MyGaming: "Nintendo’s President, Satoru Iwata, recently passed away. He was a visionary, with so much passion for gaming and the Nintendo brand in general, and in spite of our issues with Nintendo, we respected Iwata greatly...
... During his time at HAL and Nintendo Iwata worked on some of the best games that hit Nintendo platforms in its lifespan. Here are some of the games Iwata helped bring to life."
Cultured Vultures: Put on your freshest dungarees and chow down on the ripest mushroom as we reel off the best Mario games ever made to celebrate Mar10 Day.
My top 3 are Mario 3, Mario World and Mario 64. Mario Odyssey is also excellent, and I enjoyed Sunshine but didn't care for the Galaxy series.
IGN writes: Mother 3 is one of the most hotly-desired RPGs ever, having never received an official translation in North America despite the cult popularity of its predecessor, Earthbound. But over all these years, series creator Shigesato Itoi has never weighed in on the discussion - at least until now."
A translated version of this game on Switch Online would be nice, and it would add a lot value to the Expansion Pak service.
I would love to see an Earthbound game just redone with 3D-ish models and characters. Just having a remaster for Switch Online would be awesome!
Did you ever see the Earthbound 64 concept/materials? That actually looked really good, but I'd also take a HD-2D remake as well.
Nintendo seems very whimsical about what they give they're fans, sometimes they'll give them a bone (e.g. Mario RPG, Thousand Year Door for the Switch), and other times, they just give them little to nothing (agh, the Zelda anniversary).
When you consider the cost of gaming back then and even now, no excuses when costs are involved.
The long-awaited documentary, which highlights the online community that's built around cult SNES RPG EarthBound over the years. It's an examination of the power of online communities and fandom, and the impact that Shigesato Itoi's series has had on its fans.
"NINTENDO president Satoru Iwata has passed away today at the age of 55." Thanks for making the great games I have enjoyed for the last 30 years.
Great legacy. Thx for all the fun.
I still find it hard to believe that he's really gone. I'm going to be thinking about Mr. Iwata all day. :(
I don't wanna be that guy, but being a producer on a game is not the same as making a game, let alone being a creative force behind it.