If we don't take an approach that looks holistically at the form a video-game platform should take in the future, then we're not able to sustain Nintendo 10 years down the road.
Satoru IwataRead
On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote reflects the balance between professional identity, personal passion, and true self.
Satoru Iwata's quote emphasizes the distinction between our roles in society, our passions, and our true selves. While he holds a prestigious position as a corporate president, his heart belongs to gaming, demonstrating how our professional identities do not always align with our personal passions. This sentiment resonates with many who pursue careers in fields different from what they love most.
Themes
IdentityPassionGamingCareerSelf
In practice
Example use cases
This quote would be perfect for a presentation on the importance of following your passions.
More from Satoru Iwata
All quotes βI do not like to use the term 'Free-to-play.' I have come to realize that there is a degree of insincerity to consumers with this terminology, since so-called 'Free-to-play' should be referred to more accurately as 'Free-to-start.'
Satoru IwataRead
I always and strictly tell Nintendo employees never to use the term 'success' to describe our own performance.
Satoru IwataRead
Video games are meant to be just one thing: Fun! Fun for everyone.
Satoru IwataRead
If we reduce the number of employees for better short-term financial results, employee morale will decrease. I sincerely doubt employees who fear that they may be laid off will be able to develop software titles that could impress people around the world.
Satoru IwataRead
I never think in terms of how we can compete against the other companies; rather, our primary focus is to make consumers feel the uniqueness and attractiveness of our products.
Satoru IwataRead
Similar quotes
The Indian Summer of life should be a little sunny and a little sad, like the season, and infinite in wealth and depth of tone, but never hustled.
Henry AdamsRead
We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well.
George MacdonaldRead
β¦tomorrow was her birthday, and she was thinking how fast the years went by, how old she was getting, and how little she seemed to have accomplished. Almost twenty-five and nothing to show for it.
Louisa May AlcottRead
My entire concept of lifestyle is built on the foundation of my homes. There is no more important expression of this concept than that of my own personal living space.
Oscar De La RentaRead
I'm very serious about no alcohol, no drugs. Life is too beautiful.
Jim CarreyRead
A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune's inequality exhibits under this sun.
Thomas CarlyleRead