About Shigesato Itoi
Shigesato Itoi is a Japanese copywriter, essayist, lyricist, game designer, and actor. Itoi is the editor-in-chief of his website and company Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun. He is best known outside Japan for his work on Nintendo's Mother series of games, as well as his self-titled bass fishing video game. In 1997, Itoi began using the Internet and bought his first Macintosh. The protagonist of the game, Ninten, also has asthma, which was one of the first aspects of his character Itoi came up with.
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