Arino Kacho played MOTHER 2 on a recent string of Game Center CX episodes. Shigesato Itoi visited him while he was playing on day 2 and they had a little interview session.
Some topics of interest include:
- Itoi naming Ness silly things like “Peepee” and “Panties” when he plays the game
- How the two-hour “dad call” influenced a similar mechanic in future Nintendo games
- Itoi’s dedication of being heavily involved in MOTHER‘s development, despite not being a game dev
- How MOTHER‘s world map was designed by hand with pieces of paper on the floor of an apartment
- Itoi’s friendship with Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto
- MOTHER 3‘s transition from a 3D game to a 2D game and the issues that arose
- Itoi’s answer to the question: “What are games to you, personally?”
It’s a great interview, so give it a read. 
-Poe
