Reggie Retires as Nintendo NOA president.

[Yoshi178]

:'( i'll miss the Regginator

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1098666321473024000?s=20

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[cathou]

:'( i'll miss the Regginator

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1098666321473024000?s=20

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wow, that was unexpected. it's the end of an era, Doug will have huge shoes to fill

 

[MrCalavera_v1legacy]

:'( i'll miss the Regginator

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1098666321473024000?s=20

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wow, that was unexpected. it's the end of an era, Doug will have huge shoes to fill

Good that Bowser is a huge guy then. Hiyooo! Nailed it, and made that joke first here.

But more seriously: Shame, Reggie is probably the last active gaming honcho who still has the respect and sympathy of gaming masses.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

He was with Nintendo for fifteen years and leaves behind a great legacy. I'm gonna miss him

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit.

I thought this guy would stay for life.

 

[CaitSeith]

:'( i'll miss the Regginator

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1098666321473024000?s=20

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My body wasn't ready...

 

[ObsidianJones_v1legacy]

I'm legitimately sad. Nintendo are some of the only people who remember this is all about being fun. I know they have to make money, and I know that's their side of this arrangement... But they were at least trying to make a show of it. I'll always salute them for that.

Reggie, thanks for stopping by. Don't be a stranger.

 

[BrawlMan]

Gonna miss him. And the interesting part is I've only known him for a decade. I didn't know the guy existed until 2007.

 

[Specter Von Baren]

I'll miss him and hope he spends at least some of his retirement playing the games he promoted but never got to play.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

I wonder what living meme will replace him.

 

[09philj]

I wonder what living meme will replace him.

His replacement is literally called Doug Bowser so he's off to a good start.

 

[Lufia Erim]

We should start a go fund me to get him to be the CEO of Acticision. To straighten up that company. I hear the going rate is 15 millions $. Should be doable.

 

[ObsidianJones_v1legacy]

We should start a go fund me to get him to be the CEO of Acticision. To straighten up that company. I hear the going rate is 15 millions $. Should be doable.

Gotta be selfish here. Put him in Charge of EA so we can get some good Star Wars games.

 

[Nuuu]

We should start a go fund me to get him to be the CEO of Acticision. To straighten up that company. I hear the going rate is 15 millions $. Should be doable.

Gotta be selfish here. Put him in Charge of EA so we can get some good Star Wars games.

He was an exec of EA before switching to Nintendo in 2015.

 

[WhiteFangofWhoa]

One of the only memorable people left in the gaming industry. Even if it could have been an act he came as very approachable and of course, amusing.

 

[Squilookle]

I long ago checked out from Nintendo and even I know that Reggie was the real deal. He was basically the only guy at the big N aside from Miyamoto that I liked.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

I long ago checked out from Nintendo and even I know that Reggie was the real deal. He was basically the only guy at the big N aside from Miyamoto that I liked.

I liked the guy as well but what exactly did he do, other than put on a friendly face in marketing? Isn't NOA just along for the ride?

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit.

I thought this guy would stay for life.

I honestly expected that Nintendo would host his funeral, and his casket would be lowered into a green warp pipe while bagpipes played the World 1-1 theme.

 

[SupahEwok]

I long ago checked out from Nintendo and even I know that Reggie was the real deal. He was basically the only guy at the big N aside from Miyamoto that I liked.

I liked the guy as well but what exactly did he do, other than put on a friendly face in marketing? Isn't NOA just along for the ride?

Marketing and distribution for the western hemisphere. Probably had a significant hand in advising Japan on Western trends to target for apps and such on their digital ecosystems and handled game localizations and publishing Western games on Nintendo's platforms. Don't really know how well Reggie did at most of that.

 

[ObsidianJones_v1legacy]

I long ago checked out from Nintendo and even I know that Reggie was the real deal. He was basically the only guy at the big N aside from Miyamoto that I liked.

I liked the guy as well but what exactly did he do, other than put on a friendly face in marketing? Isn't NOA just along for the ride?

Sometimes, that's enough. Someone to come around and tell us what's what. Someone who doesn't talk down to us. Someone who is honest and is a straight shooter.

Essentially, Reggie (and Nintendo) are the anti-Blake Jorgesen [https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2017/11/14/ea-cfo-blake-jorgensen-explains-why-they-love-microtransactions/] and Andrew Wilson [https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-06-09-ea-ceo-damage-control-speech-we-want-to-be-better]