150 Quotes by Shigeru Miyamoto

When we’re doing an action game, we make the second level first. We begin making level 1 once everything else is completed.

I think when you talk about competing against others, the problem is that you refer to something that’s been done already and try to beat it.

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.

When I’m making video games today, I want people to be entertained. I am always thinking, How are people going to enjoy playing the games we are making today? And as long as I can enjoy something other people can enjoy it, too.

You can use a lot of different technologies to create something that doesn’t really have a lot of value.

Necessity is the mother of invention. I love solving things like that. Because there wasn’t enough memory, thinking of an economical way to make the movements look right was like solving a puzzle, and I had a lot of fun.

So, it’s important for us to acknowledge that we’re prone to be conservative, and in turn surround ourselves with individuals who will help break down our conservatism.

Our job as the game creators or developers – the programmers, artists, and whatnot – is that we have to kind of put ourselves in the user’s shoes. We try to see what they’re seeing, and then make it, and support what we think they might think.

What I’m really excited about is that continued challenge to create things that gamers of all experiences can play.