Iwata Asks

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Iwata Asks
Iwata Asks
Publisher Nintendo
Original language Japanese
Translations English
Dutch
French (France)
German
Italian
Portuguese (Portugal)
Spanish (Spain)
Release date 2006–2015[1]

Iwata Asks was a series of interviews conducted by Satoru Iwata with various Nintendo developers. The interviews focused on how certain games were developed, roadblocks that were faced during development, and other questions posed by Iwata. After Iwata's death in 2015, the interviews were succeeded by Ask the Developer.

Interviews relating to the Super Mario franchise[edit]

Interviews are organized by console according to the official Iwata Asks home page. Release dates in the following table are added according to their original Japanese releases.[2]

Title Image Console Release date
Iwata Asks : WarioWare: D.I.Y. Iwata Asks Nintendo DS June 11, 2009
Iwata Asks: Nintendo DSi Iwata Asks Nintendo DS October 24, 2008
Iwata Asks : Special Edition Interview Iwata Asks Wii October 5, 2006
Iwata Asks : WarioWare Smooth Moves Iwata Asks Wii November 11, 2006
Iwata Asks : Super Mario Galaxy Iwata Asks Wii October 4, 2007
Iwata Asks : Super Smash Bros. Brawl Iwata Asks Wii January 30, 2008
Iwata Asks - Mario Kart Wii Iwata Asks Wii April 3, 2008
Iwata Asks: Punch Out Iwata Asks Wii July 13, 2009
Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros Iwata Asks Wii November 13, 2009
Iwata Asks: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Iwata Asks Wii May 11, 2010
Iwata Asks: Super Mario 25th Anniversary Iwata Asks Wii[a] September 13, 2010
Iwata Asks: Super Mario All-Stars Iwata Asks Wii October 21, 2010
Iwata Asks: Donkey Kong Country Returns Iwata Asks Wii December 1, 2010
Iwata Asks: Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games™ Iwata Asks Wii December 6, 2011
Iwata Asks: Nintendo 3DS Iwata Asks Nintendo 3DS January 7, 2011
Iwata Asks: Nintendo eShop Iwata Asks Nintendo 3DS June 2, 2011
Iwata Asks: Mario Kart 7 Iwata Asks Nintendo 3DS October 21, 2011
Iwata Asks: Super Mario 3D Land Iwata Asks Nintendo 3DS October 27, 2011
Iwata Asks: Nintendo 3DS XL Iwata Asks Nintendo 3DS July 20, 2012
Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros. 2 Iwata Asks Nintendo 3DS July 24, 2012
Iwata Asks: Paper Mario: Sticker Star Iwata Asks Nintendo 3DS November 29, 2012
Iwata Asks: Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon Iwata Asks Nintendo 3DS March 22, 2013
Iwata Asks: Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Iwata Asks Nintendo 3DS July 2, 2013
Iwata Asks: E3 2011: Wii U Iwata Asks Wii U June 8, 2011
Iwata Asks: Wii U: Wii U GamePad Iwata Asks Wii U October 17, 2012
Iwata Asks: Wii U: Miiverse: The Producers Iwata Asks Wii U November 8, 2012
Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros. U Iwata Asks Wii U November 16, 2012
Iwata Asks: Nintendo Land Iwata Asks Wii U December 7, 2012
Iwata Asks: Game & Wario Iwata Asks Wii U March 28, 2013
Iwata Asks: New Super Luigi. U Iwata Asks Wii U July 4, 2013
Iwata Asks: Super Mario 3D World Iwata Asks Wii U November 14, 2013
  1. ^ Categorized as その他 ("others") in the Japanese home page

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 社長が訊く
Shachō ga Kiku
President Asks [1]
Dutch Iwata vraagt Iwata asks [3]
French (European) Iwata demande Iwata asks [4]
German Iwata fragt Iwata asks [5]
Italian Iwata Chiede Iwata Asks [6]
Portuguese (European) Iwata Pergunta Iwata Asks [7]
Spanish (European) Iwata pregunta Iwata asks [8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b The first interview
  2. ^ 社長が訊く リンク集. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  3. ^ Iwata vraagt
  4. ^ Iwata demande. Nintendo FR (French).
  5. ^ Iwata fragt
  6. ^ Iwata chiede. Nintendo (Italian). Retrieved from Nintendo.it.
  7. ^ Iwata Pergunta
  8. ^ Iwata pregunta

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