I don’t think people understand how much hard work innovation is. That it’s not just getting an idea. You really have to cross your T’s and dot your I’s long before you ever start on the project. I don’t think people perceive that about me. I work hard.
People can buy a bottle of gin and drink it at home for about a buck a drink, whereas they are willing to go to a bar and pay 12 bucks for the same cocktail. The difference is that man needs to be social. So I believe that there is a strong demand for games that are social.
Any business that does not innovate will fail over time.
If you’re willing to work harder than anybody else, you can create your own luck.
I believe that in games, when you’re talking about pitting my wits and my brain against your wits and your brain, that simplicity of the game becomes a dominant factor.
I think ‘Something Ventured’ is a nice piece because it celebrates venture capital in a unique and powerful way.
In 1989, SimCity introduced an entirely new brand of game play.
I’ve always been a tech-head.
I like games where you can use stealth and guile. As you get older, it’s like the difference between playing squash and racketball. Squash is an older man’s game, because if you’re stealthy and wily, you can beat a better-co-ordinated and stronger, younger person.
I’m a big believer in the Wii. I love the physicality of the Wii controller, and how you can get the feeling of throwing a bowling ball or swinging a golf club. Those are the kinds of games I really like.
Everybody believes in innovation until they see it. Then they think, ‘Oh, no; that’ll never work. It’s too different.’
Being successful is kind of dull.
A lot of people think that success is luck and being in the right place at the right time. But I think if you’re willing to work harder than anybody else, you can create an awful lot of your own luck.
If you don’t hire at least one or two people that are smarter than you are, then you’re a terrible manager and I don’t need you.
When you’re building something, you know all of the trade-offs...
The best ideas lose their owners and take on lives of their own.
Creativity in life is about saying yes to new ideas.
We’re moving away from a credentialed society to a merit society.
Video games in some ways are too powerful, they have too much resonance with kids. And it’s very easy to overdose on video games and to let the outside world go by.
I’m the only one who was predicting the Nintendo Wii would beat Sony’s PlayStation 3.