I never really participated in specific sports or anything, but once I hit 40, I started to get a little bit more active and began swimming more.

In other words, I'm not intending to start from things that require a five-year development time.

I don't want to criticize any other designers, but I have to say that many of the people involved in this industry - directors and producers - are trying to make their games more like movies. They are longing to make movies rather than making videogames.

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

I am not Link, but I do know him! Even after 18 years, the Legend of Zelda never stops changing and this game is no different. We are now taking you to a world where Link has grown up--a world where he will act different and look different. In order to grow, Link must not stand still and neither will I.

A late game is only late until it ships. A bad game is bad until the end of time

I think what a lot of people see as unique is using different technology or different techniques [to make games], but I feel like, as long as you have a core that's unlike others, that's what 'unique' is.