For a long time at Nintendo we didn't focus as much on online play because for many years doing so would have limited the size of the audience that could enjoy those features. But certainly now we see that so many people are connected to the Internet. It opens up a tremendous amount of possibilities.

What I'm really excited about is that continued challenge to create things that gamers of all experiences can play.

Who knows how Mario will look in the future. Maybe he'll wear metallic clothes!

When I look back I can tell that after I started having a family, I certainly wanted to make games that could be played with all the family members.

Most people think video games are all about a child staring at a TV with a joystick in his hands. I don't. They should belong to the entire family. I want families to play video games together.

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.

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