Tatsumi Kimishima Named New President Of Nintendo

Things have been hard on Nintendo since the passing of President and CEO Satoru Iwata.

Ever since his untimely death mid July, many people have been wondering who  will be his replacement. While Shigeru Miyamoto and Genyo Takeda were temporarily appointed Heads of the company for about a month, the company has finally decided on a new head.

As of Today, Tatsumi Kimishima has been appointed as the new president of the company. If you’re worried about someone completely unknown taking over the reigns of the company, have no fear! He may not sound familiar, but before becoming president, Kimishima was once the head of Nintendo of America from 2002 to 2006 until he handed reigns over to Current NOA president Reggie Fils-Aime. Afterwards, he became managing director  of the company.

In a recent talk with japanese publication, The Nikkei, Kimishima states that he has been elected for only a year so far. He also continues to comment on the future of the company saying that he has no plans to change what Iwata had already started for the company such as their new venture into mobile.

While it’s still hard to believe that Mr. Iwata is gone, all of us here at Geekscape are positive that Mr. Kimishima will do a fine job running the company.