Former Nintendo exec confirms NES and SNES Classics were made to sustain the company’s business during Wii U’s dark days
Posted on 1 day ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
According to former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, the NES and SNES Classics were specifically made to help the company out during the end of the Wii U years.
This may have been something that many have concluded on their own. That said, we haven’t heard about Nintendo comment on this in an official capacity.
More: interview, Reggie Fils-Aime
Former Nintendo exec explains why the company doesn’t tend to put its games on sale
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Reggie Fils-Aime, former president at Nintendo of America, has spoken about why the company doesn’t tend to put its games on sale.
Speaking at the NYU Game Centre Lecture Series, Reggie brought up the “Nintendo mentality” of making the best games and shipping them complete. He said that while the company does sometimes do big day-one updates, apparently the company hates doing so. But because of this mentality, that’s why Nintendo sales can be tough to come by.
More: interview, Reggie Fils-Aime, top
Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime on Switch 2 launch lineup: “I scratched my head a little bit”
Posted on 6 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has commented on the launch lineup for Switch 2, which he seemed to be a bit puzzled by at first.
The Game Business‘ Christopher Dring was speaking about the initial wave of games for the console in comparison to its predecessor. On Switch, within the system’s first few months, Nintendo came out with megahits like Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. We also saw a new IP in Arms, Splatoon 2 which did very well (especially in Japan), and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – one of Nintendo’s best-selling games ever.
More: Reggie Fils-Aime, top
Reggie Fils-Aime, Masahiro Sakurai reflect on Satoru Iwata’s passing 10 years later
Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Reggie Fils-Aime and Masahiro Sakurai have reflected on late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who passed away ten years ago.
Iwata took over as Nintendo president in 2002. Sadly, in 2015, he passed away following complications from a bile duct tumor.
Former Nintendo staffer shares insight into Reggie’s famous 3DS line from first Nintendo Direct
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime generated plenty of memes during his time with the company, including a line from the very first US Nintendo Direct. For those who hadn’t already owned a 3DS or weren’t thinking about picking one up, he had a simple question to those consumers: “What’s wrong with you?” You can check out that clip here.
Former Nintendo staffer Krysta Yang shared some insight into that moment during an episode of the Kit & Krysta podcast. It wasn’t just a throwaway line as the team working on the Nintendo Direct had some discussions about it. However, they felt that the envelope needed to be pushed a bit and wouldn’t be out of character for Reggie to say, so it was ultimately approved.
More: Reggie Fils-Aime
The best moments from Reggie Fils-Aime’s keynote at PAX West 2023
Posted on 2 years ago by Nicholas Serpa in Features, General Nintendo | 0 comments
One of the high-profile events at this year’s PAX West was the presence of former Nintendo of America president and chief operating officer Reggie Fils-Aime, who presented a keynote address to a room full of fans. As this year marked my first time attending PAX, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to hear him speak in-person – after all, you never know when that next bit of interesting Nintendo history might be revealed, right?
More: highlight, Reggie Fils-Aime, top
Reggie reveals the backstory of the Smash Bros. Mii Fighter reveal trailer
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has spoken about the memorable reveal trailer for the Mii Fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Wii U / 3DS.
Nintendo has had many special moments in its online presentations over the years, but this one in particular stood out. In it, Reggie went into battle with late Nintendo global president Satoru Iwata, complete with punches and headbutts. The fun video was a way of introducing fans to the idea that they could use any Mii character they create as a fighter in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / 3DS.
Reggie says a Nintendo / Xbox / PlayStation adaptive controller was in the works, unsure if it’s still in development
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Accessibility has become a more prominent topic in the gaming industry, and we’ve seen Microsoft in particular make a push with initiatives like its adaptive controller. Interestingly, there were plans – at least at one point – for a new kind of controller that would work across Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation hardware.
Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime shared that news in an interview with Inverse. He said the Xbox adaptive controller was being used “as a jumping-off point to create something that would be platform-agnostic and adaptable by any consumer.” The Nintendo / Xbox / PlayStation controller was happening three years ago, though Reggie isn’t sure if it’s still in development.
More: interview, Reggie Fils-Aime, top
Reggie talks about why Nintendo never used two GamePads with Wii U
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Something Nintendo originally said would be possible with the Wii U was using two GamePads at a time. Unfortunately, that only ended up being an idea since we never actually saw it implemented with any type of game or experience.
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has now offered insight as to why we never saw the use of dual GamePads. Speaking with MinnMax, he pointed to the fact that Wii U had a low install base and Nintendo was never able to move forward with a game that would justify such an experience.
More: interview, Reggie Fils-Aime, top
Reggie says Nintendo Labo “did well”, but Nintendo had higher expectations
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has said that he thought Nintendo Labo would be a bigger success than it turned out to be.
Speaking with CNET, Reggie noted that the product line “did well” globally. However, it seems Nintendo had higher expectations.
