February 5^th, 2003 (12:00am) - John Bauer, the Executive Vice-President of Nintendo of America plans to retire at the end of March which if the closing of the fiscal 2002 year. John Bauer whom joined Nintendo in 1994 will be replaced by James Cannataro who previously worked at Spiegel, Inc. and was also the CFO of Eddie Bauer. He will be responsible for Nintendo’s finance, credit, information services, human resources, and other administrative functions.

"John Bauer has been a tremendous asset to Nintendo, making a substantial impact during his long tenure with us," says Tatsumi Kimishima, president, Nintendo of America Inc. "We’re very sad to see him leave, and, of course, wish him well in the opportunities that lie ahead."

My Thoughts
Ummm I wonder if he’ll go work for Microsoft...?

- CKT