President and COO of Nintendo America Reggie Fils-Aimé retires

[SkyPikachu]

We've all spoken about this in chat but I feel like it's worth it's own thread considering Reggie was a big deal.

President and COO of Nintendo America Reggie Fils-Aimé has announced his retiring April 15th 2019.

He's been a pretty big face of Nintendo for almost 2 decades so this will be a big change. You can watch his farewell video here.

He'll be replace by Doug Bowser (Yes Bowser) who's currently Head of Sales & Marketing at Nintendo of America.

[SkyPikachu]

Personally I see this more of just losing a great marketing guy instead of any amazing backbone of the company so I don't expect much change and I personally never boarded the hype train. I hope he enjoys his retirement he seems like a decent guy and I can't deny he has helped shape Nintendo image through marketing.

I could be completely wrong and maybe the president of NOA has a huge impact on games and such.

[The Shoemaker]

Doug Bowser has am extensive marketing history so I imagine he will fill reggie's shoes well.

[Sharecrow]

He’s actually COO I think not CEO. It’s tough to tell how much he did other than public relations. That can be a very involved role but as always it depends on the company.