Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has revealed the physical impact of creating the latest game in Nintendo’s signature fighting franchise.
Sakurai, synonymous with the ridiculous amounts of work it can take to create video games, revealed in an interview with Nintendo Dream Web (translation via Nintendo Everything) the unhealthy work practices he undertook to create Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. At some points, he literally received IV drips and went to work.
Source: IGN.com Sakurai Reveals He Sometimes Received IV Drips While Making Smash Ultimate