174 Quotes by Satoru Iwata

On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.

We believe we know what makes a good game better than anyone else.

We hope to make it a simultaneous worldwide release as much as it's possible.

Software sales have traditionally been dominated by console games, but the situation changed dramatically towards the end of the year, and games for portable devices overwhelmed console games.

Nintendo has strong views on how we should run our company. We consider ourselves, above all else, as a gaming company. We believe other companies (in the console marketplace) see themselves primarily as technology companies.

If we continue down the same path as we have in the past, people may become tired of gaming,

If all we were to ever do is just continue to make sequels and not do anything new or different, people would view us as a very conservative company and a company that is unwilling to really take new initiatives and embark on new adventures. That's not the type of person I am and not the kind of company I want Nintendo to be.

I was a developer for many years before my current role, but I've never been a very good gamer. I've never been able to control a first-person shooter, but as soon as I used the Revolution controller, I found it very easy to control the game. So, I think that's a genre that's particularly well suited for the controller.

Recently I have gained a little bit of interest in getting more involved in game development again.