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The obvious objective of video games is to entertain people by surprising them with new experiences.
Shigeru Miyamoto
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Shigeru Miyamoto
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 16
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Miyamoto Shigeru
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A great idea solves multiple problems at the same time.
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Fortunately, because of the spread of smart devices, people take games for granted now. It's a good thing for us, because we do not have to worry about making games something that are relevant to general people's daily lives.
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Players are artists who create their own reality within the game.
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Programming is all about numbers.
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I think I can make an entirely new game experience, and if I can't do it, some other game designer will.
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In other words, I'm not intending to start from things that require a five-year development time.
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Nowadays I think it's really important that designers are really unique and individual.
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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.
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My days all follow much the same pattern. They are structured and typical.
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Game music has a purpose and it does incorporate sound effects.
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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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Nintendo's philosophy is never to go the easy path it's always to challenge ourselves and try to do something new.
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Who knows how Mario will look in the future. Maybe he'll wear metallic clothes!
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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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