A tribute book for Satoru Iwata, the beloved Nintendo president and CEO who died in 2015, will receive an English release this spring, publisher VIZ Media announced today. The book, Ask Iwata, is a translation of Iwata-San, which was first published in Japan last year.
“In this motivating collection, Satoru Iwata addresses various topics, such as locating bottlenecks, how success breeds resistance to change, and why programmers should never say no,” according to a summary of the book that VIZ Media shared with The edge. “Excerpted from the ‘Iwata Asks’ interview series with key contributors to Nintendo games and hardware, and featuring conversations with renowned Mario creator of the Shigeru Miyamoto franchise and creator of Land Shigesato Itoi, Ask Iwata gives game fans and business leaders insight into the leadership, development and design philosophies of one of the most beloved figures in gaming history. “
Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from the legendary Nintendo CEO invites you to learn more about the president, game developer and player who has forever changed the video game industry as we know it. Spring 2021 comes directly to you in print and digital. pic.twitter.com/SNkJ119Vug
– VIZ (@VIZMedia) July 24, 2020
If you haven’t read any Iwata Question interviews before, you don’t really need to wait Ask Iwata For starters, they are available for free on the Nintendo website. (I highly recommend Iwata’s interview with Miyamoto about visiting the Louvre.) And if you want a preview of the conversations with Miyamoto and Itoi mentioned in the VIZ Media propaganda, IGN shared summaries of what is published in Iwata-San last year.
However, Iwata is not only remembered for his interviews of Iwata. Question: He was a well-known face of Nintendo, especially for his charming appearances during Nintendo and Nintendo Directs press conferences, and was a key driver behind unconventional but huge successes. like the Wii and the DS. If you want to learn more about him, my colleague Sam Byford wrote a great article remembering Iwata’s legacy on Nintendo and in the video game industry.
