Masahiro Quotes & Sayings

In terms of quantity, we've probably already reached the limit of what's feasible. I think a change of direction may be what's needed. — Masahiro Sakurai

Providing accurate portrayals of characters is something I want to pay ample attention to. If I don't stick to that thought, then we'd have to lower the quality or break the balance of the game. Something that goes way off spec could break the entire game. — Masahiro Sakurai

In terms of scope, and in terms of sheer number of characters, we went beyond our limits long ago, — Masahiro Sakurai

I do want to learn the way to do it over here. I'm not really looking to just go about my way and do it in the Japanese way that I've been doing. Basically, I'll try to get some advice, learn the way it's done here and go about it. — Masahiro Tanaka

I'm not depressed and I continue to remain healthy and positive, but developing 'Smash Bros.' is beyond hard, — Masahiro Sakurai

Using a mouse, keyboard or gamepad make my arm tired, so I can't use them in a continual manner. The only device I can use for an extended period of time is a joystick. It's posing problems when I'm test-playing something in progress. — Masahiro Sakurai

When you're ten, they call you a prodigy. When you're fifteen, they call you a genius. But once you hit twenty, you're just a normal person. — Masahiro Yokotani

I watch golf, just looking at the pros, and I'm in awe of how they play. Not one particular player - maybe all the players. — Masahiro Tanaka

I don't speak English, so I'll just have to win the trust and confidence of the fans with my performance on the field. — Masahiro Tanaka

I do feel very honored to get all this attention. Basically, what I need to do is to go out there and perform. That's what I'm intending to do. — Masahiro Tanaka

At the current time we have no plans. I consider my job at this point, and my main responsibility, to make the Wii U and 3DS versions the best and the fullest experience possible. That said, once finished, it's the type of thing we could take into consideration, but for now, you could consider DLC as not being in the cards. — Masahiro Sakurai

You can only truly wow a player the first time he sees [a cutscene]. I felt if players saw the cutscenes outside of the game, they would no longer serve as rewards for playing the game, so I've decided against having them. — Masahiro Sakurai

So I created a tool for you to do just that. With the Mii Fighter creator you can have any character you want join the battle. — Masahiro Sakurai

Sins become more subtle as you grow older: you commit sins of despair rather than of lust. — Piers Paul Read

It's fun making new skills for new characters. — Masahiro Sakurai

I give everything I have every time I take the ball. With that, I also know that there will always be a risk of injury when playing this game that I love. — Masahiro Tanaka

If you're going to hit it, hit it until it breaks. — Haruichi Furudate

Every time I take the mound, I try to win. So that's what I'm trying to do. — Masahiro Tanaka

Great. I'm crying now. I'm a purseless, crying, violent, homeless girl. And as much as I don't want to admit it, I think I might also be heartbroken. — Colleen Hoover

For me, it's just going up on the mound and trying to get outs. — Masahiro Tanaka

I really didn't have one particular athlete I liked growing up. — Masahiro Tanaka

I don't look at myself as one of the best pitchers in the world. — Masahiro Tanaka

Even if it's a sequel, lots of people have to give their all to make a game, but some people think the sequel process happens naturally. — Masahiro Sakurai

The pain goes away, but your work always remains. — Masahiro Sakurai

Someday I'd like to sail far away again. Think of how much of the world we've left to see!" But then he cocked his head. "Would you mind?"
"Not as long as you took me with you." There was that beautiful smile.
"Always. — Kim Fielding

Anyone who knows classical music and loves classical music has heard the Beethoven Seventh hundreds of times probably in their life. — Joshua Bell

What I can say now about paid DLC is that we aren't working on anything at the moment. We've put all our efforts into making the actual game. Creating DLC would involve large additional costs and require the involvement of a lot of people. — Masahiro Sakurai

I just go into a game and try to look at the situation and what needs to be done. I try to execute. — Masahiro Tanaka

If tournament popularity was the most important consideration, then I think we would create a Smash Bros game that included a multitude of fast moves with complicated controls. However, I believe this is actually the greatest shortcoming of fighting games at present, and that is the reason why I don't do it. — Masahiro Sakurai

People say, 'My phone sucks.' No, it doesn't! The shittiest cellphone in the world is a miracle. Your life sucks. Around the phone. — Louis C.K.