I would prefer to grow with the team inside Nintendo rather than taking anyone from outside. It would be a joy for me if someone who was working with me became a big success.

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.

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

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.

You can use a lot of different technologies to create something that doesn't really have a lot of value.

So, it's important for us to acknowledge that we're prone to be conservative, and in turn surround ourselves with individuals who will help break down our conservatism.

Providing new means of entertainment is the important thing.