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Mother Creator Shigesato Itoi’s Memories Of Satoru Iwata
1When Shigesato Itoi started work on Mother 2 (Earthbound 2), development hit a wall. Things were at a standstill, and the programming was apparently to blame. That’s when Nintendo suggested Itoi meet with another programmer who could help out. His name was Satoru Iwata.
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Legendary Game Creator Attacked On Twitter Over Fukushima Peaches
Earthbound designer Shigesato Itoi sent out a fairly simple tweet: “If you go to Fukushima, you can buy peaches like this.” The remarks were accompanied by the above photo. Online, some people got pissed.
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Nintendo Bossman Has One Of The Coolest Video Game Jackets Ever
Fun fact: Nintendo honcho Satoru Iwata was one of the main programmers on Mother 2 (aka Earthbound) for the SNES. Iwata uploaded this photo on Twitter overnight of a badass Mother 2 sukajan.
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What Makes The Mother Series So Great
They may not be chart-toppers – indeed, the third game has never even been officially released in the West – but the Mother/Earthbound series of role-playing games are some of the most revered and cherished of all Nintendo games (at least among certain clicks).