Det har varit mycket spekulationer rörande vem inom Nintendo som ska axla rollen som president nu när Satoru Iwata gått bort. Många har tippat att uppdraget kommer att hamna hos Mario-skaparen Shigeru Miyamoto men nu menar spelbranschanalytikern Nick Parker på Parker Consulting att han inte tror att det kommer att ske. Såhär säger han i en intervju med siten Gamesindustry.biz:
"I am pretty sure that the candidate will come from within the business; the very essence of Nintendo games draws from decades of management recognising a market desire for mass market fun. The obvious two choices are Takeda-san or Miyamoto-san, the former a hardware technology company veteran, the latter, the king of Nintendo first party content. Although it would be a romantic dream to have the company lead by the father of Mario, I think Takeda-san has more corporate experience and really understands hardware; it was he who argued for a new interface for the Wii rather than just a faster Gamecube with better graphics."