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Masahiro Sakurai Forced to Abandon Game Designers Award After 16 Years as He Can't Find a Successor
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Masahiro Sakurai revealed that the Game Designers Award won’t return to the Japan Game Awards, as he has failed to find an adequate replacement to take up his mantle.
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3 articles- IGN GamesMasahiro Sakurai Forced to Abandon Game Designers Award After 16 Years as He Can't Find a SuccessorRead full article on IGN Games (opens in a new tab)
Preview from IGN Games: Masahiro Sakurai Forced to Abandon Game Designers Award After 16 Years as He Can't Find a Successor
Masahiro Sakurai revealed that the Game Designers Award won’t return to the Japan Game Awards, as he has failed to find an adequate replacement to take up his mantle.
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- Nintendo LifeSakurai Believes Industry Will "Slowly Die" Without Innovation As He Discontinues Game Designers AwardRead full article on Nintendo Life (opens in a new tab)
Preview from Nintendo Life: Sakurai Believes Industry Will "Slowly Die" Without Innovation As He Discontinues Game Designers Award
"We always need new discoveries". Game developer Masahiro Sakurai has announced that The Game Designer award for the Japan Game Awards has been discontinued, as he has been unable to find a successor to carry it on into the future. As reported by IGN, Sakurai made the announcement at this year's ceremony. He originally founded The Game Designer award in…
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- AUTOMATON WestMasahiro Sakurai discontinues Game Designers Award after 16 years after failing to find successor, warns fellow devs that an industry without originality “will die a slow death”Read full article on AUTOMATON West (opens in a new tab)
Preview from AUTOMATON West: Masahiro Sakurai discontinues Game Designers Award after 16 years after failing to find successor, warns fellow devs that an industry without originality “will die a slow death”
The last game to receive the award was Word Game by Taiwan-based developer Team9.
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