said Trongard in a short message on LinkedIn<\/a>. “I wanted to say \u2018thank you\u2019 to everyone who helped me on my journey to get here. A special thank you to Nintendo for believing in me and Next Level Games. It\u2019s truly been my honor to be a part of NLG\u2019s incredible history.”<\/p> “I look forward to a new chapter in my life that should involve lots of travelling with my wife. Take care everyone and enjoy the journey!”<\/p>
Having worked at the Canadian studio since its inception in the summer of 2002, Trongard has overseen an array of great Nintendo titles including soccer series Super Mario Strikers,<\/em> the Nintendo Wii edition of Punch-Out!!<\/em>, Nintendo 3DS release Metroid Prime: Federation Force,<\/em> and both Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon<\/em> and Switch release Luigi’s Mansion 3<\/em>. Nintendo purchased Next Level Games in January 2021.<\/p> It seems that the success of the company has led its CEO to a position where they can already move on from the industry and enjoy the fruits of their labors. It is with no small amount of furious envy that I wish Tronsgard well on his endeavors traveling the world and not going to work. 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