Reggie Fils-Aimé, one of the most well known figures in modern gaming, has announced his retirement. Reggie has been at Nintendo since 2003, working his way up to the position of President of Nintendo of America. He may be leaving, but we'll always remember the memes.
Jokes aside, Reggie has long been an inspiration to just about everyone in the industry. From the on-stage antics that many of us know him for to the way that he's help lead Nintendo to the position that it's in today, the guy demands respect for his time at the company.
Naturally, people throughout the video games industry are now wishing him well, including Sony's Shawn Layden. Much like Reggie has been for Nintendo, Shawn's become something of a face for PlayStation over the last few years, appearing on stage at just about every event that PlayStation's been a part of.
The SIE Worldwide Studios Chairman wrote on Twitter: "Reggie, thanks for all the games and your leadership in our industry. We are a better and brighter place for your wisdom and efforts. With appreciation and best wishes from all your friends @PlayStation." Isn't it nice when we all just get along?
We doubt The Regginator reads Push Square (for obvious reasons, ahem), but we're still gonna take this opportunity to wish him all the best in his retirement.
[source twitter.com]
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Reggie is an absolute legend! Even though we didn’t really get to write about him much here for obvious reasons, I am genuinely going to miss him.
All the best to him in his retirement!
I always loved Reggie's sense of humor. The fact that he embraced so many memes and was just a genuinely great guy that loved his job every day.
Wish him the best.
"The game is ready, my body is fun." Classic Reggie quote that will never be forgotten.
RIP (Retire In Peace)
@MadAussieBloke Running a national subsidiary of a multi-national corporation for 13 years.
Dunno bout you but last I checked being a part of the games industry isn't limited to development.
Reggie could host some episodes of Twilight Zone tv show.
@MadAussieBloke He’s a businessman! And when you look at what Nintendo achieved during his tenure, clearly a very good one at that.
Best thing about him for me is that his enthusiasm always seemed infectious. You got the sense that he loved his job, and I’m sure that rubbed off on the people beneath him.
All hail Bowser!
That’s the bigger news!
I salute you Reggie. May your body forever be ready and your TVs forever look like apples.
The creepy giant from Nintendo direct.
I'm currently typing this with a wrist injury, which probably tells how I feel about the man more than any sentiment I have.
Nonetheless, I wish him well. I know I've gone on about not feeling anything for the corporate part of gaming, but Reggie was one of the few I liked because he showed his love for games and it was there to see. He's definitely an icon.
Finally Reggie will have time to play his Galaxy Style New Nintendo 3DS XL. Dreams come true.
Didn't always agree with decisions NoA made during his time there but when things were good (the original Wii era and right now with the Switch), they were very good. Best of luck to him in retirement.
I wouldn't mind some articles about the people behind PlayStation sometimes. Including developers of course., and some cool interviews would be nice. We tend to forget there are human beings behind the games and platforms we enjoy.
@NintendoFan4Lyf but if that happened we wouldn't really be missing anything. At least we could say thanks for Forza,Gears of war and.....nope,that's it.
Well good luck to the guy he srsly was a fun guy to watch dunno why but he just was.
I though he will be nintendo president for life, best of luck to him
A legendary games industry figure is leaving us. Reggie, I salute you.
I guess he wasn't ready.fun fact is Reggie was born in 🇭🇹 Haiti😳.its going to feel weird without him for Nintendo. good luck playa.anyways I miss Jack Trenton.that was my boy right here😞.word up son
How old is Reggie? I don’t think he will last that long being retired. Maybe one or two years then he will get bored and get a different job somewhere.
I’ve never heard of this Reggie guy since I never read anything Nintendo related but I probably will start when I get my kids a Switch this Christmas. All the best to him anyway.
I’m other Nintendo news there’s rumour that Xbox Game Pass is coming to the Switch, apparently the rumour comes from a credible source with a successful track record on Nintendo rumours. MS would be using their Project xCloud service to make the app available to the console and even it’s exclusive Ori was mentioned being available to the Switch but don’t know which one, could be the Blind Forest or the Will of the Wisps or even both. Bearing in mind this is just a rumour but would be a shock and a surprise if it happened.
@NintendoFan4Lyf Well, there'd be no Sunset Overdrive without Ratchet & Clank. Not sure where this discussion is going...
He will certainly be missed as the face of NOA. I wish him the best.
In other news, I am excited to see where NOA heads under the direction of Bowser (I also still struggle to believe that is his real name ).
Honestly I never liked Reggie. I feel that he just didn't listen to gamers enough and instead worried about doing silly antics and such almost like he was happy with Nintendo being third fiddle to Sony and MS instead of trying to bring Nintendo back to it's formal glory. Still Good Luck to him in whatever he does.
@Tasuki NOA and NOE have little control over Nintendo. It's all coordinated from their Japan HQ. The NA and European presidents of Nintendo are basically their PR people. The board members in NA and Europe are pretty much all Japanese too.
@NintendoFan4Lyf "If the entire Xbox brand suddenly implodes tomorrow,"
"If the entire Xbox brand suddenly explodes onto the Switch tomorrow,"
Fixed that for ya. 😉
While there's nothing to it at the moment, a couple of people, myself included, over on NL did notice the timing of Reggie's departure news and MS getting Game Pass via xCloud onto the Switch rumours. Not saying he got pushed out, but maybe he wanted no part of it. Either way, weird timing coincidence.
Personally I think Reggie was due another demotion, his third, under the new President who wanted to bring in his own men, like any new president is keen to do. Another timing coincidence.
@Knuckles-Fajita you didn't rant? Bowser!!
@NintendoFan4Lyf "Lighter spec games like Ori or Cuphead could run natively on Switch"
I think the other thing about those games being on Switch is they aren't system sellers. Wll ok maybe they are, but they aren't the typical Xbox system sellers that Gears, Halo or Forza are. MS owns Minecraft, Minecraft is on Switch, and I view Cuphead as a PC game anyway. Ori is an Xbox 1 game but I don't think it would harm MS's reputation having that also on Switch if they wanted.
Would be weird having the Gears games on Switch - I'm pretty sur eI played those on Gamepass - but I'm nto sure Gamepass is coming to Switch. I think xCloud is coming to Switch and I think some, but not all, of the Gamepass library would come to Switch. And mobile. And wherever else xCloud wind sup. I don't think GP and xCloud are as interchangeable as people make them out to be. And this is a bit more sophsitcated forum on Xbox things but over on NL people are complaining about paying for Live, not realizing Live and Gamepass are 2 very different things. And not even realizing you already can have an Xbox account on Switch to play Minecraft and earn Xbox achievements. So MS is already well established on switch, whether people realize it or not. This is just the next step. But it wont' be as big a step as some people might think.
Who knows, it could be Japan only. MS might as well get their games on Switch over there, via streaming like a couple of other Switch games, as Xbox doesn't sell. If they get xCloud and Gamepass on Switch in Japan they don't have to bother selling 7 Xbox 2 per month over there. I don't think I've EVER seen an Xbox game in the top 20 over there, I think they only do it to say they do, but they might as well stop.
Love me some Reggie. What a crazy roller coaster Of Nintendo history he was a part of. From the highs of the Wii and DS to the disappointing lows of the WiiU, and then the comeback of the Switch. Regardless of where Nintendo sat, he sure made it an exciting journey.
@NintendoFan4Lyf hey man, no qualms with some of the games that MS have pumped out over the year. Loved gears 1 and 2, forza and dead rising 3 and others in the past. Ive shown my support by buying bone on launch over the ps4 and then an X on launch ( neither do I own anymore) I just feel they don't give 2 hoots about any of their gamers anymore and I've kinda lost respect. I don't hate them but they are my least favourite of the 3 big names.
@NintendoFan4Lyf I will never pay respect to Xbox call it a personal thing. 😉
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