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.

This is the entertainment industry, so game designers have to have a creative mind and also have to be able to stand up against the marketing people at their company - otherwise they cannot be creative. There are not that many people who fit that description.

All the time, players are forced to do their utmost. If they are challenged to the limit, is it really fun for them?

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

Game music has a purpose and it does incorporate sound effects.

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

Of course, I have my own limits as to how much game software I can take care of at any one time.