There have been a lot of interesting Nintendo tidbits revealed by former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime in a recent NYU Game Centre Lecture Series. Reggie shared that the…

My Nintendo News Read on blog or Reader Satoru Iwata wanted to tell Reggie face to face that his cancer had sadly returned By Sickr on May 2, 2026 There have been a lot of interesting Nintendo tidbits revealed by former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime in a recent NYU Game Centre Lecture Series. Reggie shared that the legendary Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata, asked to personally meet with Reggie Fils-Aime face to face to inform his that sadly his cancer had unfortunately returned. While it was a sad event, Reggie recalls that once that had been said they then discussed the all-important launch planning for the Nintendo Switch which inevitably proved to be a big success, as we all know how it turned out. “I’m called to Japan for a meeting and I argued with Mr. Iwata because I had lined up activities for my birthday and he was adamant on the days he wanted me in Kyoto. I celebrated my birthday in Kyoto. In the end there were two reasons for this meeting. The first is, that’s when he told me his cancer was back. We all believe he had beaten his cancer, but he wanted to tell me face to face his cancer was back. We talked about that for an hour and then he flipped the switch, now we need to talk about the future. It was in that meeting we did the launch planning for the Switch. The software that would come out, the pricing and how we would launch it.” Comment Like My Nintendo News © 2026. Unsubscribe or manage your email subscriptions. Get the Jetpack app Subscribe, bookmark, and get real-time notifications – all from one app! Automattic, Inc. 60 29th St. #343, San Francisco, CA 94110

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Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has recalled the story of when he met with the legendary Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto when they were discussing the launch of…

My Nintendo News Read on blog or Reader Reggie Says Miyamoto gave him a “death stare” when he suggested Wii Sports as a pack-in By Sickr on May 2, 2026 Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has recalled the story of when he met with the legendary Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto when they were discussing the launch of the iconic Wii system. As he has previously said, he wanted to ensure that Wii Sports was included as a pack-in title as it showed off the system perfectly. He says that he told Mr. Miyamoto this and received a “death stare” from him and was told ‘we don’t give away content for free.’ Thankfully he was able to change Miyamoto’s mind and the rest is history. “I’m in a small meeting with Mr. Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto… and we are talking about how to best launch the system (Wii) and I said I really think we should pack in Wii Sports. I kid you not. The look that Mr. Miyamoto gave me… Mr. Miyamoto gives me this death stare. Then he says Reggie-san, ‘we don’t give away content for free’. This is were my historical experience with the companies content came in. I instantly retorted, ‘But Mr. Miyamoto, when I bought my SNES, Super Mario came free with that system. So it has been done, but strategically and with thought as a way to drive the business forward.'” Comment Like My Nintendo News © 2026. Unsubscribe or manage your email subscriptions. Get the Jetpack app Subscribe, bookmark, and get real-time notifications – all from one app! Automattic, Inc. 60 29th St. #343, San Francisco, CA 94110

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