Nintendo executive Reggie Fils-Aime to retire in April

Reggie Fils-Aime, president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, addresses the media at the Nintendo Wii U software showcase during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2013. Reggie Fils-Aime, president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America and one of the video game company's most outspoken executives, will retire this year. In a statement released Thursday by Nintendo, Fils-Aime will leave the company on April 15. Doug Bowser, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Nintendo's American division, will take over as president. "Nintendo owns a part of my heart forever," Fils-Aime said in a statement.