I'm very impressed that there are so many fans - not just in Japan, but here in America - that are fond of the work that I've done. I'm actually kind of embarrassed by it all.

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

I think that inside every adult is the heart of a child. We just gradually convince ourselves that we have to act more like adults.

Throughout the Zelda series I've always tried to make players feel like they are in a kind of miniature garden. So, this time also, my challenge was how to make people feel comfortable and sometimes very scared at the same time. That is the big challenge.

What comes next? Super Mario 128? Actually, that's what I want to do.

I think that the entertainment industry itself has a history of chasing success. Any time a hit product comes out, all the other companies start chasing after that success and trying to recreate it by putting out similar products.

Controller is so intuitive, even your mum can play.