Masahiro Sakurai Recently Had A Meeting With HAL Laboratory

He wasnt happy that they made a good kirby game.

This announcement was a smokescreen. He's inviting them to an afternoon in the onsen. That's where the real business is hashed out...

Probably something we'll see in like year(s) or just a casual call he just wanted the internet to freak out over. I won't hold my breath to something this year

Let this man rest.

It was recently the birthday of the general director of HAL, Shinya Kumazaki. He was probably calling to wish Kumazaki a happy birthday and catch up with his old colleagues. Shinya Kumazaki worked as a designer on Air Ride when Sakurai worked on the game for GameCube. On top of that it could also just be related to 30th anniversary events. Maybe Sakurai will give some words for a pamphlet interview again, speak about Kirby, or simply appear at the 30th anniversary music fest. Who knows but it may not be game development related at all considering all this other stuff happening as well that can explain this.

A new Kid Icarus game would be awesome, it's been ages since we got a new KI game.

ssbu is still very ultimate. i am not left wanting more - i still currently take matches on. that said, if masahiro-san inspiration strikes, i shall always enlist for it. perhaps, simply another ssb for the next nintendo console if ever it gets made.

I'm afraid I can't do that, HAL.

Air Ride 2? Pretty please?

@d-slice

I don't think he's capable of rest. Some people are just wired to keep working.

hi

I mean I wouldn't mind if this means he might make a new game with HAL, but it's a bit silly when everything Sakurai does is observed like it's a 5D chess move in game development.

Jeez! Just let this dude rest. He gets enough crap from Smash fans on Twitter so just let him rest and stop asking for games all the time. He’ll make them when he’s ready.

Come on, it’s obvious he went in to collect all the physical awards he’s received for his great work since Smash released: a company mug, a pen, an award plaque of some sort, a coin, a company notepad, a voucher for the jelly of the month club (it’s the gift that keeps on giving.)

@nukatha a fellow man of culture. Air Ride was very fun.

Maybe it’s just a new Boxboy game?

That’s a cool ass shirt he got on

No news on what underwear he was wearing? How he puts his rolls of toilet paper up? Whether he wants some privacy? They really need to follow him closer around the clock, you don't want to miss the million dollar picture of him having a nervous breakdown when it's all too much for him.

But I get it. Sometimes our own life is just too boring, so we need to follow about 20 people pretending they have interesting lives, and a couple of others who can't as much as breathe without causing a whirlwind.

@Kirby_Girl good information!

This only goes to show that Sakurai could easily go back to making Kirby games if he wanted to, but obviously we don't know what's within his best interests at the moment.

@DioBrando and for as long as he's willing to work, more power to him.

I just hope he doesn't stop creating new IP's for good. He is a force in the industry, and he is just now getting the space away from Smash Bros that he needs to explore new ideas, new concepts that he didn't have the chance to pursue before.

This can only mean one thing..... He's going to lead a development team for a new Adventures of Lolo game!

@DioBrando More or less an entire culture to boot.

Kirby Super Star Ultra Ultra, calling it once, and calling it twice!

New exciting epic IP please

I hope he had a good visit and got to catch up with friends and coworkers.

Well at least there's not near daily articles about him still. We've got Reggie for that now.

Don't get excited about a new game announcement! You'll just end up frustrated and five years from now, asking "So when is that game actually coming out?"

definitely mother 3 this time