American Kirby Is Hardcore/Quotes

Fumito Udea: What do you think about the cover of the US version of ICO?

[Awkward silence]

Fumito Udea: I had some reservations about the package design, but in the end, ICO sold well in the US. So the package design must have been the right choice.

Junichi Hosono: I've sort of developed an attachment to the design over the years.

Kenji Kaido: After ten years, it grows on you.

Junichi Hosono: Even now, people still talk about it. You see it on Top Ten Worst Game Covers, and stuff like that.

Kenji Kaido: In that sense, that artwork leaves an impression on people.

Junichi Hosono: ICO and Mega Man are the ones people mention.

—The director, planner, and producer of ICO discussing its US cover