Does Masahiro Sakurai have a kid?

creator Masahiro Sakurai confirmed today in a special Direct video that Kingdom Hearts protagonist Sora will be joining the iconic fighting game, in exchange for Sakurai’s first born son becoming property of the Disney Corporation. “It is such a great honor to have Sora on the battlefield alongside Mario.

Why did Sakurai leave Kirby?

Later, on August 5, 2003, Sakurai resigned from his position at HAL Laboratory. His resignation came just days after an interview where he openly criticized Nintendo for circumstances surrounding the development of the GameCube racing game, Kirby Air Ride, the last Kirby title he would develop.

Does Sakurai still work at Hal?

On September 30, 2005, he founded Sora, Ltd., a freelance video game company. Despite his departure from HAL, he still kept directing the following entries in the Smash Bros. series, as well as Kid Icarus: Uprising. His wife, Michiko Sakurai, has designed the menus and UI of several of his games.

How did Sakurai get Sora?

According to the leak, Sora got into the game by sheer coincidence. While attending an undisclosed awards show, Sakurai stumbled upon one of the managers of Disney and informed the individual that he wanted to invite Sora into Super Smash Bros.