Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai has addressed his potential retirement, stating that he's still working at "full throttle." The Super Smash Bros series debuted on N64 in 1999, and it quickly became a major franchise for Nintendo. Since then, every Nintendo home console has featured a Super Smash Bros. game in some form, and 2014 even saw the first fully portable entry released on the 3DS.
The most recent entry in the series is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which debuted on Nintendo Switch in 2018. The game was supported with DLC through 2021, culminating with Sora from Kingdom Hearts as the final playable character. The game has seen occasional updates to address balance issues and bugs in the years since, but nothing in terms of significant new content. Sakurai suggested that he was "semi-retired" in 2022, leading to questions about the future of the Super Smash Bros. series.
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That retirement proved to be short-lived, as Sakurai returned to direct Kirby Air Riders. The game's announcement and subsequent release led to more questions...
