Satoru Iwata, the president, died relatively suddenly and (at least publicly) very unexpectedly of cancer. This led to a rapid reshuffle of the leadership board

Satoru Iwata, the president, died relatively suddenly and (at least publicly) very unexpectedly of cancer. This led to a rapid reshuffle of the leadership board and two new presidents in a short period, both of which which did not come from the development side. Kimishima in particular seems to have not done very well.