Best of luck, Kaigler
Steps down for family reasons
After two years on the job, Nintendo of America's Denise Kaigler has stepped down from her position as vice president of corporate affairs.
Kaigler revealed the news in IGN's Nintendo Minute, a weekly feature where she would (try to) answer a question about the company's operations.
It's a fact of life that job and family often pull us in opposite directions. As regular readers of [IGN's Nintendo Minute] know, this has proved particularly challenging for me, as I've spent the last two years commuting almost constantly between San Francisco, Seattle, New York and my home in New England. It has been a fantastic adventure, but the time has come where I need to choose one over the other … and I have to choose my family.
A tough choice to make, but we wish her all the best!
User Comments
1. abgar
22 Nov 2009, 23:33 GMT
The right decision
2. Odnetnin
22 Nov 2009, 23:36 GMT
I (tried to) read the comments on every IGN Nintendo Minute. I couldn't.
3. V8 Ninja
22 Nov 2009, 23:43 GMT
WARNING: some may find this offensive, but with the recently discovered "Nintendo isn't letting third party games on the VC" thing, I can't help but be skeptical. However, if this is true, I'm deeply sorry to any and all who were offended by this (Not that that will get me anywhere
).
I'm not so sure this was for "family" reasons. On the Nintendo Minute articles on IGN, she constantly gives small hints to upcoming game announcements/small reveals to different things. And knowing how Nintendo seems to be going in the plot of the universe, They didn't want her to give anymore small hints away.
4. Panda
22 Nov 2009, 23:48 GMT
@V8: I highly doubt Kaigler was booted for going rogue in Nintendo Minute. You can probably remove the tinfoil hat
5. Hyper Knuckles
22 Nov 2009, 23:56 GMT
She made the right decision.
6. LegendofPasta99
23 Nov 2009, 00:11 GMT
Who?
7. buffalobob
23 Nov 2009, 00:24 GMT
Oh well. Thanks Denise and good luck ^^
8. JayArr
23 Nov 2009, 00:37 GMT
Hopefully her next job as a swimsuit model goes better.
9. cheetahman91
23 Nov 2009, 00:38 GMT
I didn't even know VP of corporate affairs was even a job.
Best of luck.
10. Stevie
23 Nov 2009, 00:53 GMT
I heard she quit because she was offered a job where the office had a Microwave, Soft seating and a 360 degree panoramic view.
11. irken004
23 Nov 2009, 03:51 GMT
@Stevie
....So ur saying she works for Sony now?
12. Odnetnin
23 Nov 2009, 04:06 GMT
@V8+Ninja Uh, I think Nintendo at least approved of her doing the weekly feature with IGN, and I'm sure they told her what she could and couldn't say.
13. BlueFlameBat
23 Nov 2009, 06:15 GMT
I'll miss her.
14. Hardy83
23 Nov 2009, 07:19 GMT
People hate her, but it's her job. She's the one that answers the questions for people about Nintendo. The problem is that she doesn't decide what can be answered and what can't, people like Reggie are... So the fact that she never really answered anything or just spit out BS wasn't her decision. It's just her job.
It's like calling customer service for your cell phone and yelling at them about the service when they have nothing to do with it.
Considering she was with Nintendo, I'm sure she'll have an easy time finding another well payed job. Best of luck.
15. Sean Aaron
23 Nov 2009, 07:21 GMT
Too bad, she was quite amusing in her obfuscation during those Nintendo Minutes -- and she's well fit!
16. JimLad
23 Nov 2009, 10:10 GMT
You spelt Cammie Dunaway wrong
oh wait... auwww
17. OverlordMao
23 Nov 2009, 12:21 GMT
It kind of figures that Nintendo needs her MORE than her family does.
Oh well, I think she chose the right path.
18. Millie
23 Nov 2009, 12:44 GMT
AWWH I'm gonna miss her.
19. CH405K1N6
23 Nov 2009, 12:47 GMT
Best of luck, Kaigler
20. deadly.by.design
23 Nov 2009, 15:26 GMT
Good call.
21. Dragoon
23 Nov 2009, 17:45 GMT
now she can tell us all her nintendo secrets?