Saitone est considéré comme l’un des pionniers du courant 8bit au Japon. Sur scène, il fut notamment à utiliser des GameBoy comme de vrais instruments de musique. Poussant la logique toujours plus loin, il mixe désormais sur scène à l’aide de plusieurs consoles. Dans son hors série Japon, le magazine français Tsugi lui a consacré un portrait: « C’est aussi l’un des fondateurs des soirées Lo Bit Playground (…) son style, relativement complexe, ne serait pas incongru sur un label comme Institubes ».

Saitone was one of the first creators of 8bit music in Japan. He was one of the earliest technology enthusiasts to embrace the gameboy as a musical instrument and is probably the most famous artist in Japan's 8bit scene. Recently he's been using a gameboy color during his live shows. His live shows consist of two handheld gameboys and a Roland mixer. When watching Saitone, it looks like he is just playing a game, but his fingers which are furiously pushing buttons are creating some of the best 8bit music out there.