Agro Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Discus the new guy. The following was translated and posted on Twitter by @serkantoto: In an interview with the Nikkei today, new Nintendo president Kimishima says Iwata didn’t give him instructions how to run the company. He says he is elected for 1 year and doesn’t know what will come next. Says he is not against company outsiders to lead Nintendo one day. Kimishima also confirms that Nintendo’s smartphone and IP-related plans won’t change. Says the task is now to develop new businesses. In yet another Nikkei article (last I summarize/translate), new Nintendo boss Kimishima’s personality is described as “soft+friendly”. According to the Nikkei, Kimishima predicted Wii U’s failure when it was introduced by warning it’s 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 1st 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maeriberii Haan Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I have a mixed feeling for someone with almost strictly business-oriented background to lead Nintendo. Though, they seem to need someone like him to get the gears going once more, and with Miyamoto being the creative advisor of the company, it didn't seem to be too bad. And he did have heavy involvement in managing Pokemon's business directions back then and he's Reggie's precedessor. Even without getting Iwata's direction and mandates, he def doesn't look like a bad choice, and from what I've seen, he's pretty chill and def won't radically change the company's core mindset. Though tbh I'm not too good at this stuff, so my assessment is probably critically wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 So.... The new president comes off as an oddball choice. K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I don't have too many thoughts on him, but I don't think this is going to last super long. Iwata's passing was pretty sudden and getting the best person to fill the seat he left behind would take a lot more time than they had. He looks like a fine person to lead them as they start to figure out things for the future and finish up their work on the NX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Looks like someone competent enough to lead Nintendo for the time being but definitely no replacement for Iwata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted September 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 The most important thing to note, though? He's the first Nintendo president with work experience in the US. Considering he was the President of NoA for 4 years and the CEO of NoA for 7 more, his promotion may be exactly what it takes for Nintendo to start doing the kinds of things necessary to really win over more of the western audience. Also he saw the Wii U coming so good on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 I also like how Genyo Takeda and Shigeru Miyamoto's new titles are now "Technology Fellow" and "Creative Fellow," respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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