Reggie Fils-Aimé

Reggie turned the role of corporate executive into something genuinely iconic, which almost never happens. His "My body is ready" moment and his E3 appearances made him a meme-worthy folk hero among gamers, but underneath the charisma was a sharp marketer who helped steer Nintendo through the Wii and DS era. What I respect is that he was a Black executive rising to the top of a Japanese gaming giant, and he wore that responsibility with real class. His memoir is surprisingly thoughtful. Few business leaders are this universally liked by the audience they served.

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Reggie Fils-Aimé (born March 25, 1961) is an American business executive from the Bronx, New York, and a graduate of Cornell University. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America from 2006 until his retirement in 2019, having joined the company in 2003. He became a beloved public face of the Nintendo brand through energetic appearances at events such as E3, and is the author of the memoir Disrupting the Game.

Name (English)

Reggie Fils-Aimé

Name (Japanese)

レジナルド・フィサメィ

Reading

れじなるど・ふぃさめぃ

Born

March 25, 1961 (age 65)

Origin

The Bronx, New York, United States

Height

189cm

Occupation

Corporate executive / Businessman / Host

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Ox

University

Cornell University

• Xhttps://x.com/Reggie
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie%20Fils-Aim%C3%A9
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q353420

Tags

• New York-born
• Corporate executive
• Businessman
• Host

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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