Providing accurate portrayals of characters is something I want to pay ample attention to. If I don’t stick to that thought, then we’d have to lower the quality or break the balance of the game. Something that goes way off spec could break the entire game.

Providing accurate portrayals of characters is something I want to pay ample attention to. If I don’t stick to that thought, then we’d have to lower the quality or break the balance of the game. Something that goes way off spec could break the entire game.

In terms of scope, and in terms of sheer number of characters, we went beyond our limits long ago.

I'm not depressed and I continue to remain healthy and positive, but developing 'Smash Bros.' is beyond hard.

You never know what's going to happen in this world. I'll just keep my mouth shut. That's a good idea.

The pain goes away, but your work always remains.

You can only truly wow a player the first time he sees [a cutscene]. I felt if players saw the cutscenes outside of the game, they would no longer serve as rewards for playing the game, so I've decided against having them.