Iwata Asks interview series to be released as a book

Japanese firm Hobonichi is to release a compilation of Nintendo’s Iwata Asks interviews in book format.

Iwata Asks is a series of in-depth interviews conducted by the late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata with key figures behind the creation of Nintendo software and hardware, including Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto.

Spanning the DS, 3DS, Wii and Wii U eras and originally conducted in Japanese, a number of the interviews have been translated into English and can still be read on Nintendo’s website.

Hobonichi is headed by Shigesato Itoi, creator of the Mother series, which is better known as Earthbound in the West. Iwata was a friend of Itoi’s, served as a programmer and producer on the cult RPG series, and also worked as Hobonichi’s IT manager.

According to Tiny Cartridge, Hobonichi director and former Famitsu editor Yasuhiro Nagata tweeted photos of the book and promised to share further details in July.

The site notes that Hobonichi has translated its popular Techo planners in recent years, but that it hasn’t released English editions of many of its other products.