"In the universe of interactive entertainment there is a planet called videogames, it’s the one we know best, but it is only one. Also in our universe there are other planets that entertain in different ways to current games."
-Satoru Iwata Keynote GDC 2005
People have misquoted what Satoru Iwata has said so many times that the concept has gone from producing new forms of interactive entertainment (games) to casual games not really being games at all.
If you can find a video of the Keynote I would suggest you watch it, Iwata is very well spoken and entertaining. He is the only former game developer who is CEO of a major game publisher and his insight into the buisness is quite amazing.
"I will finish today with memories from one more franchise from my career – Super Smash Brothers. At the time it was being developed, I was working fulltime for Nintendo. My heart told me I was a developer, so I reassigned myself to HAL to finish the game. Once again I was living on pizza and rice balls and working through the night. From their office it’s possible to see Mount Fuji, and people say it’s most impressive at dawn. But during this period, we would see the sun shining on the mountain before we ever went to bed. Many say the sight of the first light on Mount Fuji inspires them, but for me I hope I never see it again!"
