Shigeru Miyamoto

There are some ghost stories in Japan where - when you are sitting in the bathroom in the traditional style of the…

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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

— Shigeru Miyamoto

Games have grown and developed from this limited in-the-box experience to something that's everywhere now. Interactive content is all around us, networked,…

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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

— Shigeru Miyamoto

I am not Link, but I do know him! Even after 18 years, the Legend of Zelda never stops changing and this…

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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

— Shigeru Miyamoto

Most people think video games are all about a child staring at a TV with a joystick in his hands. I don't.…

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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

— Shigeru Miyamoto

I would prefer to grow with the team inside Nintendo rather than taking anyone from outside. It would be a joy for…

— Shigeru Miyamoto

So, it's important for us to acknowledge that we're prone to be conservative, and in turn surround ourselves with individuals who will…

— Shigeru Miyamoto

Entertainment companies always have to stay on the edge of trying to catch that certain thing that will grab people's attention. And…

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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

— Shigeru Miyamoto

Necessity is the mother of invention. I love solving things like that. Because there wasn't enough memory, thinking of an economical way…

— Shigeru Miyamoto

I think what's really the most ideal thing is for the player themselves, within their own imagination, to carve out what they…

— Shigeru Miyamoto

Controller is so intuitive, even your mum can play.

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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

— Shigeru Miyamoto

I think that the entertainment industry itself has a history of chasing success. Any time a hit product comes out, all the…

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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

— Shigeru Miyamoto