Here are a few excerpts from an article about the change:
"Kimishima seems the very definition of a safe choice, with decades of experience at Nintendo and considerable time in an executive role already."
"Much of what made Iwata so unique as an executive resulted from his background as a programmer. Unlike most executives, who tend to come from managerial or financial background, Iwata got his start making video games from deep within the trenches. ... Kimishima, on the other hand, comes from a banking background. While he left that career behind decades ago, he's never served in a creative capacity at Nintendo."
"Kimishima's removal from the day-to-day processes of game development could afford him the distance necessary for an effective perspective."
"In choosing someone with a different background than Iwata — and therefore, presumably, a different outlook — the company appears to be acknowledging the challenges it faced under Iwata and moving to sidestep them going forward. The question is, will they be able to hold on to the successes?"
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/nin...ident-from-within-but-change-seems-inevitable
"Kimishima seems the very definition of a safe choice, with decades of experience at Nintendo and considerable time in an executive role already."
"Much of what made Iwata so unique as an executive resulted from his background as a programmer. Unlike most executives, who tend to come from managerial or financial background, Iwata got his start making video games from deep within the trenches. ... Kimishima, on the other hand, comes from a banking background. While he left that career behind decades ago, he's never served in a creative capacity at Nintendo."
"Kimishima's removal from the day-to-day processes of game development could afford him the distance necessary for an effective perspective."
"In choosing someone with a different background than Iwata — and therefore, presumably, a different outlook — the company appears to be acknowledging the challenges it faced under Iwata and moving to sidestep them going forward. The question is, will they be able to hold on to the successes?"
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/nin...ident-from-within-but-change-seems-inevitable
