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Reggie Fils-Aime

Profession : Businessman

Birth : March 25, 1961

Nintendo, at its heart, is about making us feel younger than we are today.

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Nintendo is about innovation and bringing new and unique game play to the consumer - both the core gamer as well as new gamers.

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The competitive landscape for us is very broad. We see ourselves in the entertainment space. We compete with listening to the radio. We compete with watching TV. We compete with social networks.

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Our strategy is gaming for the masses.

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I would say the greatest challenge we had with the Wii U was being crystal clear in our communication of what the product was and what the product could do.

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With innovation, there is always risk.

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We, as a company, take the most risks in pushing the boundaries on consumer expectations.

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I think Nintendo is fortunate, having been in this business for over 30 years, to really understand the dynamics and recognize that it's software that drives hardware, and it's new, unique, compelling experiences within software that make it stand out.

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We love experimentation. That's where the gold nuggets come from.

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The one point gamers all hate is the point where they have to put the controller down.

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If you just sit on what you've created, chances are you're not going to be around much longer.

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In the end, given the way we view the world and the way that we view ourselves as an entertainment company, our biggest challenge is creating content and creating services. Excite people. We were fortunate we were able to do that with the Wii.

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We've always been an entertainment company.

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The Wii U is not a tablet. It's a two-screen experience. And so you have this unique GamePad that gives you a different way to have a gaming experience.

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I grew up in a lower-middle-class environment, usually the lone minority among my classmates.

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Both of my parents were college-educated within the curriculum in Haiti. When they came to the United States, both had to learn English. My mother worked in retail and continues to do so today, working as the lead sales representative in a fine-jewelry store. My father became a machinist.

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As a child, I envisioned a career in the hard sciences. In sixth grade, I was buying college chemistry textbooks.

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I was accepted into Cornell in 1979 and went there to follow a finance and business path. I ended up pursuing marketing and sales because I was selected by Procter & Gamble as an undergraduate candidate to go into its brand management program, which is typically available only to M.B.A. candidates.

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The 3DS is a fantastic machine with more than 1,000 games. Its key differentiator is the 3D immersive experience without need for glasses. But as good as that machine is, you can't play a game like 'Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' on it.

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When you think about a new platform, what will define it as a long-term success are the ongoing range of games and experiences that come to the platform - not what's available on Day One.

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