Reluctantly, he acceded to Nintendo's request. Legally, a book about his time at the company might be unwelcome. Nintendo did not want this book published.Īlthough no reason was given for Nintendo's lack of enthusiasm for the project, Lindblom was gently reminded that, as a former employee of the company, he had signed an NDA. He sent a note to an old pal at Nintendo, 'as a professional courtesy' just to let the company know about his plans, just to check in and make sure there would be no problem. Lindblom planned to return the favor by writing a book and launching a Kickstarter that might just about cover production costs. This interest has intensified with the re-release of EarthBound on Wii U, which has sold well in the console's download store. In recent years, Lindblom has been welcomed by the still-active EarthBound fan-base, as he has come forward to share stories about his time working on the game.

When Marcus Lindblom decided to write a book about his old memories of translating a much-loved game from Nintendo, he figured it would be something that the fans would appreciate.Īfter all, few gaming communities are as passionate and active as those who follow EarthBound, the game that Lindblom translated from Shigesato Itoi's Japanese original, produced by current Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata, almost 20 years ago.

Download earthbound company