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Title: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: NWR_Lindy on November 21, 2009, 02:12:49 AM

VP vacates position after slightly less than two years on the job.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=20382

 Denise Kaigler, Nintendo's vice president of Marketing and Corporate Affairs, has announced that she is leaving the company.  Her last day was Friday, November 20.    

Denise replaced Nintendo of America icon Perrin Kaplan in January 2008, following a 16-year stint at Reebok.  She cites personal reasons for her departure, and certainly the fact that she lives in New England while Nintendo's offices are in the San Francisco Bay area played a role in her decision.    

Speaking to Kotaku, NOA's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing Cammie Dunaway said, "Denise Kaigler has been a valuable part of the Nintendo of America team for the last two years. She's made a personal decision to spend more time with her family in New England. We wish her all the best in this next chapter of her life, and we look forward to continuing to deliver great Nintendo experiences to people of all ages as we head into this holiday season".    

No replacement for Kaigler has been announced.

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: ShyGuy on November 21, 2009, 10:22:43 AM

Hmph. Reggie takes another name.

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: NWR_Lindy on November 21, 2009, 10:56:32 AM

I didn't know you could leave the Jedi Council.

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: TJ Spyke on November 21, 2009, 01:42:31 PM

Meh, seems like she was just a random executive. I don't think most people have even heard of her and her resignation won't mean much.

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on November 21, 2009, 04:06:02 PM

Quote from: ShyGuy on November 21, 2009, 10:22:43 AM

Hmph. Reggie takes another name.

Quote from: NWR_Lindy on November 21, 2009, 10:56:32 AM

I didn't know you could leave the Jedi Council.

Reggie has apparently digested Kaigler into the Force.

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: NWR_Lindy on November 21, 2009, 04:30:04 PM

OK, somebody photoshop her head onto Obi-Wan Kenobi pronto.

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: ShyGuy on November 21, 2009, 05:23:24 PM

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/shyguy70/obi-wankaigler.jpg)

HAI GUYZ

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: MegaByte on November 21, 2009, 05:27:46 PM

Incidentally, the first footage I have of her is she playing The Force Unleashed (or trying to).

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: Stratos on November 21, 2009, 05:33:25 PM

I wonder who will take over the IGN 'Nintendo Minute' answers then. They should badger Reggie again.

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: broodwars on November 21, 2009, 06:20:47 PM

I hope she does well wherever she goes, but is there a reason we should really care about this?  At this point, I'm considering every public figure in Nintendo of America to just be a figurehead since they just follow whatever lead Nintendo of Japan sets.

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: that Baby guy on November 21, 2009, 09:35:17 PM

Quote from: broodwars on November 21, 2009, 06:20:47 PM

I hope she does well wherever she goes, but is there a reason we should really care about this?  At this point, I'm considering every public figure in Nintendo of America to just be a figurehead since they just follow whatever lead Nintendo of Japan sets.

This is particularly sad, but terribly true.

I think they can also veto bringing a title to the US, though, but that's about it.

Treehouse is nice, but they don't do original development, do they?  I think the Treehouse needs a PR person so we hear more from them.

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: King of Twitch on November 21, 2009, 09:54:37 PM

Yea, we need another rep that says 'wait til E3'

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on November 21, 2009, 10:01:32 PM

I'll send my resume now.

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: King of Twitch on November 21, 2009, 10:06:55 PM

"We're working on it"

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: stevey on November 21, 2009, 11:57:11 PM

Kaplan left?

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: King of Twitch on November 22, 2009, 12:02:27 AM

"We haven't announced anything yet. The way we at Nintendo do things is, you know, when we have a personnel announcement to make, we will make it."

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: ShyGuy on November 22, 2009, 02:37:44 AM

I read that Cassamassina had dinner with Kaplan and she said she is planning to return to Video Games.

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: Stratos on November 22, 2009, 03:09:04 AM

She is. And she even started her own company to make them but she has to wait a certain amount of time because of a "No Competition Clause" she signed when she went to work for Nintendo. It was an agreement that upon her departure she had to wait a certain amount of time before entering the same field as a competitor.

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: MegaByte on November 22, 2009, 03:10:38 AM

I saw her at the last E3 meeting with other companies.

Title: Re: Denise Kaigler Leaves Nintendo
Post by: BwrJim! on November 22, 2009, 04:18:19 PM

tsk... tsk..  and she tried so hard to never let Super Mario Kart come to V.C.   ...