Iwata-San, a Hobonichi book that contains things said by late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, is now up for pre-order.

The book contains 224 pages and is scheduled to launch on July 30, 2019 in Japan. The picture of Iwata on the cover is illustrated by 100%ORANGE. The book is in Japanese and an overseas edition is currently being considered.

Pre-order via Amazon Japan (ships worldwide).

Besides the start of pre-orders, we have learned that the official Hobonichi store will take pre-orders for Iwata-San on July 11, 2019. Pre-orders with the book at Hobonichi store will include an exclusive keychain. NintendoSoup Store will take international pre-orders for this special edition in the future.

Also, great news for Chinese fans – the official Hobonichi Weibo account has confirmed that a Chinese version of Iwata-San is on the way. Negotiations are currently in progress and we should hear more about it in the future.

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