Wii U chat also got a brief mention, with the Japan-based Iwata-san making a quick call to his American colleague Reggie Fils-Aime, with streaming video and audio -- and a little bit of art -- done through the GamePad's touchscreen.
The iconic gaming company's much-buzzed-about hand-held 3-D device will go on sale in Japan in February, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said at a Tokyo news conference.
Other candidates for the governor job include Hiroshi Watanabe, chief executive of the Japan Bank for International Co-operation, and professors Kikuo Iwata and Takatoshi Ito.