Earthbound creator Shigesato Itoi would rather you leave him alone
The official EarthBound strategy guide is a bestiary, walkthrough, and novella all-in-one
A simple tweet launched all sorts of hypothesizing
It’s not the Mother 3 news everyone wanted, but it’s still pretty cool
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Former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata made a huge impact on gaming. The exec had the rare combination of technical…
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This is not a new Mother (aka Earthbound) game announcement—well, not yet at least. However, it is an announcement that the scripts from all the Mother games will be released later this year in Japan. There will also be other Mother-related announcements before then. Hopefully, that means some Switch ports!
When Shigesato Itoi started work on Mother 2 (Earthbound), development hit a wall. Things were at a standstill, and…
To get into the private Nintendo-themed bar “84,” you gotta either be a member or know someone. Its address isn’t…
In the West, Shigesato Itoi is most famous as the guy who made the Mother games. But in Japan, his main job has been…
Earthbound designer Shigesato Itoi sent out a fairly simple tweet: "If you go to Fukushima, you can buy peaches…
You can own a copy of Earthbound signed by creator Shigesato Itoi—the website Fangamer is putting up an auction for it on December 1. All proceeds go to James Hensiek, a big Earthbound fan who was recently diagnosed with cancer.
For years, players have been begging Earthbound (aka Mother in Japan) creator Shigesato Itoi for a new game. He's…
Fun fact: Nintendo honcho Satoru Iwata was one of the main programmers on Mother 2 (aka Earthbound) for the SNES.…
Two men in military garb. They bow slightly, and their hands make the universal motion for "go first". The text…
During its heyday, Iron Chef had celebrities like Mother creator Shigesato Itoi on to taste its delicious looking…
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After a 13-year hiatus, Iron Chef is returning to Japanese television. The show, which originally ran from 1992 to…
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Kotaku reader Riccardo whipped up this HD version of Mother's opening credits. It, like the game itself, is…