Masahiro Sakurai
| Masahiro Sakurai | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 3, 1970 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Video game director, designer |
Masahiro Sakurai (桜井政博 Sakurai Masahiro) is a video game developer who used to work for HAL Laboratory before leaving the company. In 2009, Sakurai started a company called Project Sora. The company published and released Kid Icarus: Uprising for the Nintendo 3DS console in March 2012. The company closed on June 30, 2012.[1] He's most famous for making Kirby and Super Smash Bros. He also was the voice actor of King Dedede, a character from the Kirby series, in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
