'I Wasn't Going to Do Something Illegal' — Reggie Fils-Aimé Remembers the Phone Call That Made Nintendo Stop Working With Amazon During the DS Era
Reggie Fils-Aimé said Amazon sought to undercut Walmart and asked Nintendo for illegal concessions, leading Nintendo to stop selling to Amazon.
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'I Wasn't Going to Do Something Illegal' — Reggie Fils-Aimé Remembers the Phone Call That Made Nintendo Stop Working With Amazon During the DS Era
Reggie Fils-Aimé has opened up about the time an Amazon executive gave him a phone call and asked Nintendo to do something "illegal" during the era of the Nintendo DS.The former Nintendo of America president recalled what sounds to have been a tense conversation at a recent lecture at New York University (via Nintendo Everything). It was a talk that saw him cover the ups and downs from his time in charge of the Wii and Switch maker, but it's the…
Former Nintendo of America boss cut off Amazon's supply of Wii and DS consoles due to "obscene" demands: "I wasn't going to do something illegal"
Former Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aimé, claims stock pressure and "obscene" demands contributed to the company withdrawing the sale of Wii and DS systems on Amazon.
The great "Why couldn't I buy Nintendo stuff on Amazon?" mystery solved via a quote from Reggie (spoiler, Amazon tried doing something illegal).
Former Nintendo exec reveals why it stopped selling Wii and DS systems to Amazon Reggie Fils-Aime, former president of Nintendo of America, has shared behind-the-scenes information as to why the company stopped selling Wii and DS systems to Amazon back in the day. Over the years, the two companies have had a bit of tumultuous relationship. It’s caused the two sides to stop... nintendoeverything.com "At tha…
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