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As Kirby Air Riders Launches, Sakurai Urges Fans to Focus on His Games, Not Him

In a rare interview tied to a supervised manga biography, the Kirby creator explains his preference for a low profile.

Overview

  • Speaking to Game*Spark in comments translated by GamesRadar+, Masahiro Sakurai says he refrains from self-promotion and wants people to "just play games."
  • He explains that he frequently turns down interviews because he worries about becoming "a laughing stock on the internet."
  • EastPress released a 160-page manga biography, Masahiro Sakurai: Making the World More Fun with Games, which Sakurai supervised.
  • Kirby Air Riders is now available on Nintendo Switch 2, with early reviews published; Nintendo Life rated it 8/10.
  • Sakurai also shares development insights on his YouTube channel but reiterates that attention should stay on the work rather than the creator.