Nintendo recently held its 85th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. At the meeting, not only was the board of directors re-elected, but the details of the shareholder support rates of each director and executive were also disclosed. The results showed that all current directors were successfully re-elected and one new member was welcomed. However, President Shuntaro Furukawa's approval rating fell for the first time since 2023, attracting attention from the outside world.
Among the many directors who have served for decades, the approval rate remains strong: Shigeru Miyamoto received an approval rate of 96.18% and continues to be deeply trusted as a symbol of the company's creativity.
According to foreign media reports, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa’s shareholder approval rate this year was 90.98% (approximately 8.74 million votes), which was significantly lower than in previous years. This is the first time Furukawa's approval rating has declined since 2023, and it is also the first time it has fallen to the "90% red line" in the past three years. Although it is still at a high level, this change has attracted market attention - some analysts believe that shareholders' uncertainty about the company's strategic layout, performance growth momentum and future competitiveness during the transition period of the next-generation console may be the main reason for the decline in support rates.
Despite fluctuations in support among some directors, all current board members successfully passed re-election and no one was defeated. The new director Kazuhiko Hattani successfully joined the board of directors, injecting fresh blood into the team.