So you know cats are interesting. They are kind of like girls. If they come and talk to you it's great. But if you try to talk to them it doesn't always go so well.

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

Nowadays I think it's really important that designers are really unique and individual.

I don't want to criticize any other designers, but I have to say that many of the people involved in this industry - directors and producers - are trying to make their games more like movies. They are longing to make movies rather than making videogames.

Well, for over a year now at my desk, a prototype program of Luigi and Mario has been running on my monitor. We've been thinking about the game, and it may be something that could work on a completely new game system.

As I am ageing, naturally, how I want my videogames to be played must be changing.

To create a new standard, you have to be up for that challenge and really enjoy it.