design.

In 1991, Sakurai was hired by HAL Laboratory. A year later, he created and directed his first game, ''[[wikirby:Kirby's Dream Land|Kirby's Dream Land]]'', a game that is considered to be Sakurai's breakthrough, using his character [[Kirby]] as the protagonist.<ref name="Nsider"/> Eventually, he and [[Satoru Iwata]], who was still an employee of HAL at the time, worked together to create the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' game, using Nintendo characters. After the success of this game, Sakurai was asked to develop its sequel, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.<ref>[http://us.wii.com/iwata_asks/ssbb/vol1_page1.jsp Iwata Asks: Super Smash Bros. Brawl Vol.1, pg. 1].  Accessed 1-23-08.</ref>

**[[Rosalina]]:<br>"''This reveal video is kind of like a race, with Kirby Air Ride vs. [[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]. It kind of has the feeling of a fight outside the ring.''<br>"''The mysterious sparkle in Rosalina’s eye is an extension of the things that she does within the Super Smash Bros. series. It’s inspired by how Rosalina is an alien, with her background being a bit different. ''"<ref name="FighterRevealsPart1">March 24, 2022. [https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2022/take-a-look-back-at-super-smash-bros-fighter-reveals-with-masahiro-sakurai-part-1/ Take a look back at Super Smash Bros. fighter reveals with Masahiro Sakurai! – Part 1]. ''nintendo.com''. Retrieved March 30, 2022. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220324155556/https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2022/take-a-look-back-at-super-smash-bros-fighter-reveals-with-masahiro-sakurai-part-1/ Archived] March 24, 2022, 15:55:56 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>