Snyft. Snyft och bu-hu. Ungefär så lät det, fast på japanska, när Yoshio Sakamoto fick se teckningar och mellansekvenser från kommande Wii-spelet Metroid: Other M. I intervjuserien "Iwata Asks" berättar spelets producent om sin reaktion:
"I was so inspired I couldn't put it into words. I think anyone would become speechless if they were presented with storyboards that were so far beyond their wildest dreams," berättar Sakamoto.
När producenten sedan fick se mellansekvenser i rörelse blev reaktionen ännu starkare, berättar Ryuzi Kitaura, som jobbat med spelets design:
"He stood close to me, checking the monitors. When we'd shoot a particularly moving scene, I'd ask him 'How was that, Sakamoto-san?', but he'd be completely silent - again. I was really worried, thinking 'Oh no, he doesn't like it...' But then when I peeked at his face, his eyes were full of tears."
Om vi kommer att toklipa när Metroid: Other M släpps den 3 september... ja, det återstår att se.