Shigesato Itoi
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Shigesato Itoi | |||
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Mr. Itoi next to a large Mr. Saturn plush. | |||
Born | November 10, 1948 (age 65) | ||
Maebashi, Gunma | |||
Occupation | Author, voice actor, copywriter, game designer | ||
Website | http://www.1101.com/index.html |
Shigesato Itoi (糸井重里 Itoi Shigesato, born November 10, 1948) is a Japanese copywriter and essayist, best known to have created the EarthBound series; the universe where characters such as Ness and Lucas come from. He was also part of the original development team for Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee under HAL Laboratory.
Itoi is unique in that he is the only individual credited on the title screen of any Smash game; this is as a result of him co-owning the rights to the EarthBound characters.