His body was ready to retreat
Reggie Fils-Aimé is legendary. I mean, it helped make Pizza Bigfoot a reality!
But really good people … bigfoot pizza led. But, indeed, Reggie Fils-Aimé is slightly better known for his internship at Nintendo of America, where he brought a very welcome world to the world, to give Nintendo the gravity it needed. According to Reggie, the Switch made some sort of agreement on his retirement.
As he says, speaking to Gamertag Radio: “Honestly, knowing that he will be successful is what helped make my retirement decision easier, because I knew the company would be in great shape for at least a few years.” Reggie talks about Nintendo’s sheer power when it comes to portable systems, saying that “the hair behind it [his] neck raised “when he first saw the Nintendo DS.
Reggie talks about how the Switch went differently from the Wii U, saying, “And I say that because the system is resolved for a key player complaint, and that complaint is that I’m having fun, I’m playing my game, and now I have to I stop because I have to go to work or I have to go to school and I can’t take my game with me. I can’t keep playing that game. So Switch, with the ability to play on that big screen TV, then take it out of the dock and play in handheld mode, fulfilled a fundamental consumer desire. That was the trigger. There were so many other smart things the company did – support for Unity and Unreal, which allowed the great independent content to come. A number of other key decisions. “
It was fascinating to hear from Reggie during his retirement: you’d think he’s not even retired at all, given how many speech engagements and podcasts he’s made. But whenever he speaks, it is very easy to listen to. He’s the kind of person who always feels like his work is never over, so if the Switch were a hit, he could give him the comfort he needed to retire and take some time for himself.
A discussion with Reggie Fils-Aimé [YouTube via Nintendo Life]
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