Meta:Interview

This is a list of archived interviews by the developers and publishers. Interviews are often only available on archive.org via the wayback machine and are hosted here to aid in the goal of making a one-stop-shop and to archive all things Mystery Dungeon. Additionally, the goal is to make otherwise impossible to obtain interviews for most people viewable and usable as sources, such as those found in the various strategy guides or magazines most people would be unable to track down. That being said, please consider visiting the original websites when they're still available.

1993

October 1993

• 15: Koichi Nakamura talks about Torneko's Mystery Dungeon weekly Famitsu - (Japanese)

2000

October 2000

• 20: October 20 2000 Interview with Famitsu Famitsu - (Japanese)

2007

April 2007

• 6 Weekly Famitsu - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: A new worldview weekly Famitsu - (Japanese)

November 2007

• Unknown: Interview with Koichi Nakamura, Director, Shiren the Wanderer 3 play magezine - (English)

2008

January 2008

• 18: - Missing Weekly Famitsu interview covering Shiren 3 for the Wii. famitsu.com - (Japanese)
  • Mention.
  • Dead video link.

February 2008

• 7: Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer Q&A ds.gamespy.com - (English)
• 8: Localization mysteries revealed in our Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer interview siliconera.com - (English)
• 26: Sega Asks: Shiren the Wanderer various - (English)
  • Titled Sega Asks: Shiren the Wanderer on engadget.com.
  • Titled Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Developer Interview on 411mania.com.
  • Titled Sega Asks: Shiren the Wanderer on dsfanboy.com.

March 2008

• 3: DS Fanboy interview: Shiren the Wanderer dsfanboy.com - (English)
• 26: C3 Exclusive Interview hand Talks Chocobo Mystery Dungeon on Nintendo cubed3.com - (English)

July 2008

• 9: Pokémon Donjon Mystère : interview Kunimi Kawamura & Shinichiro Tomie jeuxvideo.com - (French)

2010

• Unknown: Tiny Q&A: Atlus on Shiren the Wanderer’s ordeals tinycartridge.com - (English)

2012

August

• 7: Koichi Nakamura Interview: On the Birth of the Console RPG 1up.com - (English)

November

• 15: Iwata Aks: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity iwataasks.nintendo.com - (English)

2014

June 2014

• 8: Chunsoft Thirtieth Anniversary Interview famitsu.com - (Japanese, English)

August 2014

• 15: Koichi Nakamura talks about the secret to making games ch.nicovideo.jp - (Japanese)

2015

July 2015

• 11: Shiren Exhibition Interview with Kaoru Hasegawa (Famitsu) famitsu.com - (Japanese)
• 11: Shiren Exhibition Interview with Kaoru Hasegawa (4Gamer) 4gamer.net - (Japanese)

2016

March 2016

• 30: Interview with Koichi Nakamura and Seiichiro Nagahata news.denfaminicogamer.jp - (Japanese)

2019

February 2019

• 27: Interview with Spike Chunsoft about localizing Asuka Arrives nlab.itmedia.co.jp - (Japanese)

2020

November 2020

• 7: Interview: Shiren the Wanderer and Making It Widely Available siliconera.com - (English)
• Unknown: Joshin Web Shop Interview with Shiren 5 2020 Staff Members joshinweb.jp - (Japanese, English)
• The first known date of availability is November 27, 2020.

Unknown Date

• Unknown: Interview with Chunsoft Over Development of New N64 Roguelike famitsu - (English)
  • The earliest known archive is from September 16, 2000. The page states the last update was October 4, 1999. The original Japanese interview source is unknown, other than it being Famitsu.
• Unknown: Shiren 2 interview with Famitsu famitsu.com - (Japanese)
  • The earliest known archive is from September 30, 2000.
• Unknown: Mobile Suit Gundam: Mystery Dungeon Interview with Bandai Networks. nlab.itmedia.co.jp - (Japanese)
  • The web page wasn't archived until 2021. The dates on the article are all from March and April 2004. The article was updated on April 21, 2004.
• Unknown: Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2 - How was it made? nintendo.co.jp - (Japanese)
  • The earliest known archive is from 2005 but the context clues of the interview make it sound like it was written close to the release of Shiren 2 in September 2000 or before.
• 10 questions with Tsunekazu Ishihara Executive Producer of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers & Darkness Explorers Guide - (English)
  • This Q&A was included in play Explorers Guide for Explorers of Time. It was first released in Japan on an unknown date. It was released in the United States as a pre-order bonus. Spanish copies are known to exist. Further research is needed.
• Missing: Developer Interview dignews.com - English
  • The earliest known mention is April 21, 2008 at 18:15. Unknown timezone.