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Reggie Fils-Aime

Profession : Businessman

Birth : March 25, 1961

The Wii had sold a hundred million units globally; the Wii U did not have that same level of success.

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If we had not had the Wii U, we would not have the Switch.

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We see our mobile initiatives as a way to bring our intellectual properties and our gameplay experiences to a larger population than the tens or hundred million consumers that own a dedicated gaming system.

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For us, we're clear that, in terms of Nintendo-developed games, we want to bring new experiences from our best franchises to Nintendo Switch, and that's what you see with 'Smash Bros.' and 'Pokemon.'

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In the end, what developers want is a healthy ecosystem to create content and launch it into.

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Software drives hardware in this business. We see it time and time again. We saw it with our Wii and DS businesses.

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Our goal is that everything we do blows people away.

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I love 'Spirit Tracks' - I'm a 'Zelda' fan all my life.

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I still really like 'WarioWare.' It's a great quick hit, especially for air flights.

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At Nintendo, we think deeply about everything.

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For Nintendo, we do believe the GamePad is a critical innovation, and we believe that integrated experience with a second screen is something that brings new propositions to the consumer.

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'First to market' is simply a demarcation on a calendar. It really doesn't mean anything.

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The fact is, there's no single magic number that defines profitability for a game.

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We believe used games aren't in the consumer's best interest.

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We don't believe used games are in the best interest of the consumer. We have products that consumers want to hold onto. They want to play all of the levels of a 'Zelda' game and unlock all of the levels.

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The consumer likes having a brand-new experience and reliving it over and over again. If you create the right type of experience, that also happens in video games.

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We want great third-party titles to achieve mass-market success on Nintendo platforms. We also want the evergreen Nintendo titles to continue to do well.

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Nintendo Switch is a home console you can play anywhere, with anyone. Clear. Compelling.

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'Super Mario Maker' clearly is going to drive hardware. There are consumers who have always wanted to make their levels of Mario games. So that game will really speak to those consumers.

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'Yoshi's Woolly World' for young families and new entrants into the overall video gaming space, I think, is going to be a hardware driver.

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