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|born=March 25, 1961 | |born=March 25, 1961 | ||
|role=President & Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Nintendo of America | |role=President & Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Nintendo of America (2006-2019) | ||
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Reggie gained notoriety among the gaming community at the 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), where he introduced himself with the above quote. Many fans now know him as the "Regginator" (which eventually became his [[Mii]]'s nickname), and he is attributed with sparking a new era for Nintendo, one of improved public relations, which fans and the press dubbed the "Reggielution".<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20061120045545/http://www.thegamefeed.com/features-055b6eaa0eb7a7717c79e7e0dda8bcf2.html</ref> He has made regular appearances at subsequent E3s, being one of the three main sources of information for upcoming hardware and software (occasionally providing information on Nintendo's sales accomplishments and goals), the other two sources being [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and [[Satoru Iwata]]. His most notable presentations introduced gamers to the [[Nintendo DS]] (E3 2004), the [[Game Boy Advance#Game Boy Micro|Game Boy Micro]] (E3 2005), specifications of the [[Nintendo 3DS]] (E3 2010), and the [[Wii U]] GamePad (E3 2011). He has also discussed and displayed trailers for a variety of games, including ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'', and he has even personally demonstrated games, most notably ''[[wikipedia:Wii Fit|Wii Fit]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Wii Sports Resort|Wii Sports Resort]]'' (E3 2007 and E3 2008, respectively). | Reggie gained notoriety among the gaming community at the 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), where he introduced himself with the above quote. Many fans now know him as the "Regginator" (which eventually became his [[Mii]]'s nickname), and he is attributed with sparking a new era for Nintendo, one of improved public relations, which fans and the press dubbed the "Reggielution".<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20061120045545/http://www.thegamefeed.com/features-055b6eaa0eb7a7717c79e7e0dda8bcf2.html</ref> He has made regular appearances at subsequent E3s, being one of the three main sources of information for upcoming hardware and software (occasionally providing information on Nintendo's sales accomplishments and goals), the other two sources being [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and [[Satoru Iwata]]. His most notable presentations introduced gamers to the [[Nintendo DS]] (E3 2004), the [[Game Boy Advance#Game Boy Micro|Game Boy Micro]] (E3 2005), specifications of the [[Nintendo 3DS]] (E3 2010), and the [[Wii U]] GamePad (E3 2011). He has also discussed and displayed trailers for a variety of games, including ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'', and he has even personally demonstrated games, most notably ''[[wikipedia:Wii Fit|Wii Fit]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Wii Sports Resort|Wii Sports Resort]]'' (E3 2007 and E3 2008, respectively). | ||
On February 21th, 2019, Reggie has announced that he has retired from his position as President of Nintendo of America, with Doug Bowser replacing him as president.<ref>https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1098666321473024000</ref> | |||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||