Shuntaro Furukawa
Shuntaro Furukawa | |
|---|---|
古川俊太郎 | |
| 6th President of Nintendo | |
| Assumed office June 28, 2018 | |
| Fellow | Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Preceded by | Tatsumi Kimishima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 10, 1972 Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | Waseda University |
Shuntaro Furukawa (古川 俊太郎, Furukawa Shuntarō, born January 10, 1972) is a Japanese businessman and executive who is the sixth and sitting president of the video game company Nintendo. He succeeded Tatsumi Kimishima for the position in June 2018.
Early life
[edit]Furukawa was born in Tokyo, Japan, on January 10, 1972.[1][2] He grew up playing games on Nintendo's Famicom console, mainly third party games such as Nobunaga's Ambition and baseball games like Super Batter Up, not Nintendo games, until he was recommended by another student to play Super Mario Kart, making it the reason he became interested in joining.[3][4] Furukawa is a graduate of Kunitachi Senior High School,[2] and graduated from Waseda University's School of Political Science and Economics in 1994.[5] Furukawa is fluent in English.[6]
Career
[edit]In April 1994, he joined Nintendo and worked as an accountant at the European headquarters for a decade.[7] In May 2012 he became an outside director in the board of directors of the partly owned The Pokémon Company as the Nintendo representative, due to the company owning 32% shares in the joint venture, until 2018 when Satoru Shibata succeed him in the position.[7][8]
In July 2015, he was promoted to senior director, corporate planning department. In June 2016, with some company restructuring he joined the Nintendo Board of Directors and as the Managing Executive Officer of the Corporate Analysis & Administration Division. In September 2016 he also became in charge of Global Marketing Department prior to the launch of the new console, which he was involved in the marketing, development and release of the Nintendo Switch.[7]
On June 28, 2018, he succeeded Tatsumi Kimishima to become the sixth company president in Nintendo's history.[9][10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "代表取締役等の異動に関するお知らせ" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nintendo. April 26, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ^ a b "任天堂次期社長 古川俊太郎氏（46）硬軟使い分ける経理マン". The Nikkei (in Japanese). April 27, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ^ nintendoeverything.com https://nintendoeverything.com/shuntaro-furukawa-on-joining-nintendo-and-how-mario-kart-changed-his-life/. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Nakamura, Yuji; Furukawa, Yuki (April 27, 2018). "Nintendo hands over Switch to 46-year-old president who grew up playing the Famicom". Japan Times. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "任天堂社長に古川氏、君島氏は相談役に". The Nikkei (in Japanese). April 26, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ^ Kohler, Chris (April 30, 2018). "Everything We Know About Nintendo's Next President". Kotaku. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ a b c Nakamura, Yuji; Furukawa, Yuki (April 26, 2018). "Nintendo Puts Switch into Hands of Famicom-Generation President". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ "IR Information : IR News". Nintendo Co., Ltd. IR News. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ Morris, Chris. "Nintendo's New President Marks Start of New Dynasty". Fortune. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ Gilbert, Ben. "Nintendo just replaced its president with a Pokémon veteran". Business Insider. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ Fogel, Stefanie (June 28, 2018). "Shuntaro Furukawa Officially Takes Over As Nintendo President". Variety. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
