In Real Life

Three Nintendo Icons Draw Kirby

Nearly 20 years ago, three household names in Nintendo gaming took a shot at drawing Kirby inside the official strategy guide for Kirby’s Adventures. Masahiro Sakurai, the game’s creator (and creator of the Super Smash Bros. series); Shigeru Miyamoto, who really needs no introduction, and Satoru Iwata, who doesn’t either, unless you don’t know who Nintendo’s current CEO is.


January 12, 2012
Nintendo

Kid Icarus: Uprising Will Be Bundled With A Stupid Stand!

Who’s excited about Kid Icarus? I sure am. But this ridiculous stand that’s packaged with it? Nothankyou.


June 9, 2011
Nintendo

More Details On Wii U and 3DS Smash Bros. Possibilities

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During Nintendo’s E3 conference, Satoru Iwata teased the possibilities of dual Smash Bros. development on the Wii U and the 3DS – and the possibilities of having the two work together in different ways. Now, in the latest Iwata Asks, both Iwata and Smash Bros. developer Masahiro Sakurai discuss the possibilites…


June 8, 2011
Nintendo

Cold Water Thrown On Smash Bros For Wii U And 3DS

At Nintendo’s E3 press event, Nintendo honco Satoru Iwata revealed that Smash Bros was heading to the Wii U and the 3DS. There are no screenshots of the games. Nothing. That’s because work on neither title has begun.


March 11, 2011
News

Earthquake Crisis Brings Out The Best In Japan’s Gaming Greats

About 2.45pm Japan time today, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the island nation. A devastating tsunami followed, rolling over cities, enveloping towns. Reports now put the death toll at 300 to 400, with at least another 350 missing.


December 9, 2010
News

Smash Bros. Creator Tells Tales Of Game Development Hell

The man behind Nintendo’s insanely popular fighting game series, Super Smash Bros., worked tirelessly to give fans their GameCube sequel to the Nintendo 64 original. He calls the making of that game “grueling” and part of a “really destructive lifestyle.”


August 6, 2010
News

Kid Icarus’ Pitt "Feels Like A New Character"

Masahiro Sakurai, of Smash Bros fame, is currently hard at work on a 3D version of Kid Icarus. His version of Kid Icarus’ protagonist Pitt, he says, “feels like a new character”. Here’s why.


August 5, 2010
News

Smash Bros. Creator: Once You Go 3D, It’s Hard To Go Back To 2D

Masahiro Sakurai, the man behind Smash Bros., is now the man behind Nintendo 3DS game Kid Icarus Uprising. Is it his first 3D game?


July 13, 2010
News

The New Kid Icarus May Explore Another Dimension: Multiplayer

Nintendo is finally creating a new Kid Icarus game, Kid Icarus Uprising, after nearly 20 years of downtime for the character. The Nintendo 3DS game may be modernised with a now-expected feature, online multiplayer, according to its creator.


June 29, 2010
News

Smash Bros Creator On Japan’s Strengths

What is Japan good at? Let’s hear what Super Smash Bros Brawl creator Masahiro Sakurai has to say.