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NX is ‘something unique and different’ and ‘not the next Wii or Wii U’

Nintendo’s NX console will not follow the path laid out by either the Wii or the Wii U. I’ve said it’s different and obviously a new experience,” Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima told TIME. If you look back to the beginning of our conversation today, we talked about the transition from …

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Kimishima predicted Wii U failure, will not change Iwata plans

The new president of Nintendo expected the Wii U to fail – that’s one of many claims to be made in the Japanese press in the aftermath of the appointment of Nintendo’s new president. Former Nintendo of America boss Tatsumi Kimishima was yesterday named as the successor to late boss …

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Tatsumi Kimishima named as new Nintendo president

Nintendo has finally named its successor to the late Satoru Iwata. Tatsumi Kimishima, who has since July 2013 served as the company’s MD, is the man now in the top seat at the expense of the widely tipped Shigeru Miyamoto and fellow director Genyo Takeda. Kimishima has formerly served as …

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