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Reggie Fils-Aime Announces Retirement - Moonface - Feb 21st, 2019 After 15 years at Nintendo of America, 13 of which were spent as its President and COO, Reggie Fils-Aime has announced he will be retiring, effective on April 15th. Doug Bowser, NOA’s current Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, will succeed Reggie as President of Nintendo of America. Shuntaro Furukawa - President of Nintendo Wrote: Reggie Fils-Aime Wrote: Doug Bowser Wrote: RE: Reggie Fils-Aime Announces Retirement - Dragon Lord - Feb 22nd, 2019 I find it ironic that he's being replaced by a guy named Bowser. In fact, it's a little too ironic... RE: Reggie Fils-Aime Announces Retirement - Moonface - Feb 23rd, 2019 I'm hoping Nintendo focus on the fact the guy is called Bowser and have some fun with it. I expect they will since Reggie was always doing fun things, and one of the first images of Bowser's office was of Mario and Luigi tied up with a Gamecube controller wire. XD It'll feel weird not seeing Reggie on any Nintendo stuff once he leaves though. He's been with NoA so long that he is the only person I associate with that branch of the company. RE: Reggie Fils-Aime Announces Retirement - Mr EliteL - Feb 24th, 2019 Unfortunate news, if only he could've hung around and made it to the 2020's. Although then that would be an awkward 16 years than 15. Keep it in 10's or 5's some way or another. Nah, Reggie's had a good run and has been a great face for Nintendo. Good presenting skills and humour when it came to Directs and past conferences. Going to be so weird not seeing him anymore. I just hope we'll get one last presentation or at least a final video with him featured before April 15th (or on the day). Then handing over the mantle to non other than....Bowser?! Oh wait, not that one. For Doug Bowser, as he's been mentored by Reggie he should be fine coming in. I hope. I do too would like to see them play with what his surname happens to be. Outside of that and into gaming purposes, perhaps we could see a possible video game having the Bowser we're familiar with in a playable role again that isn't a party, sport and Smash game down the line? RE: Reggie Fils-Aime Announces Retirement - Moonface - Feb 25th, 2019 I saw an image of Bowser constructing a Labo kit with a Bowser Jr. plush on the seat next to him at the table he was using so I think it's a certainty Nintendo are going to roll with using his name for gags. I'm hoping they do something silly to pass the torch when April 15th rolls around rather than it just coming and going with nothing but the announcement we already got. A final hurrah would be better in my opinion than just quietly switching everything over between now and then. I could also see Reggie being a guest for Nintendo from time to time too. Just because he retired doesn't mean he'll just disappear from the scene entirely. He could, but I just don't see it given the guy is basically a celebrity and a household name in gaming. |