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[peaceiscloser]

I don't even know what to say. I have hopes this can only mean good things for Nintendo, though. Iwata just has a lot more experience and gravitas in the games industry and hopefully we'll see better output from NOA. Nintendo International is pretty horrid but NOA is just awful at this point.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

I now need a thriller anime of Iwata's ascendance to global dominance.

Watch speed grapher

 

[StreetsAhead]

Don't know if this is a good or a bad thing long-term, time will tell.

Maybe they'll start locating games faster.

I feel like NOA is getting better. This year, short of Band Bros and Tomodachi Collection everything seems to be coming out in the US within a month of Japan, if not earlier, as with DKCR3D & Zelda.

 

[1st Course]

So who is the CEO of Nintendo as whole now? Still Iwata?

 

[DR2K]

Basically he still gets paid, but is fired from making any major company descions

 

[NintendoGal]

Dan Adelman is in Treehouse, now?

You're not getting the point.

 

[Nosgoroth]

Basically he still gets paid, but is fired from making any major company descions

Iwata? No, no, no. He keeps his current position and adds NOA CEO.

 

[GDGF]

Basically he still gets paid, but is fired from making any major company descions

Nope. He's got even more responsibility now.

 

[Spwn]

Many of his current responsibilities, including the CEO title, will be assumed by Global President Satoru Iwata. The move will support the company’s unified global strategy, allow streamlined decision making and enhance Nintendo's organizational agility in the current competitive environment.

I wish they would unify the whole European market under NoE. I want Club Nintendo to hit Scandinavia.

 

[1st Course]

Iwata? No, no, no. He keeps his current position and adds NOA CEO.

Aha, thank you.

 

[RoombaDance]

Less middle management between North America and Iwata seems like a good thing. Hopefully this means NoA employees will actually have some influence over Iwata's decision-making.

 

[Schadenfreude]

The old king is dead. Long live Iwata. Deshi Basara!

 

[javac]

Reggie and Shibata had a fight to the death. Shibata won.

 

[McLovin]

Iwata: laughs... maniacally

 

[Persona86]

You know what this means, WiiU is gonna be shoved in everyone's faces just like the 3DS.

Time to make WiiU count!

 

[sakipon]

I wish they would unify the whole European market under NoE. I want Club Nintendo to hit Scandinavia.

Indeed. I can't believe this sort of country-specific limitations keep happening in a global world, and especially within EU where customers are supposedly as equal as possible.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

I figured his heralding of the Wii/DS years would safeguard him from early retirement for at least another year, but I honestly wasn't expecting him to add to his title.

This addition is unexpected, but him staying as prez is not. They were able to resell a refurbished GameCube with a new controller for a higher asking price than the GCN itself. And have nearly hit 100 million units with it. Eclipsing their last market leading home console by around 30 million units.

I mean some years there they were making 8-9 times what they lost last year. That loss had to hurt his standing, but it was completely overstated.

Now the WiiU situation? That could bite him in the ass if it doesn't play out right.

 

[Persona86]

"General manager of the General Affairs Division..." Seriously...?

Here comes Iwata... over the airwaves to you...

You the man! Loved that social link lol.

 

[Kurtofan]

Fuck yeah!

 

[PhantomR]

You're not getting the point.

You're throwing middle management under the bus when a lot of them are implementing policies from the bottom up that are helping Nintendo's business interests. Lets not forget Zach Fountain, who is overseeing Nintendo's strategic entertainment partnerships as well (Nintendo TVii, Youtube). Marketing does not equal the rest of the company.

 

[BassForever]

I think I'm excited for this, guess we will have to wait and see how it plays out for gamers

 

[PhantomR]

By the way, something to keep in mind.

When Cammie Dunaway resigned, Reggie himself oversaw Marketing while doing his COO duties until Scott Moffitt was hired. This could be a similar situation where Iwata assumes this role until a new CEO is brought in.

In my opinion, this changes things completely if Iwata himself relocates to Redmond.

 

[Scum]

And now the Satoru CEO/President trilogy is complete.

 

[qizah]

To be honest if this leads to simultaneous releases for titles like X, then that's definitely great news.

 

[Joni]

So Iwata has an out, and Nintendo can train his replacement now already once Iwata is relieved of his duties as CEO in the future?

 

[Nilaul]

I need to see a Gif with Iwata dancing like Michael Jackson.

 

[Nilaul]

So Iwata has an out, and Nintendo can train his replacement now already once Iwata is relieved of his duties as CEO in the future?

He shall never be relieved of his duties.

 

[Herb Alpert]

By the way, something to keep in mind.

When Cammie Dunaway resigned, Reggie himself oversaw Marketing while doing his COO duties until Scott Moffitt was hired. This could be a similar situation where Iwata assumes this role until a new CEO is brought in.

In my opinion, this changes things completely if Iwata himself relocates to Redmond.

I'm not expecting this, but this would mean HUGE changes in Nintendo corporate philosophy. I really think they try to be more balanced between Japan and West, they know this is a big problem they have nowadays. But They're so deeply rooted in Japan that they can't even conceive to rule the company from outside the country.
The move Sony did to present the PS4 in New York ashamed somehow SCEJ.

 

[NotLiquid]

I didn't even know NoA had someone above Reggie so I assume that Iwata taking over the worst handled Nintendo region can only be a good thing.

 

[Nibel]

Could Iwata move to the US?

 

[Nilaul]

The old king is dead. Long live Iwata. Deshi Basara!

Seriously, has anyone ever seen the old CEO do something?

 

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[ColdBlooder]

LOL perfect!

 

[Acorn]

Why not just centralise the efforts without giving himself another job. Oh right he'll get another salary.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

lol

 

[Freezie KO]

Hahahahahaha

 

[Exterminieren]

I daresay that we'll find out more at tomorrow's FY2013 Briefing.

 

[Haunted]

Satoru Shibata, you're next!

 

[GDGF]

GDGF: laughs

 

[Salsa]

I dont know what these feelings are

 

[Sadist]

Brilliant

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

I daresay that we'll find out more at tomorrow's FY2013 Briefing.

Yea hoping Iwata can explain how NoA can be affected buy this more and the strategies for this kind of move.

 

[Kouriozan]

I daresay that we'll find out more at tomorrow's FY2013 Briefing.

Yeah, we'll know what he want to achieve by doing that.

 

[Plinko]

I'm so confused right now.

 

[gogogow]

I'm not expecting this, but this would mean HUGE changes in Nintendo corporate philosophy. I really think they try to be more balanced between Japan and West, they know this is a big problem they have nowadays. But They're so deeply rooted in Japan that they can't even conceive to rule the company from outside the country.
The move Sony did to present the PS4 in New York ashamed somehow SCEJ.

For real? Haven't read this, must've missed it.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

And troll GAF he did.

Laughter followed.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

Iwata says he'll resign if shit doesn't get better.

Nintendo announces quite the loss at 18.7 billion Yen and the Wii U is still selling like bottom barrel shit.

Iwata gets promoted.

Ok.

 

[Salsa]

i'll say this: Iwata or no Iwata: I really like this unify nintendo as a global company approach

now unify me an account system, yesterday

 

[meppi]

And troll GAF he did.

Laughter followed.

And it drowned out a lot of pathetic cries.

 

[Pie and Beans]

Because there are no westerners that could possibly be talented or smart enough to do this job. The mighty Iwata will instead do it himself.

So when the WiiU fails to improve, especially outside of Japan, things are going to be doubly on his hands.