The Regginator steps down.
Today, Nintendo of America announced that Reggie Fils-Aime will retire soon. He plans to retire on April 15 this year, marking the end of 15 years as the president of Nintendo’s American branch.
Nintendo owns a part of my heart forever. It’s a part that is filled with gratitude – for the incredibly talented people I’ve worked with, for the opportunity to represent such a wonderful brand, and most of all, to feel like a member of the world’s most positive and enduring gamer community. As I look forward to departing in both good health and good humor, this is not ‘game over’ for me, but instead ‘leveling up’ to more time with my wife, family and friends.
Reggie Fils-Aime
Per Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, Reggie is leaving the company in pretty good shape, too. And his successor has already been picked; Nintendo of America’s current Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Doug Bowser.
It has been my great fortune to work with and be mentored by Reggie for four years at Nintendo of America. And rest assured, we will continue to build on his work to evolve and expand our brand, furthering Nintendo’s global mission of creating smiles. There are millions more of those to come.
Doug Bowser
Reggie also thanked the fans for his time with the company in a video on Nintendo of America’s Twitter:
Back when Fils-Aime got the job, he laid out exactly what he was there for. And, aside from being able to take the usual bants that people online make with a certain charisma, inspired a few memes of his own. So here’s to you, Reggie; may your body always be ready!
Source: Variety
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