When I look around and see how aged cartoonists continue to work on their manga and how movie directors create new movies all the time, I understand that they would never retire. And by the same token, I guess I will still be making games somehow. The only question is whether the younger people will be willing to work with me at that far point in the future.

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

Video games are bad for you? That's what they said about rock 'n' roll.

There are big lines between those who play video games and those who do not. For those who don't, video games are irrelevant. They think all video games must be too difficult.

When I create a game, I try to focus more on the emotions that the player experiences during the game play.

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.

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