I don't really think of things in terms of legacy or where I stand in the history of Nintendo or anything like that.

Players are artists who create their own reality within the game.

To create a new standard, you have to be up for that challenge and really enjoy it.

Programming is all about numbers.

I could make Halo. It’s not that I couldn’t design that game. It’s just that I choose not to. One thing about my game design is that I never try to look for what people want and then try to make that game design. I always try to create new experiences that are fun to play.

What I found is that just in the lifestyle today, people have fewer and fewer opportunities to get exercise.

I think I can make an entirely new game experience, and if I can't do it, some other game designer will.