I just thought it would've been cool to see a president that can be involved in Nintendo Directs, development, and running the company again like Iwata, but yeah It makes sense as both Koizumi and Takahashi got promoted as well. Furukawa knows English so perhaps he'll be more involved with the gaming audience than Kimishima, who did a decent job steering the ship for the last 3 years.

In both politics and business,  not messing up what others have set into place is a underrated talent and skill.

I miss Kimi already.

Not really sure how much of an influence he had on the Switch, but he seemed like a good guy.

He got into this position at a hard time for nintendo. Now things are looking way better, and while not all of that success can be his archievement, the company is at a much better position than when he started. Looks like he did a great job!

Maybe at this age, he thinks that now, where nintendo is back in it's good way, he can rest a bit and let the younger people move on. He is 68, so a retirement - with a bit of advising the new directors - seems to be a good move.

So how long was Kishima president? It feels like Iwata died ages ago.

Kimishima will be missed, he was my favorite president so far.

He was already planning to retire he's had a long career which also involved a run in finance which as someone working in that field I can tell you it is taxing, Iwata's passing forced him to put his retirement on hold until a permanent President could be installed.

Furukawa was the next guy up on the totem pole - him, Miyamoto, and Shinya Takahashi were essentially the next three in command - and Miyamoto is just slightly younger than Kimishima.

Furukawa was the likely replacement for Kimishima since he is a lot younger, and basically followed the same career path Kimishima did.

Mine too.