Nintendo's philosophy is never to go the easy path; it's always to challenge ourselves and try to do something new.
Shigeru MiyamotoRead
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.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that adults often suppress their inner child as they grow up, conforming to societal expectations.
Shigeru Miyamoto's quote reflects the struggle many adults face between the carefree nature of childhood and the responsibilities of adulthood. It emphasizes the idea that while we grow and mature, we often lose touch with the imaginative and playful aspects of ourselves, as we learn to abide by societal norms and expectations that dictate adult behavior. Itβs a reminder to reconnect with that inner child and embrace our creativity and joy.
In practice
In a motivational speech about embracing creativity in the workplace.
Nintendo's philosophy is never to go the easy path; it's always to challenge ourselves and try to do something new.
There are big lines between those who play video games and those who do not. For those who don't, video games are irrelevant. They think all video games must be too difficult.
I think when you talk about competing against others, the problem is that you refer to something that's been done already and try to beat it.
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.
If we end up creating a gameplay structure where it makes sense for, whether it's a female to go rescue a male or a gay man to rescue a lesbian woman or a lesbian woman to rescue a gay man, we might take that approach.
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.
I was struck by an awful thought, the kind that cannot be taken back once it escapes into the open air of consciousness; it seemed to me that this was not a place you go to live. It was a place you go to die.
All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveller is unaware.
Quacks are a part of our culture, and we all fall prey to them. Who among us can say, for sure, that even our own personal physicians are honest and competent?
Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed,_x000D_ _x000D_ Less pleasing when possest;_x000D_ _x000D_ The tear forgot as soon as shed,_x000D_ _x000D_ The sunshine of the breast.
Such is the brutalization of commercial ethics in this country that no one can feel anything more delicate than the velvet touch of a soft buck.
Nothing appears more surprising to those, who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few; and the implicit submission, with which men resign their own sentiments and passions to those of their rulers.
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