Reggie Inducted Into Video Game Hall Of Fame With Life Time Achievement Award

If ever a man deserved it, it was him. I was sad when he left but I'm happy he's still at it helping other people.

Edit: Screw it, I'm tired of being bitter. Well done, Reggie. Getting any recognition for being awesome is great.

@RainbowGazelle You didn't see the other article where he's helping kids get into game development?
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/09/reggie_fils-aime_joins_new_yorks_cornell_university_as_leader_in_residence

That and he's done a decent job with PR, in my opinion.

Way to go! Good on Triforce for nominating him as well.

@Tasuki thats cold dude reggie does deserve the award like anyone else.

I didn't know about this one. This means there are two Video Game Hall of Fames. The Strong has the "World Video Game Hall of Fame" (inducted Super Mario Kart among three others this year) which started back in 2015 and then there's the "International Video Game Hall of Fame" which started back in 2010 (Inducted several games this year, including Super Mario 64, Smash Bros Melee, Tetris, Assassin's Creed, and Fortnite among others).

World has a way better presentation, but focuses solely on the Video Games and has no rewards for the people behind them. International has a really bad website (It's hideous and terrible to navigate) but hands out awards like this one.

I'd also have to say that the Strong is way pickier and safer in its selection for what games to include. Whereas International inducted Fortnite and Breath of the Wild the year they were released and inducts over 10 games a year, World inducts at most 6 games a year, usually only doing 4. The newest game they inducted was World of Warcraft (2004), as they state that the games inducted need some sort of cultural or industry significance.

@RedderRugfish There's actually 2, see my above comment for a few extra details.

People are already harrassing Reggie here...wow.

@Kalmaro No, I missed that. That's pretty sweet.

@RainbowGazelle
Nope. Not at all.

All Reggie did was help build the success of the Wii and DS, two gaming platforms that rejuvenated Nintendo and the video game market in general, expanding the gaming market beyond its previously core audience and paving the path for the success of mobile gaming. He then rejuvenated Nintendo again with the success of the Switch after years of trouble with the Wii U/3DS.

But yeah, he didn't do anything. May as well toss him a milkshake and tell him to bugger off.

@westman98 Not sure how he did that, but nevermind. I've changed my comment anyway.

Well let's put it this way, he was very slick at lying to fans and never following through on any of his pr nods.

His acceptance speech seemed very heart-felt. With the corporate bigwigs of most companies spouting BS at public events, Reggie consistently comes across as actually genuine when speaking to his listeners.

Reggie earned this award! He did his best and that is the best we can ask from someone of his status, and we felt it, he did a spectacular job as president and COO of Nintendo!

Damn, Reggie looking old.

(Don't crush me)

Anyone know if Iwata was ever inducted into the hall of fame too?

@AnnoyingFrenzy Seems like The Strong Video Game Hall of Fame has more integrity. It's also a museum and has a well-respected Toy Hall of Fame. Everyone can see the criteria and list here: https://www.museumofplay.org/about/world-video-game-hall-fame

Seems like a cool place to visit!

Well deserved, would be fun to have a 2D game called the reginator (reggie wearing sunglasses) acts like the terminator beats the crap out of people and shoots to kill!
final attack "My body is ready"
Or a video of reggie Getting an invitation for smash

@Emperor-Palpsy Yeah, that happens. He also looks more relaxed and even though he still has that deliberate planned way of speaking, it is pretty appropriate here and he has his priorities set well in what he talked about. Maybe a little more props to Nintendo itself would have been good, but that's maybe the most obvious thing.

In the end, he stood out in a largely thankless role, having very little power to wrangle Nintendo products and especially games into the place that "America" would respond best to them. Example: This is speculation, but I think he pushed hard for Metroid Other M to have certain modern game sensibilities like cinematic, voice, etc. and yet the director, of course, was going to approach the story and characters the way he wanted. In the end, it was divisive at best. What could Reggie really do there? You can't really apologize either. It's not for him to do in his position. Anyway, it's why I respect him. That job is great and sucks all at once.

Even Reggie has a montage.

A higher up that became the regginator and fought an all suprising smash battle against nintendo's legend.
As a videogame star he still shines.

@aaronsullivan I know I would love to visit it someday and between the two I definitely consider the Strong to have the official Video Game Hall of Fame. I am a little surprised that NintendoLife doesn't do an article talking about which games made it in. With the exception of the 2018 inductees, a Nintendo game has made it every year!

Reggie should write a memoir some day, I’m sure that Reggie has plenty of interesting of stories to tell.

And despite popular belief, you can do the whole Nintendo president of X Region poorly. Just look at the current President of Nintendo of Russia.

We miss you Reggie!

I like Reggie. He seems like he'd be a really cool guy to hang out with, but I find myself asking, what did he really do other than be the charismatic face of Nintendo America and make an art form out of never giving a direct answer to a question? What did he really contribute to gaming?

Well deserved. He's there to kick @$$ and take names.

We're all Reggie

He was a great proponent of Nintendo and by all accounts a whole-hearted fan of the company and its culture.

Anyone who watched his exit video and thought his grief was financially based... I'd like to sell you a canoe in the Grand Canyon.

Congrats Reggie, kicker of asses, taker of names...

He should be crowned King of Nintendo America. He'll be like the Queen of England, who is more of just a figurehead and has the normal employees make all the decisions

Good for reggie He is having a good life..

Congrats reg, you deserved it.
You are one of the finest personalities ever served the gameindustry.
Wish you best luck, for you and your family. one houndred eternal 1UPS for you.

Greetings from a multi console player.