Tatsumi Kimishima is the new President of Nintendo.

sligeach

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150914e.pdf

He was previously President of NOA from 2002-2006.

What do ye think of his appointment? It's not who I expected.

New titles for Takeda and Miyamoto within Nintendo. Takeda is now "Technology Fellow" and Miyamoto "Creative Fellow".

I thought Genyo Takeda would be the new President.

I like to think I'm fairly clued up on everything Nintendo but I know nothing about him and obviously so don't remember him being President of NOA.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsumi_Kimishima

Mr E

More a businessman than a gamer, I think. He has had good successes at NOA though. Good luck to him.

CiDeRmAn

He has credits on a number of games, Metroid Prime and many of the Mario Party series.

Star Lord

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

...many of the Mario Party series.

:eek: OH NO! THE COMPANY IS DOOMED!!! :eek:



Hope he's a good leader for the company! Doubt they'd have been able to get anyone as relatable as Iwata-san though.

Machismo Fan

So he'll handle business, Takeda will handle hardware and Miyamoto will oversee software?

Nollog

Machismo Fan wrote: »

So he'll handle business, Takeda will handle hardware and Miyamoto will oversee software?

The last two are advisory roles is my assumption.

sligeach

Nintendo announced Tatsumi Kimishima as its new president earlier today. In a followup piece from Japanese outlet Nikkei, Kimishima shared a few comments through an interview.

Nikkei also provides the following information about him:

– Personality is described as “soft and friendly”
– According to the Nikkei, Kimishima predicted Wii U’s failure when it was introduced by warning it was too similar to the original Wii
– Despite his business background, he is quoted as saying it’s wrong to lead a gaming company on numbers alone
– The Nikkei claims Kimishima wasn’t Iwata’s favorite choice
– Nintendo was first looking for somebody younger but didn’t have the personnel
– The article also suggests the troika was a rushed decision because the holiday season, where Nintendo makes 50%+ of sales, is near
– Accordingly, Kimishima is quoted as saying one task for him will be to develop the next group leadership structure for Nintendo

Further information from Nikkei’s interview with new Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has come in.

While speaking with the publication, Kimishima said Satoru Iwata did not give him instructions about how to run the company. He also said that he’s been elected for one year, and he’s unsure what will come next. However, he’s not against having company outsiders lead Nintendo one day.

Kimishima also noted that plans have not changed regarding Nintendo’s smartphone and IP-related initiatives. The main task now is to develop new businesses.

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sligeach

14 Things Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima Told Us

http://time.com/4131306/nintendo-kimishima-interview/