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Weekly Famitsu – June 19, 1992
This issue of the video gaming magazine Weekly Famitsu has a very in-depth interview with the creator of the MOTHER series, Shigesato Itoi. It was published two years before the release of the game,...
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Weekly Famitsu – September 2, 1994
This issue of Weekly Famitsu features an interview with Shigesato Itoi shortly after MOTHER 2′s release. Itoi provides some behind-the-scenes information about the game’s production, including: The...
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Shigesato Itoi, The Copywriter: A Comprehensive Look
Shigesato Itoi sports a new look on the March 1983 cover of the weird multimedia magazine Studio Voice. As every person in Japan knows, and as most overseas fans of Itoi know, Shigesato Itoi is, first...
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Famicom Hisshou Hon – May 19, 1989
This issue of Famicom Hisshou Hon features an interview with Shigesato Itoi three months before the release of MOTHER for the Famicom. What do you get when a genius copywriter jumps on board the...
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Hippon Super! – November 3, 1994
Hippon Super is a gaming magazine with a slightly different tone than that of the more mainstream Weekly Famitsu. There are a couple adult games featured in the magazine, and even the interview with...
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The 64DREAM – November 1996
This is the first ever official issue of The 64DREAM (currently “Nindori”), but Volume #2 after an initial unofficial release in June. It treats us with a treasure trove of juicy insights into the...
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Weekly Famitsu – January 31, 1997
This is a dialogue showcased in a section featured once every few months in Weekly Famitsu. One of the editors, Yasuhiro Nagata, conducted several interviews with Itoi during his time with the...
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MOTHER 1 Review by Pokemon creator Satoshi Tajiri
In the late 1980′s, before founding Game Freak and hitting the jackpot with his sensational product of grueling labor, Satoshi Tajiri was a freelance writer for gaming magazine Famicom Hisshou Hon. He...
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Weekly Famitsu – September 16, 1994
This week’s issue covers the MOTHER 2 Pre-release Party attended by all staff involved in the game. This time the article is not an interview, but a description of the event. A pre-release party for...
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The 64DREAM – December 1997 Interview: Shigesato Itoi and Shigeru Miyamoto...
This issue celebrates the magazine’s one year anniversary with a discussion between two of the video game powerhouses at the time: Shigesato Itoi and Shigeru Miyamoto. They discuss their professional...
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