Tag Archives: Mother

EarthBound-Inspired Planners, Covers and More from Hobonichi’s Full 2018 Accessories Line-Up

Posted on Aug 18, 2017 by Oliver Jameson

Hobonichi have revealed their full collection of covers and accessories for the 2018 Techo planner, due to go on sale on September 1st. We took a look at the first EarthBound-inspired cover unveiled by Shigesato Itoi‘s lifestyle brand earlier this month, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Games Culture, Merchandise, Posts | Tagged Accessories, Design, EarthBound, Games Culture, Hobonichi, Japan, Merchandise, Mother, Shigesato Itoi | Leave a comment

EarthBound-Inspired Covers Return for Hobonichi’s 2018 Accessory Collection

Posted on Aug 7, 2017 by Oliver Jameson

Following on from last year’s stunning collection of accessories, EarthBound creator Shigesato Itoi’s Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun (Hobonichi) have introduced the first of their new range of covers for the Hobonichi Techo planner inspired by the cult classic Nintendo RPG. In the run-up to … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Games Culture, Merchandise, Posts | Tagged Accessories, Design, EarthBound, Games Culture, Hobonichi, Japan, Merchandise, Mother, Shigesato Itoi | 1 Comment

MOTHER 2 x Hobonichi returns for 2017 planner accessory collection

Posted on Aug 19, 2016 by Oliver Jameson

The Hobonichi Techo daily planner, a brainchild of Japanese copywriter, TV personality and creator of the MOTHER series Shigesato Itoi and his company Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun (Hobonichi), is back with a brand new lineup of stationary and accessories for 2017, including a selection that … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Merchandise, Posts | Tagged Accessories, EarthBound, Fashion, Hobonichi, Merchandise, Mother, Nintendo, Shigesato Itoi | 2 Comments

No crying until the end – An analysis of EarthBound’s finale

Posted on Jan 20, 2016 by Oliver Jameson

This week I beat EarthBound for the first time. I’d played it on many an occasion in the past, including almost to completion in its native Japanese thanks to the GBA compilation title Mother 1+2, but with the game finally … Continue reading →

Posted in Features, Opinion Piece, Posts | Tagged EarthBound, Features, Mother, Nintendo, Opinion Piece, Shigesato Itoi, SNES, Super Famicom | 4 Comments

DMGs, Christmas Presents and Terrifying Famicom Men – Culture Collection #7

Posted on Dec 29, 2015 by Oliver Jameson

Just like that, christmas has come and gone, but even during the holidays the world of gaming culture never sleeps! As a matter of fact, christmas is the ideal time to share the joys of consoles new and old with … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture Collection, Features, Games Culture, Posts | Tagged Culture Collection, Famicom, Features, Game Boy, Games Culture, Mother, Mother 3, Nintendo, Sega, Sega Saturn | 1 Comment

Get decked out with Mr. Saturn accessories and stationary from Hobonichi

Posted on Oct 6, 2015 by Oliver Jameson

Shigesato Itoi is no stranger to making use of the colourful cast of the Mother series on a wide variety of products, ranging from fabric covers for the Hobonichi Techo planner to Haramaki ‘belly warmers’. The next items to join … Continue reading →