Nintendo names HR exec, 65, as president

Nintendo has named a 65-year-old human resources executive as president to lead the company’s long- awaited push into smartphone gaming and development of its new console.

Tatsumi Kimishima will succeed the late Satoru Iwata, the company said yesterday.

Kimishima has worked for Pokemon and was chief executive of Nintendo of America, where he oversaw the US introduction of the Wii console and the 3DS handheld device.