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Players are artists who create their own reality within the game.

Shigeru Miyamoto

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Shigeru Miyamoto
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 16
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Computer Scientist
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Television Producer
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Miyamoto Shigeru
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Their attitude is, 'okay, I am the customer. You are supposed to entertain me.' It's kind of a passive attitude they're taking, and to me it's kind of a pathetic thing. They do not know how interesting it is if you move one step further and try to challenge yourself with more advanced games.
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I don't really think of things in terms of legacy or where I stand in the history of Nintendo or anything like that.
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I never really participated in specific sports or anything, but once I hit 40, I started to get a little bit more active and began swimming more.
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I always try to create new experiences that are fun to play.
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The obvious objective of video games is to entertain people by surprising them with new experiences.
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I made some games, but I'm pretending like I didn't because they all turned out weird.
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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.
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You can use a lot of different technologies to create something that doesn't really have a lot of value.
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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.
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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.
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I don't like all the attention. I think it's better to let my work do the talking.
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I think that inside every adult is the heart of a child. We just gradually convince ourselves that we have to act more like adults.
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As I am ageing, naturally, how I want my videogames to be played must be changing.
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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.
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A great idea solves multiple problems at the same time.
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Most people think video games are all about a child staring at a TV with a joystick in his hands. I don't. They should belong to the entire family. I want families to play video games together.
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Video games are bad for you? That's what they said about rock 'n' roll.
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This is the entertainment industry, so game designers have to have a creative mind and also have to be able to stand up against the marketing people at their company - otherwise they cannot be creative. There are not that many people who fit that description.
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I don't think as a creator that I could create an experience that truly feels interactive if you don't have something to hold in your hand, if you don't have something like force feedback that you can feel from the controller.
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I'd like to be known as the person who saw things from a different point of view to others.
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