Reggie Fils-Aime Has Tears Of The Kingdom

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As we get closer to May 12th, you’ll see more and more people talking about The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom. The title has the potential to be the Game of the Year if it delivers on many of the things that it promises. We know it has the foundation to be great based on the incredible first title in the line that kicked off the Switch’s life cycle. Whether the sequel lives up to the hype that’s been growing for it is unclear, but we do know that many people are playing the title right now, including Reggie Fils-Aime.

As you all hopefully know, Reggie Fils-Aime was the former head of Nintendo of America and was a key figure in their branching out into the mainstream internet culture while also being a face/person that Nintendo fans could trust. His hilarity, cleverness, and willingness to poke fun at himself endured and inspired until he left the company. He still loves The Big N and isn’t afraid to boost the hype for their upcoming title while kind of rubbing it in people’s faces that he has the game and they don’t:

“I don't know what you want. What I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career, skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.” https://t.co/jjweQapCTd

The quote he used in the tweet was from the movie Taken, where Liam Neeson delivered that statement with incredible epicness. Here, Reggie is noting it likely because he’s about to lay the Ninten-Smackdown on some Mogoblins and other creatures of the game.

Is it fair that Reggie gets the game ahead of some other people, including many smaller websites? It depends on how you view things. He still is helping the industry where he can, including writing a book that showcased his mind set on “Changing