July 1st, 2010 | Images, Itoi, Uncommon Knowledge | 25 Comments

A while back I posted about how Shigesato Itoi had a special, limited-edition type of curry. I found out recently that he also had a limited run of instant ramen: Here’s another pic of it I don’t have any details to go with this discovery, but if anyone comes across any more info, let me know! ...Read More »

May 28th, 2010 | Audio Stuff, EarthBound, Itoi, Merchandise | 16 Comments

Shigesato Itoi recently posted on his Twitter account something about the MOTHER series, and KingDarian quickly sent news about it my way. Here’s what Itoi said, translated into English: Here’s something for the MOTHER folks out there. The “Smiles and Tears” track on the “Keiichi Suzuki:Music for Films and Games/Original Soundtracks” album is sung using lyrics ...Read More »

May 10th, 2010 | Itoi | 30 Comments

Despite being in his 60s and admittedly only able to use computers for basic things like word processing, EarthBound creator Shigesato Itoi now has a Twitter account. Of course, everything he types is in Japanese, so unless you’re a really diehard fan his posts are probably meaningless to most fans outside of Japan. I doubt he’ll talk about the MOTHER series much, if ever, since he alm...Read More »

April 17th, 2010 | Itoi, Uncommon Knowledge | 14 Comments

The guys at Tiny Cartridge covered this recently (see here), but I thought I’d briefly touch on it here too. Shigesato Itoi’s company will be releasing a DSi ware app next week intended to help users keep track of their health. Itoi started posting some discussion about it here yesterday and will be posting the rest of the parts of the discussion over the next few days, like he does wi...Read More »

March 31st, 2010 | Events, Itoi | 25 Comments

Last night I posted a video showing the super-giant Mr. Saturn and Itoi interacting. I found out about it because Itoi’s company put up a new section on their site for MOTHER series stuff here. So like the old days of the MOTHER 3 World site, I thought it’d be neat to try to keep an updated translated version of the site. So you can check out the translated page here: MOTHER Stuff I&...Read More »

March 30th, 2010 | EarthBound, Images, Itoi, Videos | 24 Comments

Remember that giant Mr. Saturn that’s going to show up in a few days? (if not, see here) Here’s a sneak preview! And here is a big page about stuff that I will translate shortly! Boing! Also, you can post comments on the video here, which belongs to Itoi’s site ...Read More »

March 12th, 2010 | EarthBound, Images, Itoi, Uncommon Knowledge | 37 Comments

Yesterday we took a look at the big EarthBound preview Nintendo Power had in issue #70. Today we check out issue #73, which has the REAL EarthBound article. I’m hesitant to call it a review since it’s like a lot of Nintendo Power stuff was back then – mostly meant to showcase stuff to consumers. Like I mentioned before, the preview in issue #70 is what convinced me to buy the gam...Read More »

March 10th, 2010 | EarthBound, Food, Interviews, Itoi, Uncommon Knowledge | 14 Comments

I’m not sure what magazine this is from, but it’s from way back when MOTHER 2 was released in Japan. Basically, the magazine people made some Strawberry Tofu for Itoi to try, and he said: This is really something! It has a profound flavor that makes me feel sad. (laugh) I thought this would be something an American with an unusual understanding of foreign cultures might make, but this...Read More »

February 5th, 2010 | EarthBound, Itoi, Uncommon Knowledge | 5 Comments

I covered this topic before in this update debunking a myth about the “demon baby” story in EarthBound, but fellow EarthBound fan and translator Chewy recently posted an article giving some more info about the subject and the book “Let’s Meet in a Dream”. Check out her article here! ...Read More »

January 30th, 2010 | EarthBound, Itoi, MOTHER 3, Uncommon Knowledge | 49 Comments

I often see a lot of misconceptions and false info about EarthBound-related stuff going around, so from time to time I think I’ll cover a few of them. Giygas There’s a lot of incorrect info out there about Giygas, much of it stemming from part of an interview with Shigesato Itoi (see here). In it, Itoi uses similes to explain his inspiration for Giygas, but Western fans seem to take th...Read More »