Formerly an employee of HAL Laboratory, Masahiro Sakurai left the company in 2003 and in 2005 with his wife Michiko Sakurai (also ex-HAL Laboratory), they founded Sora Ltd., a shell company that works on a freelance basis on several projects. He was also an author of a weekly column for Famitsu magazine from 2003 to 2021, and has done voice acting work in some of his games, most notably providing the voice of King Dedede in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and the Super Smash Bros. series. Since 2022, Sakurai has been creating videos for his YouTube channel, Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games, where he discusses game design and his career.
Best-rated Sora games
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95
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
91
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
88
Kid Icarus: Uprising
87
Kirby Air Riders
86
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
86
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
0
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Fighters Pass
Smash Splat Deluxe Set
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: Bayonetta
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: Cloud
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: Corrin
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: Lucas
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: Mewtwo
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: Roy
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: Ryu
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Bayonetta
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Cloud
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Corrin
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Lucas
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Mewtwo
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Roy
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Ryu
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 1
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 10