Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima stepping down, Shuntaro Furukawa appointed new president
Nintendo has announced in its end of fiscal year report that current president of Nintendo, Tatsumi Kimishima is stepping down from the interim role.
He will be replaced with Shuntaro Furukawa who is currently serving on the board of both Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. Furukawa is a seasoned Nintendo employee working both in Japan and in Europe. He was instrumental in planning the Switch and how it would be sold and has plans for new products and services to expand Nintendo’s business.
At 46-years old Furukawa is younger than Kimishima at 68, but around the same age as Satoru Iwata was when he became president. Kimishima picked Furukawa for the position and will now advise him as well.
Tatsumi Kimishima who has been sitting in the seat for the past 30 months was always only ever temporary until Nintendo found a new president after the passing of Satoru Iwata.
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