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. Shigeru Miyamoto More Quotes by Shigeru Miyamoto More Quotes From 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 think all video games must be too difficult. Shigeru Miyamoto games play thinking A late game is only late until it ships. A bad game is bad until the end of time Shigeru Miyamoto ships ends games If we end up creating a gameplay structure where it makes sense for, whether it's a female to go rescue a male or a gay man to rescue a lesbian woman or a lesbian woman to rescue a gay man, we might take that approach. Shigeru Miyamoto creating gay men 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. Shigeru Miyamoto long believe thinking 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. Shigeru Miyamoto player character thinking I think that the entertainment industry itself has a history of chasing success. Any time a hit product comes out, all the other companies start chasing after that success and trying to recreate it by putting out similar products. Shigeru Miyamoto entertainment trying thinking For a long time at Nintendo we didn't focus as much on online play because for many years doing so would have limited the size of the audience that could enjoy those features. But certainly now we see that so many people are connected to the Internet. It opens up a tremendous amount of possibilities. Shigeru Miyamoto playing-games long years I think what a lot of people see as unique is using different technology or different techniques [to make games], but I feel like, as long as you have a core that's unlike others, that's what 'unique' is. Shigeru Miyamoto technology unique thinking 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 other pricey parts, we might have succeeded. Shigeru Miyamoto technology memories ideas 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, ready. This is something I've been hoping for throughout my career. Shigeru Miyamoto boxes careers games 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. Shigeru Miyamoto bigs would-be joy What I really want to do is be in the forefront of game development once again myself. Shigeru Miyamoto development games want 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. Shigeru Miyamoto appreciate cartoon reading Providing new means of entertainment is the important thing. Shigeru Miyamoto entertainment important mean Nowadays I think it's really important that designers are really unique and individual. Shigeru Miyamoto important unique thinking 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. Shigeru Miyamoto games two world I try not so much to create new characters and worlds but to create new game-play experiences. Shigeru Miyamoto games play character 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 design is that I never try to look for what people want and then try to make that game design. I always try to create new experiences that are fun to play. Shigeru Miyamoto new-experiences games fun There are some ghost stories in Japan where - when you are sitting in the bathroom in the traditional style of the Japanese toilet - a hand is actually starting to grab you from beneath. It's a very scary story. Shigeru Miyamoto ghost-stories japan hands The PSP will not be able to display anything that you cannot do on a current system. Shigeru Miyamoto display currents able
