We still find it hard to believe, but after multiple years, the development of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has finally wrapped up. While there'll still likely be patches, the fighter DLC for the all-star brawler is now officially complete.
The game's director Masahiro Sakurai last month mentioned how he no longer had to worry about what he shared on social media, and as a result, he can now reveal a bit more about his personal life. With this in mind, we present you with the latest image upload: Sakurai on a horse. At least, we're pretty sure it's him on a horse, he did tweet it after all...
Yep, that's it - Sakurai enjoying the great outdoors and riding about on a horse. We know he loves his cat and it seems his love of animals also extends to horses - so there you go! The Google translation of the above tweet simply says "horses are good".
Are you glad to see Sakurai enjoying some time away from Smash Bros. Ultimate now that the DLC development has wrapped up? Have you tried out Sora yet? Leave a comment down below.
[source twitter.com]
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Literally took himself to pasture haha
I legitimately thought this was a screenshot from Dragon Quest XI or something 😂
Horse Rider confirmed for Smash!? 😱
Yes! Epona confirmed for Fighters Pass 3!!!
He loves horses? But no Epona in Smash? For shame!
Sakurai: Gone Horsin'
"Horses are good"
Yeah
Honestly I saw this and initially thought it was a BotW mod to put Sakurai in the game riding a horse in Hyrule
Looks like a healthy guy judging from his height/weight ratio.
After riding day and night across the countryside, Sakurai finally thought he reached peace, dismounted his steed to feed it an apple when Sakurai noticed there was something on the horse’s bridle. Sakurai tried to flick it away and realized he just unmasked two smash fanatics in a horse costume that were begging him for a third battle pass.
Next time, Sakurai knew, he’d need to go somewhere even more isolated.
A rogue smash fanatic also knew this as they prepared their penguin costume.
Removed - unconstructive
Sakurai's the next Old Spice brand representative, he's on a horse!
cmon,,... Nintendo Life seems to me like a sect ...geez ... you are just fanatics
Stop the presses, there's a man riding a horse!!!!!
@DumbElder can’t tell if that’s sarcasm or not.To me he looks so frail I’m m afraid his arms are going to snap in half if the wind blows too hard.
The true secret final boss of Smash Ultimate, Sakurai on a horse.
@HeroOfTime32 oh no. I am sincere. I prefer a little more weight myself too. But that's just my personal taste.
Enjoying some deserved vacations...
...is that horse a hint that Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption 2 is the next DLC fighter??
@DumbElder lol
I wanted to make a joke about this being an upcoming fighter, but it seems like everyone got to it first.
Ponyta confirmed for Fighter Pass 3!
@Axecon Ahhh I clicked on the article specifically to make that reference You beat me to it LOL
Is that the windows XP wallpaper i spy behind them?
I Love Horses,
Best of all the animals.
I Love Horses,
They're my friends!
(You're welcome!)
@BlackenedHalo No, it’s just a slow news day. They’ve done this for years. When the news slows down, they start doing slice of life posts. No need to be negative all the time.
i love Horse, they are adorable.
I heard spirit events are done too 🙃
So courteous of Sakurai to mask up for the horse's sake. The media hasn't reported it, but horses are succumbing to COVID-19 at an alarming rate. Go figure: They'll let you juice them with Lasix but not the Pfizer vaccine.
@Kwehst Glorious comment. I laughed out loud. Thanks for that.
Chocobo > Horses
But both are good.
My lovely horse
Running through the fields.
Where are you going, with your fetlocks blowing
In the wind
He bets on horse racing and wanted to get inside the head of a jockey to better inform his gambling decisions
Everyone looking at the picture and searches for a hidden message if there will be new DLC 😂😂😂😂😂
Either Derby Stallion or Miitopia's horse confirmed!
In all seriousness, I didn't know Sakurai enjoyed horseback riding.
Why is Sakurai riding on that giant bottle of glue?
It warms my heart to see Sakurai just getting out and living his life after being buried in Smash Bros. for a good decade. You ride that horse and enjoy it, sir; you more than earned it.
Well at least he's not shirtless like Putin..
I can guarantee at least a few Smash fans will get some speculation out of this.
@CharlieGirl I'm not going to explain how nor consider counterpoints, but I know for a fact that horses are nostalgic transportation and nothing else.
The little hat the horse is wearing reminds me of something...
I want to say it's an old Monster Hunter Palico thingy? I'm not sure, but it looks familiar.
Also, good for him <3
A well deserved and long overdue break.
There's a horse underneath that game developer.
@Sahnec Bill Gates for Smash!
That horse is wearing some funky gear.
Sakurai on the horse for the next Super Smash Bros game possibly?
Brendan Fraser looked better on Horse, and he could sit on him backwards, when he played that heroic Mountie of the North, Dudley Do-Right. I loved that movie. Might be a reason for me to want to move to Canada in the future, though it seems unlikely.
Epona for Smash!!! joking aside, seriously guys, are you gonna report anything that Sakurai tweets?
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