Of course, I have my own limits as to how much game software I can take care of at any one time.

When we're doing an action game, we make the second level first. We begin making level 1 once everything else is completed.

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

Nowadays I think it's really important that designers are really unique and individual.

Well, for over a year now at my desk, a prototype program of Luigi and Mario has been running on my monitor. We've been thinking about the game, and it may be something that could work on a completely new game system.

Originally, I wanted a machine that would cost $100. My idea was to spend nothing on the console technology so all the money could be spent on improving the interface and software. If we hadn't used NAND flash memory and other pricey parts, we might have succeeded.

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