An alternate translation was done by CapCom (remember to turn on closed captioning to view subtitles). The full Japanese version was officially translated by Nintendo of Europe. The Japanese Minna no Nintendo Channel version is longer than the American Nintendo Channel version. Nintendo ran an official interview with Yoshio Sakamoto, Yosuke Hayashi, and Ryuji Kitaura regarding the development process behind Metroid. Link Metroid: Other M Developer Interview (August 2010) Sakamoto emphasized the use of timing for both horror and comedy as well as his influences from Italian horror filmmaker Dario Argento. Sakamoto’s history at Nintendo and game design philosophy, exploring how one man can create both serious and comedic games. While the MDb had previously published notes from the lecture, Nintendo of Europe has published the entire keynote, complete with slides in their Iwata Asks section. Sakamoto’s famous keynote from the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco. Volume 3 – Yoshio Sakamoto & Hironobu Sakaguchi / Japanese Yoshio Sakamoto Keynote: “From Metroid to Tomodachi Collection to WarioWare: Different Approaches for Different Audiences” (March 2010) Volume 3 was never available on Nintendo of America’s Iwata Asks website, but was translated and distributed through Nintendo’s UK site. There is also a final, special volume that consists of an interview between Yoshio Sakamoto and Hironobu Sakaguchi (creator of Final Fantasy) about their past collaborations on the Famicom Disk System game, Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School. Volume 2 is a lengthy discussion between the development staff of Nintendo, Tecmo, and Taiyo Kikaku employees regarding their experiences collaborating on the game. Volume 1 discusses the high-level work of Other M’s three creative directors, Yoshio Sakamoto, Yosuke Hayashi, and Ryuji Kitaura from D-Rockets. Three-volume interview of the popular Iwata Asks series. Iwata Asks: Metroid: Other M (August 2010) Contains a feature called “Ultimate Metroid” ranking the games in the series from worst to best and listing favorite bosses, music, etc. Nintendo Power issue featuring Metroid: Other M. Currently the only official guide available. Prima’s official strategy guide by Fernando Bueno. Metroid: Other M: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima, 2010)
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