Rank the Presidents of Nintendo

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bdbdbd said:

curl-6 said:

The key to Furukawa's legacy could be consistency; for all the great things both Yamauchi and Iwata achieved, neither were able to maintain a consistent level of performance, with Nintendo under their stewardship varying from thriving to struggling.

There's a place for a steady, competent leader to bring some much needed long term stability.

Well, I would say Yamauchi was pretty consistent with performance. Iwata¨s problem was inconsistency. Yamauchi did not change the company's direction until the new direction was successful, whereas Iwata believed too much on the new direction. Of course, times have been a bit different during Yamauchi era than they are today.

That's the thing though, Yamauchi failed to adapt to changing circumstances, and as a result his performance suffered with the N64 and Gamecube.

Going from market leader by a mile in the 3rd gen to third place in the 6th gen isn't consistent.