More direct quotes from Miyamoto - Pikmin is 'progressing extremely well', busy times make for great ideas, and more

The following quotes come from directly from Miyamoto during a shareholders meeting. We had some of this information last night, but now Nintendo has put out their official version of his statements.

- “I get more ideas when I’m busy, and with that meaning, this is an extremely good condition now.”
- “Amongst the present promises, I have to finish Pikmin quickly, so production is progressing extremely well.”
- “For Nintendogs, which we announced at E3, cats will appear this time. Recently, I’ve been taking care of cats. I’m often asked about my interests, but the CEO has told me to if possible not speak about this as the theme of my next game would be known externally. About one year back, I started talking about cats, and right according to schedule, it was announced. We’ll soon be completing Nintendogs + Cats, which features cats. Also, I’m still full of energy. Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of things — continuing to work hard at swimming, for instance, and also having exchanges with school kids, doing such things a serving on a neighborhood youth guidance committee. I think that next year I can probably deliver something new. I’m still active on the development scene, so please look forward to [my output]. It’s been nearly 10 years since I made the Pikmin character, so I feel this is the year where I must at long last make a new character. This is as far as I’ll answer today.”

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