Masahiro Sakurai Shrugs Off AI Games as ‘Unprofitable Titles’ as Clones and Mods Boom

Super Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai explained why the boom in AI-created games isn’t likely to create a lasting demand for such projects, comparing them to “low-quality goods” that could never compare to human-made titles like Shadow of the Colossus.

Sakurai made these remarks in an interview with Denfaminico Gamer after he was asked for his thoughts on the huge boom in games that have been released on Steam since 2010. The interviewer noted that, since 2010, this amount skyrocketed from 275 titles to 19,000 titles.

“19,000 is amazing, but I think that number will increase even more from now on. I'm sure of it. That's because AI will increase the number. However, I think most of them will become ‘unprofitable titles.’ There are too many to keep track of, and it's impossible to understand them all,” he said.

“When it comes to things created with AI... or things mass-produced with poor quality, I think most of them will simply …