Kotaku: Reggie Fils-aime

Call the Cops, Nintendo's Reggie Drives Like a Maniac

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:20:00 EST

Reggie Fils-Aime, everybody's favorite pizza man turned game exec, is a terror on the road. The Nintendo of America president thinks it's okay to drive like Mario Kart in real life. You know, burning rubber and throwing heat-seeking turtle shells. More »

The Coolest Things in Nintendo's American Headquarters (And One Uncool Thing)

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:00:00 EDT

Let's get the one uncool thing about Nintendo of America's headquarters out of the way first: They won't let visitors take pictures of the best parts of the building. More »

Nintendo Says Netflix Viewing on Wii U Controller is "Theoretically" Possible

Owen Good — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:00:00 EDT

Credit to Forbes for pressing Nintendo of America's president, Reggie Fils-Aime, on the take-it-anywhere capabilities of the Wii U's touch-screen controller. More »

How Badly Do You Want The Last Story, Pandora's Tower and Xenoblade for Wii?

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:30:00 EDT

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Bad enough to write Nintendo a letter? On actual paper? That's what some passionate North American Nintendo fans have resorted to, pleading with paper and ink for Nintendo of America to bring more Wii games stateside, including The Last Story, Pandora's Tower and Xenoblade. More »

Nintendo Believes the 3DS' Two Big Problems Have Been Fixed

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:00:00 EDT

The buzz on the Nintendo 3DS hasn't been good, I recently mentioned to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. More »

Wii Motion Plus Captures Jimmy Fallon's Wild Flailing on Late Night

Sam Winstrom — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:40:00 EDT

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Jimmy Fallon's body was ready, but Reggie Fils-Aime overwhelmed him anyway with what Nintendo had to offer at E3. More »

Nintendo's Two Reasons For Making a New Wii Now

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:40:00 EDT

We've been playing the same old Wii since 2006, which makes the calls for Nintendo to create a new Wii—Wii HD! Wii 2? Wii-As-Powerful-As-The-Xbox-360!?!—about... four years old. As recently as last November, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime was telling Kotaku that it wasn't time to talk about a new Wii yet. More »

There Will Be No Gold Wii Nunchuk

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:40:00 EDT

There will be a gold Nintendo Wii Remote Plus coming out late this year. Nintendo plans to bundle some of them with the new Zelda, Skyward Sword, and sell others separately. More »

Farewell, GameCube, the Wii U Doesn't Play You

Mike Fahey — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:03:00 EDT

Speaking to Kotaku earlier today, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime revealed that while the Wii U will still be compatible with Wii software, its predecessor's backward compatibility with the GameCube will not be making an appearance. More »

Nintendo President: Wii Price Drop Was Perfect Timing

Winda Benedetti — Wed, 04 May 2011 15:20:00 EDT

Nintendo announced today that it is cutting the price of its popular Wii home game machine from $200 to $150. More »

Why Nintendo Has No Interest in Mobile Phones

Owen Good — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:30:00 EDT

Though Nintendo has, notably, struck an arrangement with AT&T to provide free wireless Internet hotspot access, the company remains adamant that it isn't entering the mobile phone business. More »

Triforce Johnson Was First in Line After All

Owen Good — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:00:00 EDT

Isaiah "Triforce" Johnson, the Power Glove-wearing superfan whose attempts to start the 3DS launch line as early as Tuesday were thwarted by zealous security and suspicious cops, was in fact the first person in North America to be sold a Nintendo 3DS. Here he is receiving it at Best Buy's 3DS launch event in Union Square, New York City, from Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, and Michael Vitelli, president, Americas, for Best Buy. More »

There's No Doubt Anymore. Apple Has Spooked Nintendo.

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:00:00 EST

Nintendo's top people don't use the word Apple. They don't say iPhone or iTunes, not voluntarily, not if they can avoid it. And maybe that's because when they've been lamenting the problems with the "value" of games lately — they like that word better than "price" — they don't just mean Apple. More »

Two Excuses For A Lack Of Wii Games

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:30:00 EST

Well, there is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. That is a Wii game, a big one. Oh, and there's a Kirby game coming. But after that, it's...a void. There is a reason for this, says Nintendo. More »

Nintendo Frowns On (Most) Cheap iPhone Games

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:00:00 EST

Nintendo would love for us to keep paying $40 or so for portable games. Never mind that 99-cent stuff on iPhone. Those games are a threat to Nintendo? Well, they're a "risk," Nintendo says. More »

Sorry, No Kid Icarus Or Zelda For Nintendo 3DS Until After E3

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:20:00 EST

Nintendo has already laid out its plans for the Nintendo 3DS launch window games for North America—all 23 of them—but if you're hoping for two of its bigger games to break into that window, don't hope too hard. More »

Nintendo To Reveal 3DS Details On January 19

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:40:00 EST

Nintendo's North American plans for its stereoscopic 3D portable gaming machine will become much more clear on January 19, 2011, when the company holds a preview event for its next big thing, the Nintendo 3DS. More »

Argue For A Virtual Boy Store On the Nintendo 3DS, If You Can

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:40:00 EST

The president of Nintendo of America and I have something in common: Neither of us has ever played the Virtual Boy, the odd virtual-reality Nintendo gaming goggles that flopped in the 90s. We haven't, so the Virtual Boy needs you. More »

Nintendo Trying To Figure Out What Went Wrong With Newest Metroid

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:00:00 EST

Nintendo wanted to sell a million copies of Metroid: Other M, which wasn't a bad game. They won't, not by the end of the year in America, and now they're trying to figure out why. More »

Wii 2 Is Not A Must For 2011

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:00:00 EST

This Wii has had a great run, but surely Nintendo's console is primed for replacement? Nintendo of America's top guy, Reggie Fils-Aime, told Kotaku today that a successor to the Wii doesn't have to come out in 2011. More »

Nintendo Boss Might Be A Bigger Gamer Than You

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:00:00 EST

Many people love Nintendo DS role-playing game Dragon Quest IX, but Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is, well, obsessed? This is his DS, which he showed me today. I snapped two pics. More »

So, How Many Consoles Have Been Sold In The US This Generation?

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:30:00 EST

Ever wonder how many Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft consoles have been sold in the USA over the past six years? Allow Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime to fill you in. More »

Nintendo Says No Thank You To Building A Smartphone

Luke Plunkett — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Combining a phone and a games machine! Everybody's doin' it, right? Not Nintendo. More »

Sorry Microsoft, Looks Like You Just Dropped Down Nintendo's Pecking Order

Luke Plunkett — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 01:30:00 EDT

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, in an interview with Forbes, also says he's played Dragon Quest IX for 150 hours. Get back to work, you slacker! More »

A Highly Questionable Source For the Nintendo 3DS's Release Date

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:00:00 EDT

We do not know when Nintendo is releasing its 3D-glasses-free portable, the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo has said sometime this financial year. A super shady seller of R4 cartridges, however, is more detailed. More »

The Nintendo 3DS Is A Tricky Sell

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:00:00 EDT

The Wii was an easy sell. Nintendo showed the Wii Remote and that players could swing it around. Simple! Ditto for the Nintendo DS. It has a touch screen, and there is a stylus. Clear as day. More »

Nintendo Exec "Mistaken" About Nintendo 3DS Release Date

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:00:00 EDT

On Friday, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime appeared on talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He said that the upcoming 3D-glasses-free handheld the Nintendo 3DS will be released "next year". He, apparently, is "mistaken". More »

Nintendo of America Says Nintendo 3DS Out Next Year

Brian Ashcraft — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:30:00 EDT

Those in North America hoping for a holiday 2010 release for the Nintendo 3DS? Tough luck. More »

Reggie To Play Donkey Kong With Jimmy

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Brief programming update: The person who will play Donkey Kong Country Returns on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight is Nintendo of America chief Reggie Fils-Aime. First time a video game executive gets on late night network TV? More »

Nintendo Testing Healthiness Of 3DS, Advising Young Children To Avoid 3D

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:40:00 EDT

Some people got "Nintendo thumb." Others complained of "Wii elbow." Should we next worry about "3DS Headache"? More »

Netflix Used By "Almost" One Million Wii Owners

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 04 May 2010 03:30:00 EDT

Proving that owners of Nintendo's current home console are perfectly happy with "Wii Definition" visuals, it's been disclosed today that "almost" one million Wii users have "participated" in the Wii's Netflix streaming service since its launch last month. More »

Nintendo Says 3DS Is "Our Next Handheld Platform"

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:30:00 EDT

Dispelling any doubt over the significance of the upcoming 3DS, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has told BusinessWeek that the console is the company's "next handheld platform". More »

The Argument For (And Against) Buying a DSi XL

Brian Crecente — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EDT

It's easy to misjudge Nintendo's often fanciful video game system redesigns. More »

Nintendo President Explains Why You Need a DSi XL

Brian Crecente — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EDT

With the DSi XL hitting this weekend, smack dab between last year's DSi and next year's 3DS, is there a reason you should bother picking up this over-sized portable? Plenty of them, the head of Nintendo of America tells Kotaku. More »

Super Guide, Vitality Sensor and Netflix DS: A Conversation With Nintendo

Brian Crecente — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EDT

While both Sony and Microsoft are focusing on their own forms of motion gaming this year, Nintendo plans to continue their efforts to change the way we play games. More »

The Next Wii Will Innovate, Nintendo Would Be "Embarrassed" If It Was Sony, Microsoft

Brian Crecente — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST

In the wake of this week's unveiling of Sony's take on motion-controlled video gaming, and Microsoft's push for their motion-controlled gaming well under way, Kotaku sat down with Nintendo of America's president Reggie Fils-Aime to ask if these high-def entries into a market Nintendo so dominates is concerning. More »

Nintendo Of America President Downplays Need For HD Content

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

So the Wii now has Netflix, just like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This, however, raises an inconsistency: both those systems can display high definition content, something the humble little Wii can not. More »

Reggie: Don't Count On Wii Successor In The Coming Months

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:40:00 EST

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime shrugs off talk of a new version of or successor to the company's incredibly popular Wii, saying that the console still has a "very long life in front of it." More »

Reggie Dates Next Wii Zelda For "When It's Perfect"

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:40:00 EST

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is taking names and setting expectations in the latest edition of the Wii's Nintendo Week program, saying that the next announced Legend of Zelda game for Wii will "come out when it's perfect." More »

Nintendo Exec: Software Sales Will Be Up, Hardware Will Be Down

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:00:00 EST

Hardware sales are on the slide — check out this chart from Japanese TV. But Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime doesn't see this as a problem. It's cyclical. More »