In among the piles of paperwork released by Nintendo overnight regarding its latest financial results, and indeed the news of the Switch 2’s price increase , came another subtly delivered revelation : long-term executive officer and legendary designer Takashi Tezuka is stepping down from his role, perhaps to retire. Along with a few changes to the board of directors comes the news that executive officer Takashi Tezuka will be leaving the role as of June 26 this year. While a number of sites are reporting this as Tezuka’s retirement (and it might well be), this hasn’t actually been announced and is likely born of a misunderstanding of the phrase “retirement of an executive officer.” (There are in fact seven other executive officers, and two senior executive offers, at Nintendo.) Takashi Tezuka, 65, has worked at Nintendo since 1984 and worked closely with Shigeru Miyamoto’s on the seminal  Super Mario Bros , as well as the original  The Legend of Zelda .…