Reggie Fils-Aime, the former president of @NintendoAmerica America, joins Wharton Business Daily for an interview about his career path, the evolution of the gaming industry, building brands around CPG, lessons from his new book, "Disrupting the Game," and his advice for entrepreneurs and potential disruptors given the present economy, inflation and supply chain issues. Wharton Business Daily airs Monday-Friday from 10 AM - 12 PM ET on @siriusxm Channel 132, featuring emerging trends, top business leaders & Wharton’s renowned professors. Learn more: http://whr.tn/businessdaily #gaming #nintendo #WhartonBizDaily #cpg ----- Founded in 1881 as the world’s first collegiate business school, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is shaping the future of business by incubating ideas, driving insights, and creating leaders who change the world. With a faculty of more than 235 renowned professors, Wharton has 5,000 undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral students. Each year 18,000 professionals from around the world advance their careers through Wharton Executive Education’s individual, company-customized, and online programs. More than 99,000 Wharton alumni form a powerful global network of leaders who transform business every day. Learn more about Wharton: https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/ Subscribe to the Wharton YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/thewhartonschool/?sub_confirmation=1

The Washington Post's video game team Launcher sat down with former President of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aimé to discuss his book, which releases May 3. "Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo" chronicles experiences throughout Fils-Aime's life while sharing business anecdotes that he hopes will help inform future generations on how to navigate tricky workspaces. In this interview, he discussed the challenges of operating Nintendo of America as a Black man, as the cultural challenges that working with its Japan branch brought, Satoru Iwata and more. Read our interview story by Gene Park here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/05/04/reggie-fils-aime-memoir-interview/ 0:00 Intro 1:29 A Black man leading Nintendo 4:08 Satoru Iwata 5:21 Navigating Japanese Culture 6:26 What to take away from his book #ReggieFilsAime #Nintendo #DisruptingtheGame

"Disrupting the Game" chronicles Fils-Aimé's rise to the top of Nintendo here in western Washington. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KING 5's New Day Northwest is Western Washington's only local daytime talk show. Watch it weekdays at 11 AM PST on KING 5 TV and streaming live on http://www.king5.com. #newdaynw 🢒 Follow New Day Northwest! 🢐 FACEBOOK 🢒 https://www.facebook.com/newdaynw TWITTER 🢒 https://twitter.com/newdaynw INSTAGRAM 🢒 https://www.instagram.com/newdaynw

Reggie Fils-Aime spent his early years in a poor neighborhood in the Bronx. Through capability and opportunity, he rose to become president of Nintendo of America. Now he has written a book, Disrupted! about his life and business experiences. He is also actively investing gaming’s future. Reggie will talk in a fireside chat with Danny Peña of G4/Gamertag Radio about the lessons he has learned and his observations about the current industry consolidation, the high-level strategies for gaming companies, the roles of content, community, creators, and pop culture. We’ll also learn what he thinks of the dreaded words “metaverse,” “crypto,” “blockchain,” “NFTs,” and “play to own.” Mr. Reggie Fils-Aimé Managing Partner Brentwood Growth Partners LLC Mr. Danny Peña Founder & Host Gamertag Radio