In other words, I'm not intending to start from things that require a five-year development 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 Zelda 64 is utilizing about 90 percent of the N64 potential, ... When we made Mario 64 we were simply utilizing 60 to 70 percent. So we have come a long way I believe.

Japan actually is an aging population, and so as the population has aged, they have had a lot more problems with health.

A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.

Fortunately, because of the spread of smart devices, people take games for granted now. It's a good thing for us, because we do not have to worry about making games something that are relevant to general people's daily lives.

I try not so much to create new characters and worlds but to create new game-play experiences.