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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.

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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I don't know what Mario will look like next; maybe he will wear metallic clothing with a red hat.

It isn't about "games", for me, personally, and it never really was. It was about creating something- anything- far bigger than yourself.

A good idea is something that does not solve just one single problem, but rather can solve multiple problems at once.

Controller is so intuitive, even your mom can play.

If you release a game in a bad state, you will always regret it.

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