Direct quote 2009-05-06
“I won't make games with senseless violence. There has to be a reason for it, such as war.”
What it documents
In 2005 Kojima set up his own studio, Kojima Productions, inside Konami so he could have the final word on design, planning, production, and marketing, and he said he will not make games with senseless violence; there has to be a reason for it, such as war.
Source
BusinessWeek, by Kenji Hall, 2009-05-06 (page 2 of 2). View source ↗
“In 2005 he set up his own studio, Kojima Productions, inside Konami, so he could have the final word on design, planning, production, and marketing. "I won't make games with senseless violence," he says.”