On September 14, Nintendo announced that Tatsumi Kimishima, head of its Human Resources Division and former president of Nintendo of America, would succeed Iwata as the fifth president of Nintendo.
O 14 de setembro Nintendo anunciou que Tatsumi Kimishima, ata entón xefe da división de recursos humanos e anteriormente director executivo de Nintendo of America, sería o sucesor de Iwata converténdose no quinto presidente de Nintendo.