As you probably already know by now, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé is set to retire from his position this April. Reggie has become such a huge part of the company over the last 15 years that it's hard to imagine Nintendo without him, and his enthusiasm for the role, appreciation of his position and the fans, and pure personality have left a huge impact on the industry.
To celebrate and thank the 'Regginator' for the good times over the years, YouTube user lookfishart has created a speed drawing video, showing the creation of an art piece which acts as a tribute to the man himself. We thought the epic music playing in the background might have been a bit much at first, but being reminded of his video highlights throughout the clip reminded us that he really has generated that amount of love and respect from fans.
It might be time for him to move on, but he'll definitely be missed. Check out the video for yourself below.
Will you miss Reggie going forward? Are you ready to embrace the new Bowser era? Share your thoughts with us below.
[source youtu.be, via nintendosoup.com]
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Well, that's all the time he's got.
He has to get back to playing Animal Crossing New Leaf, on his Nintendo 3DS.
That's so awesome! Really nice tribute! 😢😭😭
that's really well made!
This is the recognition Reggie deserves...
I'm always amazed by people who are good at drawing realistic portraits with coloured pencils
Why did he draw TWO Wii logos? And what the f#@% is that ugly blue square next to one of them?
And where's the Game Boy Advance logo? He was there during its era.
Reggie is such an icon. Even though he's going into retirement, it would be nice if he could still make special guest appearances at events like the Nintendo World Championship. (Which, by the way, why didn't we have one of those last year?)
@Not_Soos They occur on odd-numbered years. There's been no announcement yet but there will probably be one this year
@ALinkttPresent Hope so. I thought the reason we didn't get one in 2016 was because Nintendo had nothing worthwhile in the pipeline, besides Breath of the Wild and, arguably, Color Splash. Although 2017's NWC was pretty disappointing and I honestly regretted watching it. I want the next one to be of the same caliber as 2015, with new announcements, a larger crowd, and guests like Miyamoto who presented the award. 2017's was kinda cringey, in my opinion. Then again, I thought Mini Wheat in 2015 was great.
Well, those are some impressive drawing skills. Pretty good.
@TF-Warrior I'm not quite sure if you're serious, but just in case: that's the GameCube logo.
⬇⬇⬇GAMECUBE LOGO⬇⬇⬇
@ThanosReXXX ha ha. very funny.
Aaaaaawwwwww........
My body is still not completely Reggie for his retirement.
The music is definitely too much, it would be a better suited for an "in memoriam" type of video, which thankfully isn't the case. But great work nonetheless.
i really did think this was a photo, whoever did this done a good job.
I still get a bit sad every time I think about Reggie retiring and not being in any more Nintendo Directs, stage setups, etc. He truly was (and I think always WILL be) an icon of and for Nintendo. His playful attitude and also seriousness about Nintendo and how the company thinks of its gaming consumers was something that never fails to touch the emotions. To me, his ready smile and willingness to do the silly, happy, funny things for Nintendo embodied, in a way, what the company as a whole has always stood for: fun. Reggie is a part of the reason I've been a lifelong Nintendo fan. I started with Nintendo before Reggie...and I'll continue with them now that he is gone (also love the PS4, but Nintendo systems always come first with me)...but at least for a while the company just won't be the same after he's officially gone.
That was really nice
The first Nintendo exec to cuss lol... Caught my attention right away when he debuted. You will forever have a place in my heart, Reggie!
That. Was. Amazing.
@TF-Warrior Wasn't meant to be funny, but I have to admit that I actually misread your comment, so my bad.
This is so cool! I will miss seeing Reggie around, and I am pretty surprised by how many cool experiences he has had in his time with Nintendo. Definitely a fun group to be a part of!
That’s neat. My body is, and always shall be, Reggie.
@TF-Warrior Now that is what I called a Toxic Troll. Yep those exists, and you are one of them.
Dang, that guy's hands move REALLY fast!!!
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