{
  "id": 16480533,
  "title": "Creator of Super Smash Brothers Offers Blistering Takedown of AI-Generated Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/creator-of-super-smash-brothers-offers-blistering-takedown-of-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-25T12:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Futurism",
    "slug": "futurism",
    "url": "https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/super-smash-bros-creator-ai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Super Smash Bros and Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai has harshly criticized the use of artificial intelligence in game development, warning that it leads to derivative and low-quality titles. Speaking to Japanese gaming outlet Denfaminico Gamer about the surge of new video games on platforms like Steam, Sakurai expressed concern that AI-driven game creation would overwhelm the market with \"unprofitable\" games. He noted that while the sheer number of new releases (estimated at 19,000 for a single year) was impressive, the real issue lay in the quality and originality of the games being churned out. Many of these AI-generated titles would simply be unplayable or unprofitable, Sakurai claimed, as they often consist of systems directly lifted from existing games. The legendary designer further warned that AI could potentially replicate the artistic vision of talented game designers like Fumito Ueda, creating works that only the original creator could produce.",
  "summary": "AI is being used to \"churn out\" video games. The post Creator of Super Smash Brothers Offers Blistering Takedown of AI-Generated Games appeared first on Futurism .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Super Smash Bros. creator thinks AI will make a lot of games, most won't make money",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/super-smash-bros-creator-thinks-ai-will-make-a-lot-of-games-most-wont",
        "published": "2026-10-22T22:40:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}