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MakeAccountLater on 16 September 2015
gabzjmm23 said:
On his 1st Nintendo direct Kimishima would wear an imperial battlegear and declare war against MS and Sony and would say 'it's on!' LOL

LOL! Would be awesome! The big three are being way too nice for each other lately. So I would welcome the change in tone, if only just for kicks



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MakeAccountLater on 16 September 2015
foxtail said:
Nem said:

I just have to say that picking a 65 year old to lead your company is not a good long term prospect. Thats usually retirement age.

Hiroshi Yamauchi didn't step down in his role of president of Nintendo until he was 74 years old and it also may not be so uncommon in Japan for veteran members of companies to play more important leadership roles.

 

I think Yamauchi was even more ancient than that when he stepped down... Well at least he seemed more ancient

Looking at Wikipedia (which may or may not be true, of course) he would have been 77!



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MakeAccountLater on 16 September 2015
t3mporary_126 said:

Great read. Didn't know he helped in creating save state tech in NES cartridges and was part of the creation of the analogue stick. I'm quite optimistic that he will be a great president for Nintendo, even if temporary.

Nevermind that was Takeda lol

Still optimistic!

Yup, Kimishima's mostly a suit, but with Takeda and Miyamoto behind him, all will be well. Not sure, but as president of Nintendo of America he's credited to have had some role in Metroid Prime, although I couldn't imagine him having done more than nodding that what he saw was good



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Miyamotoo on 16 September 2015

Because Genyo Takeda or Shigeru Miyamoto didn't wanted to be CEO.

Its very simple, Genyo Takeda still want to overseas hardware development division and Miyamoto still wants to overseas software development division, if they were CEO they want have nearly so much time for that.
Tatsumi Kimishima will mainly be charge for business side of company and he is right man for that.



Miyamotoo on 16 September 2015
Soundwave said:
He's only a temporary choice from the sounds it. The news is that he's only in the position for one year, which could be extended, but right now the plan is he's only there for a year. So it's likely he's just there to handle all the corporate stuff Miyamoto/Takeda are not going to be able to handle until they find their next president.

Nintendo CEO is always elected just for one year and then they usually be reelected every year by shareholders, same like Iwata every year.

I agree that he is mainly selected to mostly handle corporate stuffs and business, but I dont think its one year solution, next few years will be very important for Nintendo beacuse new platform and mobile games so they need safe hand to handle corporate stuffs and business, and Tatsumi Kimishima is right man for that job.



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Nautilus on 16 September 2015

Well, as many have said here, he is most likely just a temporary solution, to give Nintendo time to truly prepare a new CEO from the ground up.Having that said, Kimishima will be the one that will be oberseeing the NX launch, or at least most of its process for launching.So i really hope he gots what it takes to do it.



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pokoko on 16 September 2015
MakeAccountLater said:
pokoko said:
"credited to be the creator of both the analogue stick"

Wait, what?

He developed the one for the N64, which, as far as I know, is the first modern analogue stick. Or am I just making things up here?

I mean... the technology behind it is quite different from the technology behind, for example, the arcade and Atari sticks that came before  

The technology behind the N64 stick and modern analog sticks is also quite different, enough that many people call the N64 stick digital.  Regardless, true analog sticks had already been done, even if they were on less popular machines.  Even the thumbstick had been done.  The N64 made the thumbstick a popular control option, certainly, but that's not the same as inventing it.  The article is wrong no matter how you slice it.



AlfredoTurkey on 16 September 2015
MakeAccountLater said:
Nem said:

I just have to say that picking a 65 year old to lead your company is not a good long term prospect. Thats usually retirement age.

For us it is... but Yamauchi was 77 when he let Iwata take over Nintendo, so who knows?


Yamauchi was a special talent though. Many of the greatest Nintendo franchises that have been around for the last 30 years was his call and his call alone. He had a knack for intuition and was more like a Japanese Steve Jobs. 



foxtail on 16 September 2015
MakeAccountLater said:
foxtail said:

Hiroshi Yamauchi didn't step down in his role of president of Nintendo until he was 74 years old and it also may not be so uncommon in Japan for veteran members of companies to play more important leadership roles.

 

I think Yamauchi was even more ancient than that when he stepped down... Well at least he seemed more ancient

Looking at Wikipedia (which may or may not be true, of course) he would have been 77!

Hiroshi Yamauchi Born: November 7, 1927

Retired from Presidency: May, 2002

So Yamauchi let Iwata take the reins when Yamauchi himself was around the age of 74½ years old.



foxtail on 16 September 2015

Official English translation of Nikkei article about Tatsumi Kimishima -->

http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Nintendo-taps-steady-hand-to-replace-charismatic-leader?page=1

Some quotes:

He joined Nintendo at the insistence of then-President Hiroshi Yamauchi, who saw a need for someone familiar with overseas affairs and public relations. Kimishima ran Nintendo's U.S. unit for years and was posted in the country a total of nearly two decades, including his Sanwa stint.

 

He (Tatsumi Kimishima) will work with the company's two top developers -- Genyo Takeda, 66, and "Super Mario Bros." creator Shigeru Miyamoto, 62 -- in what is expected to be a troika.

 

Nintendo also plans to strengthen training of its younger generation through greater delegation of authority. For example, software development will be overseen by Shinya Takahashi, 51, a general manager who could be considered a future candidate for president. Kimishima has also mentioned the possibility of tapping someone from the outside.

 

   The quiet Kimishima has been the object of growing hopes for a revival.
     "He does not have flash but inspires a sense of stability," an industry source said.