I think when you talk about competing against others, the problem is that you refer to something that's been done already and try to beat it.

All the time, players are forced to do their utmost. If they are challenged to the limit, is it really fun for them?

I don't like all the attention. I think it's better to let my work do the talking.

There are big lines between those who play video games and those who do not. For those who don't, video games are irrelevant. They think all video games must be too difficult.

Throughout the Zelda series I've always tried to make players feel like they are in a kind of miniature garden. So, this time also, my challenge was how to make people feel comfortable and sometimes very scared at the same time. That is the big challenge.

As a kid, I was a big comic fan and I liked foreign comics as well.

When I'm making video games today, I want people to be entertained. I am always thinking, How are people going to enjoy playing the games we are making today? And as long as I can enjoy something other people can enjoy it, too.