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Hobonichi (Shigesato Itoi) to release book “Iwata-san” about Satoru Iwata, Miyamoto collaborating (update: US release confirmed, coming in Spring)
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Darn, I can't buy it. I don't have an account for Amazon JP.
I wonder if somewhere there's at least a pdf collecting all the Iwata Asks. IIIRC I found one online years ago but it was kinda of a mess to read even on a tablet.
I hear there's also some I.A. that weren't translated officially?
I'd easily fork $100 for a premium edition of all the Iwata Asks in a coffee-table book form
I hear there's also some I.A. that weren't translated officially?
I'd easily fork $100 for a premium edition of all the Iwata Asks in a coffee-table book form
It's not that hard to set up. You can change the site language to english and it's fairly straightforward.
I'm using a UK card and I've bought hundreds of things from amazon japan.
There are items that won't ship outside of japan, but that's a different issue.
I felt compelled to convert that cute Iwata animation to gif form, so enjoy
code-named "iwatasan" :(
Made by ©100%ORANGE , a duo of illustrators, apparently: Official Site
I really hope the book gets an official translation!
code-named "iwatasan" :(
Made by ©100%ORANGE , a duo of illustrators, apparently: Official Site
I really hope the book gets an official translation!
Good to know.
I set up my account now, and I'm heavily considering pre-ordering the book, or waiting for an official announcement of the overseas publication.
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I've been toying with layout ideas for a collected edition for a while now, but I've never had the free time to put into it. Between kids and design work for comic reprints, I've got fairly limited extra time and a project like a collected IA would be a big commitment. Seeing this made me think that I should really pull my finger out and get on with it though...
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I was about to ask if you had a pre-order link since I need that keychain but then I saw the date. :)
Anything we can do to help it happen? Donations?
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Oh and the official website for the book does seem to confirm that parts are derived from Iwata Asks:
Not sure what President's Geek is, maybe President's Speak? I'm not aware of any section of the NCL website that was called that, so I have to assume that's Iwata Asks stuff.machine translation said:
I ordered it from Amazon Japan. The process is actually quite simple using google translate on the site. I made my account, put the item in my cart and when I went to shipping it gave me an option for an international address. After entering the address it asked to me enter a card and it actually recognized I was using an American card and asked if I wanted to pay in USD. All pretty straight forward.
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Yep, it's a piece of cake, especially for items that ship to the US with their global priority shipping. Can't get the keychain from Amazon JP, though.
Nothing like that, I think. I'm going to have another look at the work involved and see if I can plan something out. My original idea was to compile everything and make it available as a PDF with an invitation for people to donate to an appropriate cancer charity, but I wasn't sure of whether I'd need to reach out to Nintendo. Between that and lack of time it got stuck on the back-burner, but I think I'll see if I can get it moving again - I got a huge amount of entertainment out of the Iwata Asks series, and it would be nice to help make them available in an easier to read format...
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That would be amazing. Keep us posted on if there's anything we can do!
There are some Iwata Asks interviews that didn't left Japan, yeah. (Mostly for Japan-exclusive content, but there's a notable one like Rhythm Heaven Megamix) But there should be a fan-translation for most of them.
Yeah, I absolutely need that RHM one!
I was able to get epub files for all the other ones, but I really REALLY want a printed book out of them
Just a heads up that this is now available to purchase on the Hobonichi Store for just shy of 2000円. Comes with a keychain.
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Thanks! Anyone interested in this from the US, use a forwarding service. Tenso worked just fine but it wouldn't ship to a US address. That keychain was too great to pass up.
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Ordered the book, and threw in a new Hobonichi as well so I can be happy about it for 2 weeks and then ignore it for the rest of the year because that's been the fate of my last two/three? Hobonichis (:
I was able to ship everything to Europe btw, so I don't think using a forwarding service like Tenso is absolutely neccessary. I might regret shipping directly though, pretty sure customs will screw me over.
I was able to ship everything to Europe btw, so I don't think using a forwarding service like Tenso is absolutely neccessary. I might regret shipping directly though, pretty sure customs will screw me over.
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I wonder if that's because you had the planner in there. Those ship internationally, while the Iwata book doesn't seem to. Or maybe because it's a pre-order? All I know is I couldn't get it to proceed to the next step with my US address in there, but when I put in a Japanese one it went fine.
I felt compelled to convert that cute Iwata animation to gif form, so enjoy
code-named "iwatasan" :(
Made by ©100%ORANGE , a duo of illustrators, apparently: Official Site
I really hope the book gets an official translation!
Thanks!
Iwata was a legendary figure, will absolutely buy this book if it's translated.
Hmm yeah that could be it. I hope it doesn't mess with my order :P. We'll see!
I've always used it as a diary actually! But the days fly by so fast that I end up skipping so many days, feel bad about it, and end up writing nothing at all. I should just accept that I can't write something every single day and it's ok to have blank pages :P.
This was also me so I ended up getting a Techo Weeks in stead of a Techo Planner. Page on the left is the whole week split into seven sections for each day and the right page is just blank.
Posted somewhere here yet?
Some quote there tears right through your heart.
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Read it earlier, really wonderful stuff. My book should be here in a week or so. Here's to an English version!
Yep, looks like the thread was just deleted in favor of this one.
That gdc tribute still brings tears.
That gdc tribute still brings tears.
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Just got my copy from the Hobonichi store:
The key chain is super-tiny and cute.
Nice.
Any news about the translation?
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No updates as of yet, unfortunately. The latest info is here if you scroll down: https://www.1101.com/books/iwatasan/index.html
