Tatsumi Kimishima
aka:
君島 達己
Moby ID: 74244
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Tatsumi Kimishima (君島 達己) was born on April 27, 1950. After working 27 years at the now-defunct Sanwa Bank, one of Japan's major banks, he was hired by Nintendo in 2000 to serve as Chief Financial Officer of The Pokémon Company. He quickly rose through the ranks of the organization, being named president of Pokémon USA in 2001, then succeeding Minoru Arakawa as president of Nintendo of America the following year, and finally becoming chairman and CEO of NOA in 2006.
In 2013, Kimishima was again promoted, this time to Managing Director of Nintendo, and eventually became the fifth president of the company in September 2015, shortly after the death of Satoru Iwata from a bile duct tumor.
Under Kimishima, Nintendo has released a new gaming console called the Switch, while at the same time continuing its expansion into mobile gaming promised under Iwata, thus "staying the course", as one analyst puts it.
In June 2018 Kimishima stepped down as president, being succeeded by Shuntaro Furukawa.
Credited on 80 games
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New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019, Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr's Journey (2018, Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producer |
Luigi's Mansion (2018, Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producer |
Super Mario Party (2018, Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
WarioWare: Gold (2018, Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producer |
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle - Donkey Kong Adventure (2018, Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
Mario Tennis Aces (2018, Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion (2018, Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido (2018, Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
Pokémon Quest (2018, Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producers |
Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers (2018, Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producer |
Kirby Star Allies (2018, Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2018, Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
Pokémon Ultra Moon (2017, Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producers |
Pokémon Ultra Sun (2017, Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producers |
Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017, Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producers |
Snipperclips Plus: Cut it out, together! (2017, Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
Kirby Battle Royale (2017, Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producer |
Super Mario Odyssey (2017, Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producers |
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017, Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producer |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 60 games with Nathan Bihldorff
- 55 games with Jeff Miller
- 51 games with Shinya Takahashi
- 43 games with Richard Amtower IV
- 41 games with Tim O'Leary
- 40 games with Reiko Ninomiya
- 38 games with Scot Ritchey
- 32 games with Satoru Iwata
- 30 games with Shigeru Miyamoto
- 29 games with Tomoko Mikami
Companies
- 76 games with Nintendo of America Inc.
- 74 games with Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- 61 games with Nintendo of Europe GmbH
- 56 games with Mario Club, Inc.
- 43 games with NOA Product Testing
- 25 games with Nintendo of Canada Ltd.
- 24 games with DIGITAL Hearts Co., Ltd.
- 22 games with Nintendo UK
- 22 games with Nintendo France SARL
- 18 games with Nintendo Australia Pty., Ltd.
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