{"id":2662,"date":"2013-04-24T12:04:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T16:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=2662"},"modified":"2013-04-24T12:04:07","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T16:04:07","slug":"nintendo-of-americas-tatsumi-kimishima-promoted-to-ncl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2013\/04\/nintendo-of-americas-tatsumi-kimishima-promoted-to-ncl\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo of America’s Tatsumi Kimishima Promoted to NCL"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI don’t usually report on movement of management in any of the entertainment releated news I do, whether it be in video games, television or in movies, but I felt that this was somewhat newsworthy, if only to me because I’m a fan of Nintendo in general. With some of Nintendo’s senior executives getting a lot of face time and name recognition, through E3 and of course their Nintendo Direct presentations.<\/p>\n

Below is the press release from Nintendo about the corporate shuffles:<\/p>\n

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (NCL) today announced a planned promotion for Tatsumi Kimishima, current chairman and CEO of Nintendo of America (NOA) and a director of its parent Nintendo Co., Ltd. Subject to shareholder approval, he will become NCL managing director, and transfer from NOA in Redmond, Wash., to NCL headquarters in Kyoto, Japan. In his new position, he will assume the roles of general manager of Corporate Analysis and Administration, and general manager of the General Affairs Division. These titles are currently held by Yoshihiro Mori and Masaharu Matsumoto respectively, both of whom are retiring. Kimishima will assume his new duties in Kyoto later this summer.<\/p>\n

Kimishima was named to his current position at NOA in 2006. He first joined Nintendo in Japan in 2000, and was subsequently named president of Pok\u00e9mon USA in 2001, before moving on to become president of the Nintendo of America subsidiary in 2002. Previously, he spent 27 years at Sanwa Bank of Japan, with multiple postings in North America and Central America.<\/p>\n

Many of his current responsibilities, including the CEO title, will be assumed by Global President Satoru Iwata. The move will support the company\u2019s unified global strategy, allow streamlined decision making and enhance Nintendo’s organizational agility in the current competitive environment. Reggie Fils-Aime will continue in his role as president and COO of NOA, reporting to Iwata.<\/p>\n

Other changes announced to Nintendo\u2019s global board of directors can be found at http:\/\/www.nintendo.co.jp\/ir\/en\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About Nintendo<\/strong>: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii U\u2122 and Wii\u2122 home consoles, and Nintendo 3DS\u2122 and Nintendo DS\u2122 families of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System\u2122, Nintendo has sold more than 4 billion video games and more than 651 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL, as well as the Game Boy\u2122, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi\u2122 and Nintendo DSi XL\u2122, Super NES\u2122, Nintendo 64\u2122, Nintendo GameCube\u2122 and Wii systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario\u2122, Donkey Kong\u2122, Metroid\u2122, Zelda\u2122 and Pok\u00e9mon\u2122. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo\u2019s operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company\u2019s website at http:\/\/www.nintendo.com<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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