Random: Masahiro Sakurai Immortalised As A Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo

While you sleep, it comes alive to create even more content in your Smash Ultimate game. XD

I hope they have a patch in the works to remove that offensive gesture.

Reggie confirmed for Smash, his echo is Sakurai.

I hope Sakurai himself hears about this. The man gets a lot of unreasonable hate from "fans" who always want more.

Must happen. Costumes change to Iwata, Myamoto and Iwata.

Needs a wristbrace, a pillow for the cot he sleeps on at the office when pouring his soul into the game and a syringe of his anti aging serum sticking out of his arm.

I will take two.

That looks amazing. He must be shown this

Wow... I really want that. But I’m surprised that I do. Hahah

That's cool. I think they need to make Satoru Iwata

Would be cool to have the amiibo bring up the .... Brawler Mii with Sakurai face and outfit.
I would buy one to show my support for Sakurai

That's awesome, now we need one for Iwata, Reggie, Miyamoto, and Yokoi.

You think by this time Nintendo would think of that.

@Zelda79 I don't think it's hardly the same gesture, but I was referencing the Inkling pose that was censored in a Mario Kart 8 DX update where the character would flex an arm very similar to Sakurai here but place their other hand over the bicep. Apparently this is offensive in parts of South America and elsewhere.

Kind of misleading. It's not an Amiibo. Amiibo is an official product line made by Nintendo. I can't go buy this from Nintendo and use it in Smash Bros, which is what I was thinking when I clicked on this article.

....It'll be funny if he became an actual fighter. lol

weird flex but ok

Mr. Sakurai has seen this! I hope it helps him know how much he's beloved by his millions of fans. https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1070517685916594179

@jtmnm I see it more of a downward victory pump myself.

Although clearly was flexing in the original drawing.

Either way it's still pretty awesome.

STOP with the bs "offensive" inventing things to be offended about. Stuff has gotten so OLD....stop virtue signaling...it doesn't make you virtuous.

This is a really neat tribute of sorts, I bet he really likes this:)

Scan him in to remove Waluigi entirely

I never thought Nintendo would actually release an Amiibo of their senior employees, yet here we are.

Funny how the actual amiibo looks much closer to Sakurai's facial traits than either of the concept art pieces. Usually it's exactly the other way around.

Looks nice, anyway.

Lol He would actually be an awesome character. His attacks should be like that of master hand, shooting lasers out of his hands or summon characters something like assist trophys. Alternate costumes: Iwata, miyamoto, ayonuma, or reggie. Would be fun to do final smashes on reggie, and one of his signature moves would him putting his chest up and yelling: my body is ready and then send him flying of screen lol.

@BornInNorway81 It's a fan-made custom. So your initial thought is still correct.

I NEED IT!!!

And the Iwata one too.

I really want one.

@Bobb @LinkSword I noticed that as well. It's as if the person who drew the 2D art didn't know Sakurai was Asian and just drew him as a Caucasian and went overboard with the pink coloring.

Also, if you Google "Asian caricature" you'll see eyes that are a lot smaller, maybe just a line. The thing with a caricature is you get things emphasized, so if you have anything big - eyes, nose, ears - they'll get even bigger, and if you have anything small - eyes, ears, nose - they'll get really small. Now a lot of people would consider that offensive, and maybe it is, even in a caricature, but the 2D artist seemed to have gone out of their way to give Sakurai Caucasian eyes. And really bushy eye brows.

Also a big curvy U-shaped smile. I dare you to find a pic of Sakurai smiling like that. 98% of his pics are straight faced, and when he does smile his lips are straight across, he's not a clown.

The actual amiibo is pretty good though, that I can believe is Sakurai. Even the artwork of the amiibo is off.

Nicely done custom amiibo.

but dose it have kirby nfc tag?

Even as an amiibo he looks tired

@Liam_Doolan Hey........ I remeber that...... OOF the feels.............

Reminds me of the time they made a statue of Diago Umehara.

He deserves a raise or replace Reggie

Haha looks like an Xbox avatar.

Anyone else think the finished product looks more like him than the concept art and digital art?

That's pretty cool.