Masahiro Sakurai confirms release date of latest YouTube video

The one and only Masahiro Sakurai has taken us on quite a journey over the past few years, and it’s sad to know that his YouTube channel ‘Creating Games’ is preparing to end. For over two years, Sakurai has been revealing his insights into the gaming community, imbuing viewers with knowledge about how he believes games should be handled, designed and managed. Don’t worry, he also made it clear that his “style” isn’t for everyone, but he did try to formulate it so that it is reflected in all gaming activities. He made videos about Super Smash Bros., Kirby, Kid Icarus, his cats, Mr. Satoru Iwata and many more.

Still, Masahiro Sakurai revealed in a post on Twitter and on the YouTube page itself that there will be a 40-minute ‘Special Finale’ for the channel on October 22. It will debut at a special time, but will be available on the channel afterwards.

Look forward to Masahiro Sakurai’s special YouTube Premiere Finale on Creating Games next Tuesday, October 22 at 8:00 PM Japan time! (11:00 GMT) It takes just over 40 minutes.

It might be a little difficult for my international viewers to tune in at that time, but… pic.twitter.com/czPbzHhPdW

— 桜井政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) October 20, 2024

As you can imagine, many are sad that this is coming to an end. Still, it could also mean that Sakurai returns to Nintendo to make some games for the next console. We’ll have to see if his future is detailed in the video.