Since Reggie retired from his role as the Nintendo of America president last month, he's been in demand all over the place. A week ago he delivered a commencement address at Ringling College and now he's spoken to The Sarasota Herald-Tribune newspaper, based in Florida, about his time as a student, position at Nintendo and what he has planned for the future.
If you're prepared to set aside seven minutes, you can hear about how he's never really fancied himself as a creator and originally started out in an undergraduate finance major, interning at banks. You can listen to more about Nintendo from the 2:40 mark onwards, where he reflects on the state of the company when he originally joined and how the challenge was to grow mainstream interest.
He also takes some time to address why Nintendo fans liked him so much – apparently, it was his aggressive nature and desire to win. He also briefly mentions his recent retirement video, reflects on the original E3 that gave him his identity and discusses how video games have become a mass market.
If you haven't already seen it, here's his commencement address for Ringling College:
Did you learn anything new about Reggie? Miss him yet? Tell us down in the comments.
[source gonintendo.com]
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"Fuh-nance"
Great to see Reggie isn't stepping out of the spotlight anytime soon. He clearly still has a strong affinity for Nintendo, still saying "we" when addressing the company. Hopefully, he'll be willing to do promotional things with Nintendo, like--as I suggested once before--being a special guest at the next Nintendo World Championship.
@TossedLlama
Btw, what so special from Mother 3 ?
Is that a GBA game without English version?
My body is ready to do the same overused joke again
"Putting smiles on faces" is the creepiest quote in the videogame industry.
It should be reserved for a plotline in a sequel to the human centipede.
He may have retired as President of Nintendo of America, but that does not mean he has retired from Nintendo, he will always be a part of Nintendo!
#ReggieForNintendoE3Hosting
It's because of people like Reggie that Nintendo does so well. Nintendo have so many in top positions that love gaming. Whereas at companies like Activision you have people like Bobby Kotick who couldn't give a damn about gaming and only cares about profit which leads to generic games that look to nickel and dime you.
@Baart Or a tagline for a The Joker story.
@khululy
"I used to think my life was a tragedy, but now I realize its a video game."
@Xaessya Then I need to find me a bonus room because people always told me to "get a life".
Because he was so approachable to get interviewed by Youtubers such as ProJared.
Reggie has a great personality, and is just a great approchable guy all around.
Reggie fought Garfield to protect us from endgame spoilers
@Timsworld2 Nintendo of America has no saying in global decisions. They are just a PR and distribution company.
NCL, and NCL only, is who dictates the rules.
@tendonerd ... You had to bring that here didn't you!
@tendonerd Yes, because Reggie was definitely active at Nintendo at a time which it was public knowledge that ProJared was a predator.
We already miss you, Nintendo Dad. Come back.
@Nekonokatzen I miss him also come back are lord Reggie..
This isn’t about Animal Crossing.
@Timsworld2 Pro tip: Try not to get angry about things until you have a basic level of understanding about them.
@Anti-Matter
No, it’s some other game entirely. 🤨
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