Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of Kirby and Super Smash Bros., has ended the Game Designers Award at the Japan Game Awards after a sixteen-year run because he couldn't find a successor. This award uniquely recognized games demonstrating exceptional creativity and originality, often those that pushed boundaries beyond established conventions—like this year’s winner, the localized text puzzle game Word Game. The discontinuation highlights Sakurai’s concern about maintaining innovation within the gaming industry and suggests he may now focus on new projects, fueling speculation regarding a potential new Smash Bros. title.
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