150 Quotes by Shigeru Miyamoto

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

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

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.

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.

I made some games, but I'm pretending like I didn't because they all turned out weird.

I enjoy thinking about ways to create something that other people have not even thought about, something no one has managed to achieve.

Game music has a purpose and it does incorporate sound effects.

I try not so much to create new characters and worlds but to create new game-play experiences.

I don't want to criticize any other designers, but I have to say that many of the people involved in this industry - directors and producers - are trying to make their games more like movies. They are longing to make movies rather than making videogames.