I'd like to be known as the person who saw things from a different point of view to others.

If it turns out that Mario doesn't really fit into the type of game I want, I wouldn't mind using Zelda as the basis of the new game.

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

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

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.

I think Zelda 64 is utilizing about 90 percent of the N64 potential, ... When we made Mario 64 we were simply utilizing 60 to 70 percent. So we have come a long way I believe.

What I found is that just in the lifestyle today, people have fewer and fewer opportunities to get exercise.