In June 2007, he was rumored to have resigned, most likely due to not wanting to move his family from Washington to San Francisco or New York, where Nintendo is moving their marketing branches in July.
I juni 2007 gik der rygter om at han havde fratrådt Nintendo, hvilket sandsynligvis skyldtes at han ikke ønskede at flytte sin familie fra Washington til San Francisco eller New York, hvor Nintendo bevæger deres markedsføring i juli.