Already tall and wearing a black suit, Nintendo’s president is misunderstood as a security guard when attending E3

With many great speeches, memorable moments and of course all the fun memes, the former president of Nintendo American Reggie Fils-Aime became one of the familiar characters of the game industry. Despite his resignation last year, Nintendo fans still regularly discuss him. However, few people expect that when attending for the first time E3this former president is misunderstood as a guard.​

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In a recent talk, Reggie Fils-Aime shared fond memories of the first time she attended. E3 . exhibition At that time, he was hired by Nintendo as chief executive officer. Reggie has a rather tall build, so at the exhibition someone mistook him for a security guard and even tried to pull out his ID card for him to see.

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Reggie Fils-Aime had just taken over at Nintendo at the time, so it’s not surprising that the employee didn’t recognize him. The former president also joked: Imagine, when the exhibition starts, the lights are on, what will he think when he sees me appear? He’s bound to think, ‘Oh what’s wrong with Nintendo, why are you defending this presentation’.

Reggie considers this to be one of the most interesting things about his first time attending E3, the same exhibition that determined his long-term relationship with Nintendo.