The interview, recorded by the website Kikizo at E3 2004, was partially shared at the time but never shown in full.
Now, the full 30-minute discussion, including Iwata’s answers, the English translation by Nintendo’s Yasuhiro Minagawa and optional English subtitles, has been remastered in HD and published in full online.
At a pivotal moment in his career, Iwata, who had only been Nintendo president for two years, had just taken the stage at E3 to unveil the Nintendo DS and tease the Revolution (later renamed the Wii).
The interview delves into a variety of intriguing topics, including the Revolution, Iwata's perspectives on gaming legends Shigeru Miyamoto and former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi, and his predictions for the DS's performance against the Sony PSP, both of which were still months away from their respective launches.
In the interview, Iwata was asked if Yamauchi, who had stepped down as president of Nintendo but was still chairman of the board of directors, was still involved in big decisions. Iwata pointed out that Yamauchi was the one who decided the DS should have two screens.
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