EarthBound Creator Shigesato Itoi’s farewell message to Mr. Iwata

NintendObserver“No matter the farewell, I think the most appropriate thing to say is ‘we’ll meet again.'”

 

☆ NintendObs Weekly – Monday, July 13, 2015 – Sunday, July 19, 2015.

Satoru Iwata

 

 

No matter the farewell, I think the most appropriate thing to say is “we’ll meet again.”  We are friends so we”ll see each other again.  There is nothing strange about saying it. Yeah. We’ll meet again.

Even if you didn’t have the chance to put into words how sudden it was going to be, how far you’d be traveling, or how you went much earlier than expected, I know you went wearing your best.

You always put yourself second to others no matter what, helping anyone who needed it whenever they needed it.  You were that kind of friend.  Although you may have been a little selfish for the first time ever by taking this journey.

The truth is though that I still don’t believe any of it.  I feel like I am going to receive a message from you inviting me out to eat at any moment.  I wouldn’t mind if you were to ask me like always if I had some free time.  Even still, I’d ask you as well.

Still, “we’ll meet again.” It would be great to hear from you whenever and wherever; I’ll being calling to you too. I’ll call if I have something to discuss or I want to tell you a great new idea I’ve had.

We’ll meet again.

Then again, you’re here with me now.

 

— Shigesato Itoi, Hobo Mainichi Itoi Shinbun Daily Darling July, 13th 2015
Source: 1101 via KameDaniRyuu.

 

 

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