Tatsumi Kimishima
| Tatsumi Kimishima | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 君島 達己 |
| Born |
April 21, 1950 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Hitotsubashi University |
| Employer |
Sanwa Bank (1973–2000) The Pokémon Company (2000–2002) Nintendo (2002–present) |
| Title | President and Representative Director of Nintendo |
| Term | 2015–present |
| Predecessor | Satoru Iwata |
Tatsumi Kimishima (君島 達己 Kimishima Tatsumi?, born April 21, 1950, in Tokyo) is a Japanese businessman, who is the fifth and current president of Nintendo. He was formerly the president of Nintendo of America from January 2002, succeeding Minoru Arakawa, until Reggie Fils-Aimé took his place in May 2006. He was promoted to Managing Director of Nintendo on April 2013. In September 2015, he was named the fifth President of Nintendo, succeeding Satoru Iwata, who died in July 2015.
Kimishima is married and has two daughters. One of his daughters lives in New York City, while the other lives in Japan. Kimishima enjoys outdoor summer activities, his favorite of which includes golf and tennis.
Kimishima worked for 27 years for Sanwa Bank. Kimishima dealt with corporate planning, international business development, corporate communications and promotions.
During his 27-year tenure at Sanwa Bank, Kimishima was posted in New York, New York, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; San Francisco, California, USA; Central America; and the Caribbean.
Kimishima was The Pokémon Company's Chief Financial Officer. He was appointed in 2000.
In 2001, Kimishima was appointed president of Pokémon USA Inc.
During Kimishima's time working at Pokémon USA Inc. from 2000 to 2002 there was a release of popular Pokémon games that found their ways onto the market and into the homes of consumers. On October 15, 2000 in North America Pokémon Gold and Silver were both released on the Game Boy Color. The Pokémon game known as Pokémon Crystal was released on July 29, 2001 also for the Game Boy Color.
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