Of course, when it comes to Japanese role-playing games, in any role-playing game in Japan you're supposed to collect a huge number of items, and magic, and you've got to actually combine different items together to make something really different.

I believe that any sort of changes to interface that allows people to get into games and enjoy games is a great trend.

I always try and come up with a clear theme when I'm making a videogame.

Up until now, the biggest question in society about video games has been what to do about violent games. But it's almost like society in general considers video games to be something of a nuisance, that they want to toss into the garbage can.

Who knows how Mario will look in the future. Maybe he'll wear metallic clothes!

Their attitude is, 'okay, I am the customer. You are supposed to entertain me.' It's kind of a passive attitude they're taking, and to me it's kind of a pathetic thing. They do not know how interesting it is if you move one step further and try to challenge yourself with more advanced games.

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