Masahiro Sakurai
Kojima wanted Solid Snake to appear in "Super Smash Bros. Melee", but Nintendo refused, due to development cycle problems. When "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" was in development, series director Masahiro Sakurai contacted Kojima to work and add Snake and content related to the "Metal Gear" series, including a stage based on Shadow Moses Island (the main setting of "Solid"), into the game.