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.

A late game is only late until it ships. A bad game is bad until the end of time

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

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.

It isn't about games, for me, personally, and it never really was. It was about creating something - anything - far bigger than yourself.

If we end up creating a gameplay structure where it makes sense for, whether it's a female to go rescue a male or a gay man to rescue a lesbian woman or a lesbian woman to rescue a gay man, we might take that approach.

I feel more reassured with physical media. Entertainment is something that will not just become digital.