English => News => Topic started by: Redaktion on January 10, 2026, 19:54:51
Title: Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai says massive AAA teams make game development “really frustrating”
Post by: Redaktion on January 10, 2026, 19:54:51
Masahiro Sakurai, creator of Super Smash Bros. and Kirby, argued that ballooning AAA development teams make individual contributions harder to see, stripping away the personal satisfaction that once defined his work on smaller projects. In a candid interview, he reflected on the shift from tight-knit teams to hundred-person teams, warning that the current trajectory of large-scale game production is unsustainable and may push studios toward greater reliance on generative AI.