Tatsumi Kimishima
aka: 君島 達己
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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 74 games
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| New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019 on Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr's Journey (2018 on Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producer |
| Luigi's Mansion (2018 on Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producer |
| Super Mario Party (2018 on Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
| WarioWare: Gold (2018 on Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producer |
| Mario Tennis Aces (2018 on Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
| Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion (2018 on Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
| Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido (2018 on Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
| Pokémon Quest (2018 on Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producers |
| Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers (2018 on Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producer |
| Kirby Star Allies (2018 on Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
| Pokémon Ultra Moon (2017 on Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producers |
| Pokémon Ultra Sun (2017 on Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producers |
| Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017 on Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producers |
| Kirby Battle Royale (2017 on Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producer |
| Super Mario Odyssey (2017 on Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producers |
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017 on Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producer |
| Metroid: Samus Returns (2017 on Nintendo 3DS) | Executive Producer |
| Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (2017 on Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
| Splatoon 2 (2017 on Nintendo Switch) | Executive Producer |
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Circa 2016
source: Nintendo.co.uk
Frequent Collaborators
- 56 games with Nathan Bihldorff
- 51 games with Jeff Miller
- 46 games with Shinya Takahashi
- 41 games with Richard Amtower IV
- 39 games with Tim O'Leary
- 36 games with Scot Ritchey
- 36 games with Reiko Ninomiya
- 32 games with Satoru Iwata
- 28 games with Shigeru Miyamoto
- 26 games with Manabu Fukuda
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