Masahiro Sakurai responds to #ThankYouSakurai with gratitude for his team and fans

Tremendous Smash Bros. Final has been some of the talked-about video games since its launch again in 2018. Over time, followers throughout the web have steadily come collectively with a view to speculate, talk about, and argue about what characters would come to the sport as DLC fighters. The group behind the sport works extremely laborious, and is led by sequence creator Masahiro Sakurai. Previous to the reveal of Sora as the sport’s ultimate character, followers flooded social media with messages of because of the famed developer. Sakurai has seen the messages and thanked followers for the entire love.

Through the morning hours of October 5, 2021, the web was working rampant as we had been simply mere hours away from the announcement of the ultimate DLC fighter being added to Tremendous Smash Bros. Final. Earlier than the presentation, followers determined to voice their appreciation for Sport Director Masahiro Sakurai beneath the hashtag #ThankYouSakurai. Regardless of the final result of the showcase can be, followers wished to thank Sakurai for his countless laborious work and dedication to Tremendous Smash Bros. and its followers through the years.

Masahiro Sakurai noticed the hashtag, which grew to become a trending matter on Twitter. He shared a tweet responding to followers. Right here is Sakurai’s message, translated from Japanese to English utilizing Twitter’s translate characteristic:

The newest Tremendous Smash Bros. Final showcase was fairly an emotional one. Not solely as a result of it was the ultimate DLC for the preventing recreation, marking the conclusion of the three-year run of post-launch content material, however as a result of Masahiro Sakurai additionally confirmed that it might be his ultimate one as properly. Through the broadcast, Sakurai additionally pays tribute and thanks the opposite builders which have labored on video games within the sequence through the years.

Thanks!! pic.twitter.com/xiJdWZKM5P

— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) October 5, 2021

Sakurai has been the chief and face of the Tremendous Smash Bros. sequence since 1999, and it appears like this can be the tip of that legendary run. It’s unclear what’s subsequent for Sakurai or the Smash Bros. franchise, however he can lastly get some deserved relaxation, understanding all of his work has been appreciated.

Thanks, Sakurai!