Hello everyone, this is Satoru Iwata of Nintendo.

Since we weren’t able to reveal any new Iwata Asks interviews recently, it’s really been a while since we’ve been able to share a new interview with you.

Last year I fell ill and had undergone surgery. Many of you were probably wondering if my illness was the reason for us not revealing any new Iwata Asks. But to be honest, I’d been thinking about taking a break from it so I could recharge, even before I found out about my condition.

From about the end of last year I started thinking about putting it back on the table again, and was wondering what would be the right title to bring it back with. It was at that time when I saw people’s strong reactions to our announcement that we were making a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. I was surprised by those reactions, but then I knew what that title would be.

I hope we can do a good job in trying to convey even a portion of the secrets of a game that deeply struck so many people’s hearts. It became quite a lengthy interview, but I hope you’ll follow through to the very end.