Reggie Fils-Aime awarded a Lifetime Achievement by International Video Game Hall of Fame

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Former president of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime has been awarded the Walter Day Lifetime Achievement award by the International Video Game Hall of Fame for his services to the gaming industry. 

The Hall of Fame, based in Ottumwa, Iowa, was established in 2010 to honour "the luminaries of the video game age and to preserve the artifacts and memorabilia generated by this dynamic industry." Reggie recorded his acceptance speech for the award which can be seen below, during which he thanks the fans and the community, and even mentions "all of those wonderful memes." 

"Lastly, I wanna thank the players and the fans. Like you, I have a passion for video games and I was a fan before I was ever an employee of Nintendo," Reggie says, "and I think that knowledge of video games, I think the knowledge of all of these great franchises, and the ability to poke fun of myself to create all of those wonderful memes, I think that is what endeared me with the community. And I do believe that the love of the community is a large part of why I'm able to receive this award." 

Doesn't that just fill your heart with warm fuzzies? Reggie has been a much-loved figure for his great sense of humour and his evident love of games during his time at Nintendo. On the Hall of Fame's official website for the Class of 2019 awards, it cites Reggie's career history and achievements, as well as mentioning how he gained "celebrity status among gamers following his appearance at Nintendo's E3 2004 press conference." Many will remember it was at this E3 that Reggie revealed the Nintendo DS for the first time. 

Walter Day founded the American organisation Twin Galaxies, which kept a track of world records set by video games and later went on to help establish the International Video Game Hall of Fame museum. Other recipients of the International Video Game Hall of Fame Walter Day award include co-founder of Apple computers, Steve Wozniak, executive vice president of Namco USA, David Bishop, and Activision Founder, David Crane. 

It's a well deserved award, and we hope Reggie has found the time to add it to his Animal Crossing: New Leaf house. 

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Heather Wald
Heather Wald
Evergreen Editor, Games

Heather Wald is the Evergreen Editor, Games at GamesRadar+. Her writing career began on a student-led magazine at Bath Spa University, where she earned a BA (Hons) in English literature. Heather landed her first role writing about tech and games for Stuff Magazine shortly after graduating with an MA in magazine journalism at Cardiff University. Now with almost seven years of experience working with GamesRadar+ on the features team, Heather helps to develop, maintain, and expand the evergreen features that exist on the site for games, as well as spearhead the Indie Spotlight series. You'll also see her contribute op-eds, interview-led features, and more. In her spare time, you'll likely find Heather tucking into RPGs and indie games, reading romance novels, and drinking lots of tea.