Reggie Fils-Aimé left Nintendo in 2019, but he's popped up pretty often to talk about his former employer.
This year alone, he's already co-hosted the New York Game Awards, joined an industry roundtable on Twitch and next month, he'll appear in "Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story".
Recently, Reggie was also interviewed by Gamertag Radio, a discussion which left several points of consideration. Having told us why the Switch's success made retirement easy and raising concerns about E3 2021, he also shared some fond memories of working at Nintendo:
Everything from my very first E3 and the famous words, 'My name is Reggie I'm about kicking ass and taking names and we're about making games.' That was a phenomenal moment. At that same E3, when we played a Zelda trailer for what became Twilight Princess, and having the media cry ... I mean literally! The jaded media. These folks had tears streaming down their faces.
The event where we launched the Wii and myself, Mr. Iwata, Mr. Miyamoto and a contestant who had won the opportunity to play live with us on stage. That was a magical moment."
It's not the first time Reggie's reflected upon these since retirement, either. He brought us many memorable moments during his tenure as Nintendo of America's president, leaving some pretty big shoes for his successor Doug Bowser to fill.
Nintendo's impact on Reggie is clear, and as he continues his active involvement in the games industry, we've not seen the last of him yet.
[source gonintendo.com, via youtube.com]
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Please, NO JOHNS
Come on Reggie give us Mother 3!
Reggie, you are busier than when you were actually working.
The many gif's of reggie
I still don't know exactly what this guy contributed besides a great face for a meme. Can anyone fill me in on his greater achievements at Nintendo?
He seems to reaally like nintendo so why did he leave?
@SpaceboyScreams
The memes stem from the good marketing from Nintendo of America, which is the division's primary focus other than simply localizing games. Unlike Doug Bowser (as of late), Reggie has always given a more hands-on approach with the marketing, which is why we are seeing Reggie on several occasions.
"myself, Mr. Iwata, Mr. Miyamoto and a contestant who had won the opportunity to play live with us on stage."
I was that contestant <3 jking lol
@CodyMKW had me in the first half ngl
@Snatcher
He retired, he's turning 60 on March 25th.
I miss him but it’s kinda like he never left! Nice to see him so active. So many retire and wash their hands of their industry.
Almost a Reggie article every day.. We should rename this site to "Reggielife"
Reggie is cool, Reggie news are great
Reggie still kicking ass after retirement
Reggie must be thinking of going back to Nintendo, after the pandemic university is not so hot right now.
I remember being a lapsed Nintendo gamer, and seeing him having a blast at all of these events, and it made me curious about Nintendo again. Then, seeing the trailer for Twilight Princess and I came back to Nintendo land. He really was a fun, friendly face for Nintendo, and his joy for games was infectious.
I first saw a photo of him when I was in my final year of primary school. I bought an issue of Nintendo Official magazine and there was a photo of him holding a Gameboy Micro, where the editor joked about whether the Gameboy was small or if he just had huge hands lol It's 16 years since then and he's still a legend
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