1st Gen So aperenetly Shigeru Miyamoto is Gary

[BH]

So i heard Gary is mr. Shigeru in japan, no wonder he says "smell you later"

 

[Mega Koopa X]

Yes, and Ash's name is "Satoshi" which is the name of the creator of the series, Satoshi Tajiri. I also heard that originally their names were supposed to be like "Ninten" and "Sony" or something but don't quote me on that.

 

[moon]

Haha Ninten and Sony would have been a bit weird hahaha. I think Satoshi and Shigeru are both really cool names, and I did know about the game creators giving their names to the characters. They probably wished they could be pokémon trainers for real c:

 

[Mega Koopa X]

Ninten and Sony are names in the game, and they're set as the player's name if you manage to skip the name input process, which is possible to do with a GameShark code that enables a few debugging features, one of which skips the introduction cutscene.

If memory serves, those names are only in the non-Japanese versions of the game though, it was added during the game localization process, most likely as an inside joke or a way to get back at them for dropping Nintendo when they were working together on the SNES CD just a few years prior.

That's actually pretty funny.

 

[Hands]

most likely as an inside joke or a way to get back at them for dropping Nintendo when they were working together on the SNES CD just a few years prior.

That's partly true, only it was Nintendo who caused the end of the project by secretly colluding with philips behind Sony's back and letting them know with a public announcement at the 91 CES.

Although, the reason that those two default names are in the game is probably what you say it is, an inside joke.