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

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

I don't really think of things in terms of legacy or where I stand in the history of Nintendo or anything like that.

I enjoy thinking about ways to create something that other people have not even thought about, something no one has managed to achieve.

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 think everyone can enjoy games.

I think I can make an entirely new game experience, and if I can't do it, some other game designer will.

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

I wanted to make something very unique, something very different.

I'm not saying that I'm going to retire from game development altogether.

My days all follow much the same pattern. They are structured and typical.

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

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

Providing new means of entertainment is the important thing.

There's definitely space for uniqueness in a home console.

Today, there are many, many ways to entertain people in one single videogame. And the Internet has made it so easy for people to ask for clues.

What I found is that just in the lifestyle today, people have fewer and fewer opportunities to get exercise.

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

I used to draw cartoons. I'd just show them to some of my friends, expecting that they were going to appreciate them, that they were going to enjoy reading them.

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.