Shuntaro Furukawa
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| Shuntaro Furukawa 古川 俊太郎 | |
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| Born | January 10, 1972[1] (age 54) |
| Super Mario–related roles | President of Nintendo (June 28, 2018–present) |
Shuntaro Furukawa (Japanese: 古川 俊太郎, Furukawa Shuntarō) is the sixth and current president of Nintendo. He was appointed on June 28, 2018, after Tatsumi Kimishima stepped down.[1][2] Furukawa had previously been the General Manager of Corporate Planning Department in 2015 and then the Managing Executive Officer of the Corporate Analysis & Administration Division in 2016.
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- Super Nintendo World - Special Thanks[3]
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie - President of Nintendo
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - President of Nintendo
Notes[edit]
- One of the members of the Ground Control team from First Contact from Rhythm Heaven Megamix appears in WarioWare: Get It Together!, where he is given the name Furukawa.
References[edit]
- ^ a b April 26, 2018. Notice Regarding Changes of Representative Director and Other Management (PDF). Nintendo. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ NE_Brian (April 26, 2018). Tatsumi Kimishima retiring as president of Nintendo, Shuntaro Furukawa taking over. NintendoEverything. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ May 3, 2022. The 28th Annual TEA Thea Awards Program. Themed Entertainment Association. Page 52. Retrieved June 17, 2026 from Issuu.
