Sora
Formerly an employee of HAL Laboratory, Masahiro Sakurai left the company in 2003 and in 2005 with his wife Michiko Sakurai (also ex-HAL Laboratory), they founded Sora Ltd., a shell company that works on a freelance basis on several projects. He was also an author of a weekly column for Famitsu magazine from 2003 to 2021, and has done voice acting work in some of his games, most notably providing the voice of King Dedede in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and the Super Smash Bros. series. Since 2022, Sakurai has been creating videos for his YouTube channel, Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games, where he discusses game design and his career.
Sora at a Glance
Sora has been active in the gaming industry from 2008 to 2025, with 6 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Platform, Fighting, Shooter, with additional titles in Hack and slash/Beat 'em up and Racing. With an average community rating of 87/100, Sora is among the highest-rated studios in our database -- 5 of their rated titles score 80 or above. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (89.4/100). Games from Sora are available across 5 platforms, most notably Nintendo Switch, Wii, Wii U.
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