Throughout the Zelda series I've always tried to make players feel like they are in a kind of miniature garden. So, this time also, my challenge was how to make people feel comfortable and sometimes very scared at the same time. That is the big challenge.

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

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

Donkey Kong Country proves that players will put up with mediocre gameplay as long as the art is good.

I try not so much to create new characters and worlds but to create new game-play experiences.

Actually, 3D is really the most normal thing because it's how those of us with two eyes usually see the world. TVs are the unusual things in 2D!

When I'm making video games today, I want people to be entertained. I am always thinking, How are people going to enjoy playing the games we are making today? And as long as I can enjoy something other people can enjoy it, too.