It's been 5 years since Super Smash Bros. Ultimate released and over 2 years since Sora was announced. In a tweet yesterday, Masahiro Sakurai stated that his work on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has come to an end.
ソラのamiiboが本日発売!
— 桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai (@Sora_Sakurai) February 16, 2024
関係者のかた、本当にありがとうございました。(スゴいことだと思います)
元々の完璧なデザインに、色分けも精細でバッチリ。
造形もポーズもよいですね。
全ファイターがamiibo化され、『スマブラSP』仕事もいよいよフィニッシュでしょうか。おつかれさまでした。 pic.twitter.com/zUBdMtA29y
The tweet translates to the following:
"Sora’s amiibo comes out today! Thank you to everyone who worked on it (this was an amazing accomplishment). The design was always perfect, and the details and the colors look exactly as intended. The pose and sculpting look good as well. Now that all of the fighters have an amiibo, my work on Super Smash Bros Ultimate is basically done. Thank you for everything." [Thanks, Siliconera!].
There's no news of Masahiro Sakurai's next game project, or whether he'll do one. He has been uploading to his YouTube channel.
Author's Note: End of an era for sure. I was starting up my Graduate studies when this game came out. Exciting that all the Smash amiibo are out though (again)! What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments.