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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: 71
Born: 1952
Born: November 16
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Video Game Designer
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Miyamoto Shigeru
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We don't pay a whole lot of attention to the Internet until people have played the game - then we pay a lot of attention to whether people liked it. We read through it and see it, but we don't take it into consideration. ... [The Internet] is not going to dictate the direction of where the game goes.
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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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