Nintendo Has Announced That Tatsumi Kimishima Will Be The New President
The recent news from Nintendo ends speculation on who will step up to the late Satoru Iwata’s role, after the sad news of his passing in July this year. Whilst Shigeru Miyamoto and Genyo Takeda have been temporarily taking the lead, Nintendo made clear that this was not going to be on a permanent basis.
Nintendo has announced that Tatsumi Kimishima will now be the new President of Nintendo Co. Before the announcement of his new role, Mr Kimishima was posted as President of Nintendo America, and was also formerly President of Pokemon America in 2001.
Although it’s still extremely sad to think about the passing of Mr. Iwata, and to reminisce on all that he has done for the company, I’m sure Mr Kimishima will respectfully step up to the plate and lead the company forward.
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Kimishima Has Been Elected For One Year And Open For Outsider To Run Nintendo
The newly appointed Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has spoken to The Nikkei regarding his new position. Kimishima says that he has been elected for one year to run the Kyoto based company and is uncertain what will happen next. He also revealed that he is open to someone outside of Nintendo taking over the company one day in the future. Kimishima remains convinced that their foray into smartphone development will continue and that the main task at hand is to develop new businesses.
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