Nintendo of America's Doug Bowser to Take Over as President

  • Fils-Aime to retire after almost 13 years at game maker
  • Bowser has previously overseen promotion of Switch console

Doug Bowser.

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Nintendo of America Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer Reggie Fils-Aime will retire after almost 13 years at the helm.

Doug Bowser will succeed Fils-Aime as president on April 15, the video-game maker said Thursday in a statementBloomberg Terminal. Bowser currently oversees sales and marketing at Nintendo, which includes efforts to promote the Switch console. The Switch has been met with weak demand as the Kyoto-based company struggles to expand the system beyond a core user base.