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

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

I could make Halo. It’s not that I couldn’t design that game. It’s just that I choose not to. One thing about my game design is that I never try to look for what people want and then try to make that game design. I always try to create new experiences that are fun to play.

I never really participated in specific sports or anything, but once I hit 40, I started to get a little bit more active and began swimming more.

I know as a child, I was really interested in becoming a manga artist, to create my own stories and illustrate them and present something that people would be interested in reading and looking at as well.

I don't think as a creator that I could create an experience that truly feels interactive if you don't have something to hold in your hand, if you don't have something like force feedback that you can feel from the controller.

I made some games, but I'm pretending like I didn't because they all turned out weird.