I am a game designer.
I am a player.
Most of all though, I am a Nintendo
fan!
I started my Adventure into the world
of gaming back in the 90s with my very first Gameboy and haven't left
the Nintendo domain since then. Of course I took a look here and
there and I will always be a Sonic fan first and a Mario fan
second... But not one company grabbed my attention and love as much
as Nintendo did by simply being Nintendo.
Nintendo surprised me over and over
again with things like the Nintendo DS, the Wii or even the Wii U. I
always knew that I am in for a joyful and fun time when buying a
Nintendo product and this is thanks to the way people like Satoru
Iwata used to look at things. Or to quote the man himself:
"Above all, video games are meant
to be just one thing: fun. Fun for everyone." - Satoru Iwata GDC
2006
The way Nintendo approached game
development and gaming in general left such a lasting impression on
me that it was the main influence for me in designing my games.
Making a game fun and enjoyable. Giving
the player a way to leave his or her everyday life for a moment to
travel into the mushroom kingdom, hyrule or other fantastic places.
Manage to bring out the inner child in even the most grumpiest ones
out there. All these things I love and adore about Nintendo became my
very own personal goals over the years for my own games.
In a way you could say that my biggest
dream is to become a Nintendo Designer and I sure hope to make games
that would make people like Satoru Iwata proud one day.
Here's to you, Mr. Iwata!
