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.

My days all follow much the same pattern. They are structured and typical.

The obvious objective of video games is to entertain people by surprising them with new experiences.

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

I always try to create new experiences that are fun to play.

Games are a trigger for adults to again become primitive, primal, as a way of thinking and remembering. An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals, that's all. I am not creating a game. I am in the game. The game is not for children, it is for me. It is for an adult who still has a character of a child.

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