{"id":606103,"date":"2026-03-21T22:31:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T22:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/reggie-fils-aime-believes-games-industry-woefully-behind-in-embracing-diversity"},"modified":"2026-03-21T22:31:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T22:31:50","slug":"reggie-fils-aime-believes-games-industry-woefully-behind-in-embracing-diversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/reggie-fils-aime-believes-games-industry-woefully-behind-in-embracing-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Reggie Fils-Aim\u00e9 believes games industry &#8220;woefully behind&#8221; in embracing diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/reggie-fils-aime-believes-games-industry-woefully-behind-in-embracing-diversity.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nFormer Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aim&eacute; has shared a damning verdict of the games industry&#8217;s lack of progress in diversity. <\/p>\n<p>\nSpeaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/articles\/2022-05-25-the-future-according-to-reggie\">GamesIndustry.biz<\/a> as part of his book tour, Fils-Aim&eacute; argues that the games industry is &#8220;woefully behind&#8221; in embracing diversity. <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;You don&#8217;t see it in the executive ranks, you don&#8217;t see it in the leadership ranks of key developers. It&#8217;s incredibly difficult to find it in various games,&#8221; he points out. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/reggie-fils-aime-believes-games-industry-woefully-behind-in-embracing-diversity\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/reggie-fils-aime-believes-games-industry-woefully-behind-in-embracing-diversity\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aim&eacute; has shared a damning verdict of the games industry&#8217;s lack of progress in diversity. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz as part of his book tour, Fils-Aim&eacute; argues that the games industry is &#8220;woefully behind&#8221; in embracing diversity. &#8220;You don&#8217;t see it in the executive ranks, you don&#8217;t see it in the leadership ranks of key developers. It&#8217;s incredibly difficult to find it in various games,&#8221; he points out. 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