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.

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

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

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.

I think I can make an entirely new game experience, and if I can't do it, some other game designer will.

Fortunately, because of the spread of smart devices, people take games for granted now. It's a good thing for us, because we do not have to worry about making games something that are relevant to general people's daily lives.

I think when you talk about competing against others, the problem is that you refer to something that's been done already and try to beat it.