Native name 君島 達己 Nationality Japanese | Name Tatsumi Kimishima | |
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Born April 21, 1950 (age 74) ( 1950-04-21 ) Tokyo, Japan Occupation President and Representative Director of Nintendo Similar People Satoru Iwata, Genyo Takeda, Reggie Fils‑Aime, Shigeru Miyamoto, Fusajiro Yamauchi | ||
Alma mater Hitotsubashi University | ||
Tatsumi kimishima announced as new president of nintendo
Tatsumi Kimishima (君島 達己, Kimishima Tatsumi, born April 21, 1950, in Tokyo) is a Japanese businessman, who is the fifth and current president of Nintendo. He was formerly the president of Nintendo of America from January 2002, succeeding Minoru Arakawa, until Reggie Fils-Aimé took his place in May 2006. He was promoted to Managing Director of Nintendo on April 2013. In September 2015, he was named the fifth President of Nintendo, succeeding Satoru Iwata, who died in July 2015.
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- Tatsumi kimishima announced as new president of nintendo
- Tatsumi kimishima the new president of nintendo
- Personal life
- Sanwa Bank
- The Pokmon Company
- Pokmon USA Inc
- Pokmon games
- Nintendos shuffling of executive staff
- 2002present
- References
Tatsumi kimishima the new president of nintendo
Personal life
Kimishima is married and has two daughters. One of his daughters lives in New York City, while the other lives in Japan. Kimishima enjoys outdoor summer activities, his favorite of which includes golf and tennis.
Sanwa Bank
Kimishima worked for 27 years for Sanwa Bank. Kimishima dealt with corporate planning, international business development, corporate communications and promotions.
During his 27-year tenure at Sanwa Bank, Kimishima was posted in New York, New York, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; San Francisco, California, USA; Central America; and the Caribbean.
The Pokémon Company
Kimishima was The Pokémon Company's Chief Financial Officer. He was appointed in 2000.
Pokémon USA Inc.
In 2001, Kimishima was appointed president of Pokémon USA Inc.
Pokémon games
During Kimishima's time working at Pokémon USA Inc. from 2000 to 2002 there was a release of popular Pokémon games that found their ways onto the market and into the homes of consumers. On October 15, 2000 in North America Pokémon Gold and Silver were both released on the Game Boy Color. The Pokémon game known as Pokémon Crystal was released on July 29, 2001 also for the Game Boy Color.
Nintendo's shuffling of executive staff
After the release of the GameCube in 2001, President of Nintendo since 1949, Hiroshi Yamauchi felt that it was the right time to step down from his position. His son-in-law, Minoru Arakawa, took over the role as President of Nintendo in America but retired only one year later in 2002. Yamauchi appointed Tatsumi Kimishima to become President of Nintendo of America in 2002. He was previously working as the head of Nintendo's Pokémon division. Four years after Kimishima's promotion he was promoted again, but this time to the position of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Kimishima still watches over the management of Nintendo of America to ensure continued success of the company. He serves as President of Nintendo Co., LTD.
2002–present
In April 2013, Kimishima was promoted to Managing Director of Nintendo Co., Ltd., and Satoru Iwata took his place as chief executive officer of Nintendo of America. On September 16, 2015, after the death of Iwata in July 2015, Kimishima was named President of Nintendo. On May 15, 2016, Kimishima announced that Nintendo were going to start their own film production, and that they were looking for filmmakers for their projects.