The relationship between Shigeru Miyamoto and late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata was a personal one. Iwata-san, a book published today in Japan by Hobonichi, includes a new interview with Mario creator Miyamoto on how he remembers Iwata, who passed away in 2015. A similar interview with Shigesato Itoi, the creator of Earthbound and founder of Hobonichi, is included as well. “To me, he was a friend more than anything,” Miyamoto says.