{"id":84483,"date":"2019-02-23T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/02\/random_nintendo_diy_expert_notices_her_custom_amiibo_in_reggies_retirement_video"},"modified":"2019-02-23T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T13:00:00","slug":"random-nintendo-diy-expert-notices-her-custom-amiibo-in-reggies-retirement-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/02\/23\/random-nintendo-diy-expert-notices-her-custom-amiibo-in-reggies-retirement-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Nintendo DIY Expert Notices Her Custom amiibo In Reggie&#8217;s Retirement Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0cd069135dd49\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0cd069135dd49\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Custom Amiibo IMG\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0cd069135dd49\/custom-amiibo-img.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0cd069135dd49\/custom-amiibo-img.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Custom Amiibo IMG\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>As soon as it was revealed Reggie Fils-Aim\u00e9 was stepping down as the Nintendo of America President, the man himself reached out to fans with a special recording via social media, thanking everyone for their never-ending support, passionate love of Nintendo and for putting a smile on his face every day.<\/p>\n<p>If his words alone weren&#8217;t already heartwarming enough, one fan actually made an interesting discovery in what is likely to be Reggie&#8217;s final video for the company.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo DIY expert <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC8BqRNHgCaLtD12xuNuVjlw\">GandaKris<\/a> spotted the custom-made amiibo she sent Reggie, sitting on his desk. She didn&#8217;t even know if the amiibo gunner had got to him when she passed it onto <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendowire.com\/\">Nintendo Wire<\/a> for delivery, so it was a rather big surprise when she did notice it. Below is her reaction:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I never knew if my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CustomAmiibo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CustomAmiibo<\/a> got to Reggie Fils Aime that warms my heart to know it\u2019s been sitting on his desk <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NintendoAmerica<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Thank You <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NinWire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NinWire<\/a> for delivering it to him \u2665\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6l3mI1bB4l\">pic.twitter.com\/6l3mI1bB4l<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 GandaKris (@MissGandaKris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MissGandaKris\/status\/1098822671104724993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>If the name sounds familiar, it&#8217;s possibly because you&#8217;ve seen the work of GandaKris here on Nintendo Life in the past. She was <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/01\/video_anyone_can_join_super_smash_bros_ultimate_with_these_replica_wax_seal_invitations\">recently<\/a> responsible for those replica <strong><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_smash_bros_ultimate\">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/a><\/strong> invitations and a while ago when the social media sensation Bowsette was trending, she created a custom-made <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/09\/video_make_your_own_custom_bowsette_amiibo_with_the_help_of_this_quick_clip\">amiibo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is another example of just how much Reggie adored the Nintendo community. For anyone who missed his retirement clip, here it is below:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nintendo fans, Reggie has a message for all of you. Please take a look. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EAhaEl5oEJ\">pic.twitter.com\/EAhaEl5oEJ<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/1098666321473024000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>Share your memories of the Regginator in the comments below.<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As soon as it was revealed Reggie Fils-Aim\u00e9 was stepping down as the Nintendo of America President, the man himself reached out to fans with a special recording via social media, thanking everyone for their never-ending support, passionate love of Nintendo and for putting a smile on his face every day. 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