The Nintendo Reggie-lution
A superstar is born.
May 13, 2004 - "My name is Reggie. I'm about kicking ass," Nintendo's executive vice president of sales and marketing Reginald Fils-Aime exclaimed at the company's pre-E3 2004 press conference and a superstar was born. Though the crowd on hand for the event went wild and the Internet exploded with excitement about Nintendo's new figurehead, he seemed unfazed. Fils-Aime in fact pressed onward, striving boldly for demigod status. "I'm about taking names," he said. "And we're about making games."
The Nintendo Reggie-Lution had arrived.
Since that time thousands of posters on the IGN message boards and other popular Internet newsgroups have been unable to converse about anything or anybody except for Reggie "Regident Evil" Fils-Aime and his opening pre-E3 remarks. Perhaps it's because "Regg-Hammer" is so damn charismatic that executives from competing companies like Sony and Microsoft feel emasculated by his mere presence. Or maybe it's simply because he has the strength of 100 men and can fly. But whatever the reason, Nintendo fans everywhere are calling for Fils-Aime to run for the Regidency of the United States.
Though Reggie's entrance into the Nintendo family has been quietly publicized, little is known about the giant's past. But that hasn't stopped IGN board posters from speculating.
"Reggie is the megaton [IGN] was referring to in its E3 hype thread. He came from a meteor that crash-landed on Earth on an Asteroid's arcade machine," wrote user Koam, who currently has more than 7,000 posts on IGN's boards.
Regardless of background, it's clear that Nintendo-ites have lined up in support of the man who has helped "Reg-juvenate" the GameCube market.
"Reggie is the light of Nintendo, nay, the light for the world! He will see us through these times, because He is great," wrote netrunner2k2, with more than 11,000 posts on the IGN Boards.
"When Reggie walks, his massive footprints fill with beautiful flowers for the children to enjoy," added Luckychunk with 1,800-plus posts on the IGN Boards. "He also can talk to the animals."