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title: "2 Console Quotes By Shigeru Miyamoto"
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> [Originally, I wanted a machine that would cost $100. My idea was to spend nothing on the console technology so all the money could be spent on improving the interface and software. If we hadn't used NAND flash memory and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/originally-i-wanted-a-machine-that-would-cost-100-my-idea-was-to/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/034/shigeru-miyamoto-5303_computers_originally-i-wanted-a-machine-that-would_432435.jpg)

> [There's definitely space for uniqueness in a home console.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/there-s-definitely-space-for-uniqueness-in-a-home-console/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5c/shigeru-miyamoto-5303_console_there-s-definitely-space-for-uniqueness_2081987.jpg)

## Other authors on Console

## More by Shigeru Miyamoto

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/there-are-big-lines-between-those-who-play-video-games-and-those-who/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/if-it-turns-out-that-mario-doesn-t-really-fit-into-the-type-of-game-i/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

> [I think everyone can enjoy games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/i-think-everyone-can-enjoy-games/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

> [Games are a trigger for adults to again become primitive, primal, as a way of thinking and remembering. An adult is a child who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/games-are-a-trigger-for-adults-to-again-become-primitive-primal-as-a/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/i-could-make-halo-it-s-not-that-i-couldn-t-design-that-game-it-s-just/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

> [Anything that is impractical can be play. It's doing something other than what is necessary to continue living as an animal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/anything-that-is-impractical-can-be-play-it-s-doing-something-other/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

> [I think I can make an entirely new game experience, and if I can't do it, some other game designer will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/i-think-i-can-make-an-entirely-new-game-experience-and-if-i-can-t-do/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/of-course-when-it-comes-to-japanese-role-playing-games-in-any-role/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

> [A great idea solves multiple problems at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/a-great-idea-solves-multiple-problems-at-the-same-time/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

> [What comes next? Super Mario 128? Actually, that's what I want to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/what-comes-next-super-mario-128-actually-that-s-what-i-want-to-do/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

> [As long as I can enjoy something, other people can enjoy it, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/as-long-as-i-can-enjoy-something-other-people-can-enjoy-it-too/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

> [A good idea is something that does not solve just one single problem, but rather can solve multiple problems at once.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/a-good-idea-is-something-that-does-not-solve-just-one-single-problem/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

> [I'm not saying that I'm going to retire from game development altogether.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/i-m-not-saying-that-i-m-going-to-retire-from-game-development/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

> [It isn't about games, for me, personally, and it never really was. It was about creating something- anything- far bigger than yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/it-isn-t-about-games-for-me-personally-and-it-never-really-was-it-was/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

> [I don't want to criticize any other designers, but I have to say that many of the people involved in this industry - directors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shigeru-miyamoto/i-don-t-want-to-criticize-any-other-designers-but-i-have-to-say-that/)

[Shigeru Miyamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shigeru-miyamoto/)

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