Series: Mother

January 3, 2012

The Life of Shigesato Itoi

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Mother

The year is 1948. Maebashi, a small town in Japan. This is where Shigesato Itoi was born, on November 10, …

January 8, 2011

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Mother

If the Mother series exists, it’s probably by chance. As early as 1987, Itoi already had a video game project in mind, …

January 8, 2011

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Mother

Seeing the first Mother game’s commercial success, it was only a matter of time before Nintendo asked for more. And this wouldn’t …

January 8, 2011

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Mother

Mother 3 was actually highly anticipated by Itoi, and he was already thinking about it back in the early stages of EarthBound development. …