Hiroshi Yamauchi quotes

I have been saying this for some time, but customers are not interested in grand games with higher-quality graphics and sound and epic stories. Only people who do not know the videogame business would advocate the release of next-generation machines when people are not interested in cutting-edge technologies. (Hiroshi Yamauchi)
There are many people in the industry that know nothing about games. In particular, a large American company is trying to do engulf software houses with money, but I don't believe that will go well. It looks like they'll sell their game system next year, but we'll see the answer to that the following year. View quote
Hiroshi Yamauchi
If we can increase the scope of the industry, we can re-energise the global market and lift Japan out of depression - that is Nintendo's mission.". Regarding lukewarm GameCube sales which had yielded the company's first reported operating loss in over 100 years, Yamauchi continued: "The DS represents a critical moment for Nintendo's success over the next two years. If it succeeds, we rise to the heavens, if it fails, we sink into hell. View quote
Hiroshi Yamauchi
[People who play RPGs are] "depressed gamers who like to sit alone in their dark rooms and play slow games." View quote
Hiroshi Yamauchi
Hey Ballmer, suck my yellow balls. View quote
Hiroshi Yamauchi