I am now being criticized (by the opposition) for being irresponsible for saying `I will not raise the consumption tax rate while I am in office,'. . . But, when my successor does raise the consumption tax rate, it will not be simply a matter of being irresponsible. He will be criticized for raising the tax.
Coincidental to my leaving the company, I would like to make one request: that Nintendo give birth to wholly new ideas and create hardware which reflects that ideal.