It's been a notable 24 hours for Nintendo, with the company announcing that Tatsumi Kimishima will take over as President on 16th September, with Shigeru Miyamoto and Genyo Takeda taking on new titles as Creative and Technology Fellows and seemingly being integrated closely in the overall management of the company. This structure and Kimishima-san's previous role with Nintendo of America points to a potential shift in management approach for the company.

There's been plenty of coverage of the announcement in Japanese media, prominently Nikkei, and well-known and highly respected analyst Dr. Serkan Toto has been tweeting some interesting translations and interpretations of these articles, including an interview with the new President.

First of all, below are some tweets on that interview with Kimishima-san.

1) In an interview with the Nikkei today, new Nintendo president Kimishima says Iwata didn’t give him instructions how to run the company. — Dr. Serkan Toto / Kantan Games Inc. (@serkantoto) September 14, 2015

2) He says he is elected for 1 year and doesn’t know what will come next. Says he is not against company outsiders to lead Nintendo one day. — Dr. Serkan Toto / Kantan Games Inc. (@serkantoto) September 14, 2015

3) Kimishima also confirms that Nintendo’s smartphone and IP-related plans won’t change. Says the task is now to develop new businesses. — Dr. Serkan Toto / Kantan Games Inc. (@serkantoto) September 14, 2015

Another article looked at the appointment and Kimishima-san's approach more closely, with Dr Toto sharing the following observations that include the apparent detail that the new President had previously anticipated problems for the Wii U when it came to market.

1) In yet another Nikkei article (last I summarize/translate), new Nintendo boss Kimishima’s personality is described as “soft+friendly”. — Dr. Serkan Toto / Kantan Games Inc. (@serkantoto) September 14, 2015

2) According to the Nikkei, Kimishima predicted Wii U’s failure when it was introduced by warning it’s too similar to the original Wii. — Dr. Serkan Toto / Kantan Games Inc. (@serkantoto) September 14, 2015

3) Despite his business background, he is quoted as saying it’s wrong to lead a gaming company on numbers alone. — Dr. Serkan Toto / Kantan Games Inc. (@serkantoto) September 14, 2015

4) The Nikkei claims Kimishima wasn’t Iwata’s favorite choice. Nintendo was 1st looking for somebody younger but didn’t have the personnel. — Dr. Serkan Toto / Kantan Games Inc. (@serkantoto) September 14, 2015

5) The article also suggests the troika was a rushed decision because the holiday season, where Nintendo makes 50%+ of sales, is near. — Dr. Serkan Toto / Kantan Games Inc. (@serkantoto) September 14, 2015

6) Accordingly, Kimishima is quoted as saying one task for him will be to develop the next group leadership structure for Nintendo. /end — Dr. Serkan Toto / Kantan Games Inc. (@serkantoto) September 14, 2015

Some interesting comments and observations. Now that a little time has past since the announcement, how do you feel about Tatsumi Kimishuma's appointment and the new roles for Shigeru Miyamoto and Genyo Takeda?