Does anybody remember that brief period when Pokémon cards had little barcodes on the sides for e-Reader support? It was actually a pretty neat concept with a grand vision behind it even though the e-Reader probably didn’t live up Nintendo’s or Creatures’ expectations. Anyway, here’s a translation from the old Nintendo Online Magazine with Akabane Takumi and Irie Katsuyoshi from Creatures about the project.
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Yoshi Topsy Turvy Developer Interview from Nintendo Online Magazine
I’m back with another translation from the old Nintendo Online Magazine. This time we have Hidetoshi Takeshita (Director/Programmer), Naoto Ohshima (Yes, that Naoto Ohshima. (Producer)), and Masaki Tawara (Producer) talking about the development of Yoshi Topsy Turvy for the Game Boy Advance. I got the impression that Hidetoshi Takashita had a lot on his plate which may have played into how the game turned out. Anyway, let’s get to it!
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Here’s a translation of Nintendo Online Magazine’s interview with Toshiaki Suzuki, the director of Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble. The original interview was probably uploaded around the launch of the game in Japan which was August 23, 2000. This one is pretty interesting because they talk about iterating on the hardware and how it all came together from the concept to the actual game.
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This is a translation of the Paper Mario Developer Interview from the old Nintendo Online Magazine website that Nintendo used to run in Japan. The interview is with Toshiyuki Nakamura of Intelligent Systems and Hiroyasu Sasano of Nintendo. Toshiyuki Nakamura is actually the president of Intelligent Systems now, but started his career as a programmer.
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This is a translation of the interview with Sachiko Kawamura from the old Sonic Channel site. She has an extensive history as an artist and art director for the Sonic series so many of you are probably already familiar with at least some of her work. If you ever wondered who made those Chao so darn cute, you’re in the right place.
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Welcome to part VI of Iwata Asks featuring Akitoshi Kawazu from Square Enix. We’ve finally reached the final page! If you’re just finding this, you can start with part I here. I also have a translations page for more translation goodness! Now on with the show.
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Welcome to part V of Iwata Asks featuring Akitoshi Kawazu from Square Enix. If you’re just finding this, you can start with part I here. I also have a translations page for more translation goodness! Now on with the show.
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Welcome to part IV of Iwata Asks featuring Akitoshi Kawazu from Square Enix. If you’re just finding this, you can start with part I here. We also have a translations page for more translation goodness! Now on with the show.
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Welcome to part III of Iwata Asks featuring Akitoshi Kawazu from Square Enix. If you’re just finding this, you can start with part I here. We also have a translations page for more translation goodness! Now on with the show.
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Welcome to part II of Iwata Asks featuring Akitoshi Kawazu from Square Enix. If you haven’t read it yet, be sure to check out part 1 here and my translations page for more translation goodness! Now on with the show.
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