Shigeru Miyamoto Quotes

I think that inside every adult is the heart of a child. We just gradually convince ourselves that we have to act more like adults.

So you know cats are interesting. They are kind of like girls. If they come and talk to you it's great. But if you try to talk to them it doesn't always go so well.

To create a new standard, you have to be up for that challenge and really enjoy it.

Video games are bad for you? That's what they said about rock 'n' roll.

A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.

The obvious objective of video games is to entertain people by surprising them with new experiences.

Players are artists who create their own reality within the game.

A great idea solves multiple problems at the same time.

A good idea is something that does not solve just one single problem, but rather can solve multiple problems at once.

It isn't about games, for me, personally, and it never really was. It was about creating something - anything - far bigger than yourself.

An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals.

Nintendo's philosophy is never to go the easy path; it's always to challenge ourselves and try to do something new.

I'd like to be known as the person who saw things from a different point of view to others.

I don't like all the attention. I think it's better to let my work do the talking.

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

We can be using the same kind of technology, the same kind of techniques, but when we use it, we get something different.

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

Most people think video games are all about a child staring at a TV with a joystick in his hands. I don't. They should belong to the entire family. I want families to play video games together.

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

You can use a lot of different technologies to create something that doesn't really have a lot of value.

When we're doing an action game, we make the second level first. We begin making level 1 once everything else is completed.

I think when you talk about competing against others, the problem is that you refer to something that's been done already and try to beat it.

As long as I can enjoy something, other people can enjoy it, too.

There are big lines between those who play video games and those who do not. For those who don't, video games are irrelevant. They think all video games must be too difficult.

I think Zelda 64 is utilizing about 90 percent of the N64 potential, ... When we made Mario 64 we were simply utilizing 60 to 70 percent. So we have come a long way I believe.

I think what's really the most ideal thing is for the player themselves, within their own imagination, to carve out what they view as being the essence of the character.

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

So, it's important for us to acknowledge that we're prone to be conservative, and in turn surround ourselves with individuals who will help break down our conservatism.

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

I think everyone can enjoy games.

Anything that is impractical can be play. It's doing something other than what is necessary to continue living as an animal.

I don't let Mario appear in just any kind of game. Mario could not appear in Zelda games. They are two distinct game worlds.

What I really want to do is be in the forefront of game development once again myself.

What comes next? Super Mario 128? Actually, that's what I want to do.

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

If it turns out that Mario doesn't really fit into the type of game I want, I wouldn't mind using Zelda as the basis of the new game.

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

I feel more reassured with physical media. Entertainment is something that will not just become digital.

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

I always try to create new experiences that are fun to play.

What I'm really excited about is that continued challenge to create things that gamers of all experiences can play.

When I look back I can tell that after I started having a family, I certainly wanted to make games that could be played with all the family members.

Providing new means of entertainment is the important thing.

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 would prefer to grow with the team inside Nintendo rather than taking anyone from outside. It would be a joy for me if someone who was working with me became a big success.

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

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

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

The PSP will not be able to display anything that you cannot do on a current system.

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.