Pikachu. 'Pika' is the sound Japanese say an electric spark makes. And 'chu' is the sound a mouse makes. So Pikachu is like an electric mouse. — Satoshi Tajiri Copy Share Image
When you're a kid and get your first bike, you want to go somewhere you've never been before. That's like Pokémon. Everybody shares the… — Satoshi Tajiri Copy Share Image
The more I learned about games, the more frustrated I became because the games weren't very good. I could tell a good game from… — Satoshi Tajiri Copy Share Image
Japanese people wouldn't come up with ideas of blood splattering all over. Japanese focus more on the intricacies of the actions, the motion. — Satoshi Tajiri Copy Share Image
In Japan, violence in games is pretty much self-regulated.There's more violence in games in the U.S., in things like Mortal Kombat, where they rip… — Satoshi Tajiri Copy Share Image
I sleep 12 hours and then work 24 hours. I've worked those irregular hours for the past three years. It's better to stay up… — Satoshi Tajiri Copy Share Image
What's more important is that the monsters are controllable by the players.Pikachu is like the name of the species. But each player can name… — Satoshi Tajiri Copy Share Image
I was really into Space Invaders in about 1978. It got me more and more interested in video games. There wasn't any media to… — Satoshi Tajiri Copy Share Image
I'm part of the first generation who grew up with manga [comics] and anime [animation], you know, after 'Godzilla.' I was absorbed with Ultraman… — Satoshi Tajiri Copy Share Image
You all think you have great ideas or Pokemon games, but if I actually listened to all of you and we combined all of… — Satoshi Tajiri Copy Share Image
Pokémon was made with Miyamoto-san's advice. Since I was a teenager, playing Donkey Kong, he's always been my role model. He's a mentor for… — Satoshi Tajiri Copy Share Image
![“I'm part of the first generation who grew up with manga [comics] and anime [animation], you know, after 'Godzilla.' I was absorbed with Ultraman on TV and in manga. The profession of game designer was created really recently. If it didn't exist, I'd probably be making anime.” quote by Satoshi Tajiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4cc/satoshi-tajiri-30307_animation_i-m-part-of-the-first-generation-who-gre_1465359.jpg)
