Shuntaro Furukawa declares himself a fan of this Nintendo saga

Throughout these generations of Nintendo, the presidents were never shown as a friendly face, and we saw that during the era of Hiroshi Yamauchibut his successor, Satoru Iwatashowed us that he was also a fan of the work the company did, since he started as a programmer alongside Masahiro Sakurai. However, the fateful event in 2015 occurred in which he died, and that brings us to two CEOs who have not been the most familiar faces, and now Miyamoto He has stayed to present live shows and so on.

However, new podcast shows have emerged, and on a recent episode of Kit and Krysta Podcastthe former employee of Nintendo, Krysta Yangshared a story about how he met Furukawa for the first time. Indicating that the man spoke very passionately about the saga of Fire Emblemwhich released a new video game last year with its respective DLC months after this launch.

Here what is mentioned by Yang:

The other thing about Mr. Furukawa that’s really funny is that, you know, he came to our office when he became global president to introduce himself, so we could meet him, and it was interesting. It was the first time we saw his personality and got to know who he is as a person. At the time, he told us that he was a big Fire Emblem fan and that he liked playing Fire Emblem and he said, “I’m a big fan, I’ve been playing Fire Emblem, but then I got to the end and I was like, the credits were rolling. moving forward, and he got to the end and it was like, Executive Producer: Furukawa” like him, right, and he was like “that was a cold, hard reality that I had to get back to work.”

Here is a description of the CEO:

Shuntaro Furukawa is a Japanese executive known for being the president of Nintendo, one of the largest and most influential video game companies in the world. He took over as president in June 2018, succeeding Tatsumi Kimishima. Furukawa is the sixth president in Nintendo’s history.

Furukawa is known for his pragmatic approach and his ability to balance Nintendo tradition with the need for innovation. He has emphasized the importance of staying true to Nintendo’s values ​​and heritage, while adapting to changing market demands and consumer expectations.

For now it is good to know little by little more details about the CEO, given that they no longer have as much presence as in the era of Iwata and Reggie.

Via: Gonintendo

Author’s note: It seems that the people at the company really like this franchise, because I remember that Sakurai is also a big fan of it, and that can be seen with so many characters that he put into Smash Bros.