Nintendo<\/a> of America, is retiring at the end of the year, after more than a decade with the company. Bowser (who in one of the greatest coincidences in corporate history shares a last name with arguably the most famous villain that Nintendo has ever created) will be succeeded by Devon Pritchard, a longtime member of the Nintendo of America leadership team.<\/p>\n\n\tIn addition, Satoru Shibata will join NOA as CEO, while continuing his roles as managing executive officer and corporate director, member of the board at Nintendo Co., Ltd. Pritchard will also join the NOA Board of Directors and become an NCL Executive Officer.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cOne of my earliest video game experiences was playing the arcade version of Donkey Kong,\u201d said Bowser in a statement. \u201cSince that time, all things Nintendo have continued to be a passion for both me and my family. Leading Nintendo of America has been the honor of a lifetime, and I am proud of what our team has accomplished in both business results and the experiences we\u2019ve created for consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cNow, it\u2019s time for the next generation of leadership and Devon\u2019s track record speaks for itself,\u201d Bowser added. \u201cShe is an exceptional leader, and her promotion is a testament to her strong performance and strategic contributions to the company\u2019s growth. I have full confidence that she will guide the company to even greater heights.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tPritchard has held multiple roles at the company, and is currently executive VP of revenue, marketing and consumer experience.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI am humbled and excited to take on this new role,\u201d Pritchard said. \u201cDoug has been a fantastic mentor, and I look forward to building on the incredible foundation he has helped establish. With characters and worlds that offer something for everyone, my focus will be continuing to build on Nintendo\u2019s legacy of surprising and delighting our longtime fans, while at the same time welcoming new players into the Nintendo family.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A major shakeup is coming to the Mushroom Kingdom. Doug Bowser, the president and COO of Nintendo of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43436,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[61,60,4410,80,14799],"class_list":["post-43435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-nintendo","tag-technology","tag-video-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}