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[TLZ]

It's incredible that a guy named Bowser made it all the way to the top.

Congrats to both.

Been the evil plan all along.

 

[jts]

Cringelord has left the building.

Yay.

Doesn't look like it. Oof.

 

[LOLCats]

hes gonna retire and smoke doobies all day. I just know it.

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

hes gonna retire and smoke doobies all day. I just know it.

His body is ready!

 

[iconmaster]

Not going to lie but that's pretty incredible for Reggie to want to take the time to make that video. Says quite a bit.

Yes. I really appreciated that. Very genuine, and there was no obligation for Reggie and the video editors to do that work.

 

[Shaqazooloo]

Damn, End of an Era. I didn't know Reggie was that old. I thought he still had at least 5-10 more years in him.

Hopefully we can get some good memes out of this Doug Bowser, but considering his last name is Bowser, I have no doubt the fans will get some gems.

 

[LittleBusters]

Damn, End of an Era. I didn't know Reggie was that old. I thought he still had at least 5-10 more years in him.

Hopefully we can get some good memes out of this Doug Bowser, but considering his last name is Bowser, I have no doubt the fans will get some gems.

Video game business is not for the old!

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[PuppetMaster]

Saw this on Reddit

 

[NiiloPielinen]

It's only fitting that someone named Bowser should head Nintendo.

"Were going to remodel a bit, lava pit to over there , some chain chomps on the entrance etc to reflect the new direction we're taking"

 

[Scopa]

Saw this on Reddit

Haha! Omg, I love Nintendo.

 

[kingwingin]

 

[ShodanMAN]

I knew this day would come eventually... He's going back to Pizza Hut right?

 

[Yoshi]

Retire?, i thought he was like 45 or something lol.

He probably earned many millions in this job, so he certainly has earned enough to last several life times. To spend more time with his family might just be more valuable to him than earning more money? And since he was a successful manager at Nintendo, he could definitely get a managament position at another company quickly if he so decides. Aynway, I was also surprised to read retire instead of quiting, because most managers just seem to value getting more and more money (and probably enjoy their jobs a lot, too) more than spending all the extra time with the family.

 

[TwiztidElf]

Best CEO ever.
All the best in your retirement Reggie.
You will be missed.

 

[Chittagong]

Saw this on Reddit

This may be the greatest post a Nintendo leader has ever made

 

[Conan-san]

I knew this day would come eventually... He's going back to Pizza Hut right?

Only as a customer.

 

[Redneckerz]

Reggie to himself after this news:

Reggie upon hearing that his successor is named Bowser:

Miyamoto to Reggie after he complained about his successor named Bowser:

 

[Cybrwzrd]

Isn't this the CEO that led Nintendo of America to create market scarcity to encourage scalping on ebay for their products? Why is he getting universal praise in this thread?

I like Nintendo, but Nintendo of America does not make good decisions and has had terrible management for decades. I hope the new guy does better.

 

[Alexios]

No? Why would they want to encourage scalping on ebay, they didn't benefit from that money and it only harmed their reputation with such crazy talk. That was just people being conspiracy theorists as usual just because Nintendo had a certain game plan for novelty devices with limited toy-like shelf life like the Classic Mini whatever systems and underestimated initial demand for them, alongside the scarcity of certain silicon/hardware needed to actually produce more of them. Believing they could have sold several more millions of the things yet didn't for scalpers' sake is just silly.

 

[DangerStepp]

Guy is a legitimate legend as he helmed the ship through the DS, Wii, and the Switch.

He's as synonymous with Nintendo as Howard Lincoln, Iwata, and Miyamoto.

Enjoy your retirement, big guy! We'll miss you around here.

 

[iconmaster]

This may be the greatest post a Nintendo leader has ever made

Doug knows what's up.

 

[BusierDonkey]

His body is ready.

 

[petran79]

I like Nintendo, but Nintendo of America does not make good decisions and has had terrible management for decades. I hope the new guy does better.

Nintendo of Europe arent any better. They and their distributors had to pay huge EU fines for price fixing.

 

[Shin]

Perhaps it's old age, perhaps it's nostalgia and trust, but seeing these old/known faces go is like a system dying or something along the likes.
They are part of what makes the deal special not only the software, but the people behind them that brings us all together.

 

[Ulysses 31]

Cringelord has left the building.

Yay.

 

[TechJunk]

He's leaving at end of an era... with the rumors of Switch embracing an Xbox app, Xbox Live and Gamepass, there could be lots of uncertainty about where Nintendo is headed. I think it's great personally, but if true, it does show a marked change in Nintendo's way of doing business.
At least if it doesn't pan out, he can say he got off the ship before it went under.

 

[NiiloPielinen]

NoA HQ is going to be called Bowser's Castle from now on, right?

 

[IbizaPocholo]