His body was about to retreat
Reggie Fils-Aimé is legendary. I mean it helped make the Bigfoot pizza a reality!
But really, people … big pizza ruled. But really, Reggie Fils-Aimé is easily best known for his stint at Nintendo of America, where he brought into the world a very welcome person bigger than life to give Nintendo the gravitas he needed. According to Reggie, the Switch closed the deal when it withdrew.
As he tells Gamertag Radio, “Honestly, knowing I would be successful is what helped make my retirement decision easier because I knew the company would be in good shape for at least a few years.” Reggie talks about Nintendo’s great power when it comes to portable systems, saying that the “hair on the back of [his] neck stood up “when he first saw the Nintendo DS.
Reggie talks about how the Switch was different from the Wii U and noted, “And I say that because the system was resolving a key player complaint, and that complaint is that I’m having fun, I’m playing my game and now I have to stop because I have to go to work or I have to go to school and I can’t take the game with me.I can’t keep playing this game.So Switch, with the opportunity to play big screen TV in it, then take it off the dock and go play in hand mode, a fundamental consumer wish was fulfilled.This was the triggering moment.There were so many other smart things the company did: support for Unity and Unreal, which allowed all the great independent content to arrive. Other key decisions. “
It’s been fascinating to hear Reggie during his retirement – one might think he’s actually not even retired, given how many speech engagements and podcasts he’s popped up. But whenever he speaks, it is very easy to hear. He’s the kind of person who always feels like his job is never over, so making the Switch a success can give him the comfort he needed to step back and spend some time.
A talk with Reggie Fils-Aimé [YouTube via Nintendo Life]
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