List of Iwata Asks interviews
is a series of interviews conducted by former Nintendo president and chief executive officer Satoru Iwata from 2006 until his death in 2015. In these interview articles, Iwata discusses with various colleagues select details about Nintendo and other developers' video game titles, hardware, and various aspects of the company. The discussions reveal historical background information on the development of games and hardware as well as the mindset of the creators at the time. Additionally, these interviews often showcase the friendly camaraderie between Iwata and other members of Nintendo as jokes and laughter are shown to be commonplace. They proved to be one of the most insightful collections of information on the development of Nintendo products available. Times Matt Peckham referred to Iwata Asks as "a remarkable series" and "a Nintendophile's dream come true".
Content from Iwata Asks was featured in a book titled Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Satoru Iwata, published by Hobonichi. The book was first published in 2019 in Japan. An English translation was released in 2021.
A similar series of interviews called Ask the Developer started in 2021.
Ask the Developer
Ask the Developer is a series of interviews with Nintendo developers so they can "convey in their own words Nintendo's thoughts about creating products and the specific points they are particular about", similarly to Iwata Asks. The first entry to Ask the Developer was published on July 1, 2021 for the Nintendo Switch game Game Builder Garage.| Volume | Topic | Date | Interviewee | Part/Chapter | |
| 1 | Game Builder Garage | July 1, 2021 | Kosuke Teshima, Naoki Masuda | Parts 1-3 | |
| 2 | Nintendo Switch - OLED model | October 7, 2021 | Ko Shiota, Toru Yamashita | Part 1 | |
| 2 | Nintendo Switch - OLED model | October 7, 2021 | Ko Shiota, Toru Yamashita | Part 2 | |
| 2 | Nintendo Switch - OLED model | October 7, 2021 | Ko Shiota, Toru Yamashita | Part 3 | |
| 2 | Nintendo Switch - OLED model | October 7, 2021 | Ko Shiota, Toru Yamashita | Part 4 | |
| 3 | Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain | December 2, 2021 | Kenta Kubo, Tomoaki Yoshinobu, Hideki Fujii | Part 1 | |
| 3 | Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain | December 2, 2021 | Kenta Kubo, Tomoaki Yoshinobu, Hideki Fujii | Part 2 | |
| 3 | Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain | December 2, 2021 | Kenta Kubo, Tomoaki Yoshinobu, Hideki Fujii | Part 3 | |
| 4 | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | March 24, 2022 | Kei Ninomiya, Shinya Kumazaki, Tatsuya Kamiyama, Yuki Endo | Part 1 | |
| 4 | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | March 24, 2022 | Kei Ninomiya, Shinya Kumazaki, Tatsuya Kamiyama, Yuki Endo | Part 2 | |
| 4 | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | March 24, 2022 | Kei Ninomiya, Shinya Kumazaki, Tatsuya Kamiyama, Yuki Endo | Part 3 | |
| 4 | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | March 24, 2022 | Kei Ninomiya, Shinya Kumazaki, Tatsuya Kamiyama, Yuki Endo | Part 4 | |
| 5 | Nintendo Switch Sports | May 26, 2022 | Takayuki Shimamura, Yoshikazu Yamashita, Junji Morii, Shinji Okane, Natsuko Yokoyama | Part 1 | |
| 5 | Nintendo Switch Sports | May 26, 2022 | Takayuki Shimamura, Yoshikazu Yamashita, Junji Morii, Shinji Okane, Natsuko Yokoyama | Part 2 | |
| 5 | Nintendo Switch Sports | May 26, 2022 | Takayuki Shimamura, Yoshikazu Yamashita, Junji Morii, Shinji Okane, Natsuko Yokoyama | Part 3 | |
| 5 | Nintendo Switch Sports | May 26, 2022 | Takayuki Shimamura, Yoshikazu Yamashita, Junji Morii, Shinji Okane, Natsuko Yokoyama | Part 4 | |
| 6 | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | July 26, 2022 | Tetsuya Takahashi, Koh Kojima, Genki Yokota | Part 1 | |
| 6 | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | July 26, 2022 | Tetsuya Takahashi, Koh Kojima, Genki Yokota | Part 2 | |
| 6 | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | July 26, 2022 | Tetsuya Takahashi, Koh Kojima, Genki Yokota | Part 3 | |
| 7 | Splatoon 3 | September 7, 2022 | Hisashi Nogami, Seita Inoue, Shintaro Sato, Toru Minegishi | Part 1 | |
| 7 | Splatoon 3 | September 7, 2022 | Hisashi Nogami, Seita Inoue, Shintaro Sato, Toru Minegishi | Part 2 | |
| 7 | Splatoon 3 | September 7, 2022 | Hisashi Nogami, Seita Inoue, Shintaro Sato, Toru Minegishi | Part 3 | |
| 7 | Splatoon 3 | September 7, 2022 | Hisashi Nogami, Seita Inoue, Shintaro Sato, Toru Minegishi | Part 4 | |
| 8 | Fire Emblem Engage | January 17, 2023 | Tsutomu Tei, Masahiro Higuchi, Genki Yokota, Kenta Nakanishi | Part 1 | |
| 8 | Fire Emblem Engage | January 17, 2023 | Tsutomu Tei, Masahiro Higuchi, Genki Yokota, Kenta Nakanishi | Part 2 | |
| 8 | Fire Emblem Engage | January 17, 2023 | Tsutomu Tei, Masahiro Higuchi, Genki Yokota, Kenta Nakanishi | Part 3 | |
| 9 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | May 9, 2023 | Eiji Aonuma, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Takuhiro Dohta, Satoru Takizawa, Hajime Wakai | Part 1 | |
| 9 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | May 9, 2023 | Eiji Aonuma, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Takuhiro Dohta, Satoru Takizawa, Hajime Wakai | Part 2 | |
| 9 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | May 9, 2023 | Eiji Aonuma, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Takuhiro Dohta, Satoru Takizawa, Hajime Wakai | Part 3 | |
| 9 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | May 9, 2023 | Eiji Aonuma, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Takuhiro Dohta, Satoru Takizawa, Hajime Wakai | Part 4 | |
| 9 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | May 9, 2023 | Eiji Aonuma, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Takuhiro Dohta, Satoru Takizawa, Hajime Wakai | Part 5 | |
| 10 | Pikmin 4 | July 18, 2023 | Shigeru Miyamoto, Yuji Kando, Shigefumi Hino, Masamichi Abe, Junji Morii | Part 1 | |
| 10 | Pikmin 4 | July 18, 2023 | Shigeru Miyamoto, Yuji Kando, Yutaka Hiramuki, Taku Matoba, Mitsuhiro Kida | Part 2 | |
| 10 | Pikmin 4 | July 18, 2023 | Shigeru Miyamoto, Yuji Kando, Yutaka Hiramuki, Taku Matoba, Mitsuhiro Kida | Part 3 | |
| 11 | Super [Mario Bros. Wonder] | October 17, 2023 | Takashi Tezuka, Shiro Mouri, Koichi Hayashida, Masanobu Sato, Koji Kondo | Part 1 | |
| 11 | Super Mario Bros. Wonder | October 17, 2023 | Takashi Tezuka, Shiro Mouri, Koichi Hayashida, Masanobu Sato, Koji Kondo | Part 2 | |
| 11 | Super Mario Bros. Wonder | October 17, 2023 | Takashi Tezuka, Shiro Mouri, Koichi Hayashida, Masanobu Sato, Koji Kondo | Part 3 | |
| 11 | Super Mario Bros. Wonder | October 17, 2023 | Takashi Tezuka, Shiro Mouri, Koichi Hayashida, Masanobu Sato, Koji Kondo | Part 4 | |
| 12 | Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club | August 28, 2024 | Yoshio Sakamoto, Kaori Miyachi | Part 1 | |
| 12 | Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club | August 28, 2024 | Yoshio Sakamoto, Kaori Miyachi | Part 2 | |
| 12 | Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club | August 28, 2024 | Yoshio Sakamoto, Kaori Miyachi | Part 3 | |
| 13 | The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | September 23, 2024 | Eiji Aonuma, Tomomi Sano, Satoshi Terada | Part 1 | |
| 13 | The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | September 23, 2024 | Eiji Aonuma, Tomomi Sano, Satoshi Terada | Part 2 | |
| 13 | The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | September 23, 2024 | Eiji Aonuma, Tomomi Sano, Satoshi Terada | Part 3 | |
| 13 | The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | September 23, 2024 | Eiji Aonuma, Tomomi Sano, Satoshi Terada | Part 4 | |
| 14 | Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo | October 9, 2024 | Yosuke Tamori, Tetsuya Akama | Part 1 | |
| 14 | Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo | October 9, 2024 | Yosuke Tamori, Tetsuya Akama | Part 2 | |
| 14 | Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo | October 9, 2024 | Yosuke Tamori, Tetsuya Akama | Part 3 | |
| 14 | Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo | October 9, 2024 | Yosuke Tamori, Tetsuya Akama | Part 4 | |
| 15 | Mario & Luigi: Brothership | December 4, 2024 | Akira Otani, Tomoki Fukushima, Haruyuki Ohashi, Hitomi Furuta | Part 1 | |
| 15 | Mario & Luigi: Brothership | December 4, 2024 | Akira Otani, Tomoki Fukushima, Haruyuki Ohashi, Hitomi Furuta | Part 2 | |
| 15 | Mario & Luigi: Brothership | December 4, 2024 | Akira Otani, Tomoki Fukushima, Haruyuki Ohashi, Hitomi Furuta | Part 3 | |
| 15 | Mario & Luigi: Brothership | December 4, 2024 | Akira Otani, Tomoki Fukushima, Haruyuki Ohashi, Hitomi Furuta | Part 4 | |
| 16 | Nintendo Switch 2 | April 2, 2025 | Kouichi Kawamoto, Takuhiro Dohta, Tetsuya Sasaki | Part 1 | |
| 16 | Nintendo Switch 2 | April 2, 2025 | Kouichi Kawamoto, Takuhiro Dohta, Tetsuya Sasaki | Part 2 | |
| 16 | Nintendo Switch 2 | April 2, 2025 | Kouichi Kawamoto, Takuhiro Dohta, Tetsuya Sasaki | Part 3 | |
| 16 | Nintendo Switch 2 | April 2, 2025 | Kouichi Kawamoto, Takuhiro Dohta, Tetsuya Sasaki | Part 4 | |
| 17 | GameChat | April 3, 2025 | Sumikazu Ono, Eiji Tokunaga, Yoshikata Tamura | Part 1 | |
| 17 | GameChat | April 3, 2025 | Sumikazu Ono, Eiji Tokunaga, Yoshikata Tamura | Part 2 | |
| 17 | GameChat | April 3, 2025 | Sumikazu Ono, Eiji Tokunaga, Yoshikata Tamura | Part 3 | |
| 18 | Mario Kart World | May 21, 2025 | Kosuke Yabuki, Kenta Sato, Masaaki Ishikawa, Shintaro Jikumaru, Atsuko Asahi | Part 1 | |
| 18 | Mario Kart World | May 21, 2025 | Kosuke Yabuki, Kenta Sato, Masaaki Ishikawa, Shintaro Jikumaru, Atsuko Asahi | Part 2 | |
| 18 | Mario Kart World | May 21, 2025 | Kosuke Yabuki, Kenta Sato, Masaaki Ishikawa, Shintaro Jikumaru, Atsuko Asahi | Part 3 | |
| 18 | Mario Kart World | May 21, 2025 | Kosuke Yabuki, Kenta Sato, Masaaki Ishikawa, Shintaro Jikumaru, Atsuko Asahi | Part 4 | |
| 19 | Donkey Kong Bananza | July 15, 2025 | Kenta Motokura, Kazuya Takahashi, Wataru Tanaka, Daisuke Watanabe, Naoto Kubo | Part 1 | |
| 19 | Donkey Kong Bananza | July 15, 2025 | Kenta Motokura, Kazuya Takahashi, Wataru Tanaka, Daisuke Watanabe, Naoto Kubo | Part 2 | |
| 19 | Donkey Kong Bananza | July 15, 2025 | Kenta Motokura, Kazuya Takahashi, Wataru Tanaka, Daisuke Watanabe, Naoto Kubo | Part 3 | |
| 20 | Drag x Drive | December 2, 2025 | Yoshinori Konishi, Hiroki Hamaue, Takahisa Ikejiri, Isami Yoshida | Part 1 | |
| 20 | Drag x Drive | December 2, 2025 | Yoshinori Konishi, Hiroki Hamaue, Takahisa Ikejiri, Isami Yoshida | Part 2 | |
| 20 | Drag x Drive | December 2, 2025 | Yoshinori Konishi, Hiroki Hamaue, Takahisa Ikejiri, Isami Yoshida | Part 3 |