Yasuyuki Honne, a director and producer now working at Monolith Soft, shared a moment he had with late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata and Hobbonichi’s Shigesato Itoi.

Honne talked about the memorable times he had with both individuals when he was still working at Namco. NintendoSoup has translated his comments:

岩田さんの本が楽しみ。岩田さん、糸井さん両名同時にお会いしたのは、2003年当時のナムコ、任天堂からゲームキューブ版マザーの話が出た時。喜んでビジュアル画を作り青山に行くと、岩田さんも同席。糸井さんあまり乗り気でなくて、変だなと思いつつ話をすすめていると糸井さんが感づいた。続く↓

— 本根 康之 ゲムマ2024春 両日【G45】 (@honnesan) July 10, 2019

“Looking forward to the Iwata-san book. I met both Iwata-san and Itoi-san in 2003 when Namco and Nintendo were considering to make a GameCube version for Mother (Earthbound). I created a mockup which was showed to Iwata-san. I felt Ito-san wasn’t interested, and suspected so as the conversation continued…”

続き→糸井さん『どうせ岩田くんが話仕組んだんでしょ』。一同ポカーン。岩田さん、アチャーな表情。結局話は流れちゃったけど、私が持ち込んだフェルトテイストで80年代米国を再現する絵回りのアイデアは糸井さんも面白がってくれた。二度と表に出ないと思う絵がこれ。2003年夏の思い出。 pic.twitter.com/AzvFgqNGoi

— 本根 康之 ゲムマ2024春 両日【G45】 (@honnesan) July 10, 2019

“Then Itoi-san said, ‘In any case, perhaps Iwata-kun should come up with the story?’ Everyone in the room gasped. Iwata looked shocked. In the end the conversation drifted, but Itoi-san amused himself with the idea of the ‘felt taste’ that resembled America in the 80s. So this is the picture that I thought would never see the day of light again. My memories of Summer 2003.”

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