 He also succeeded Satoru Iwata as the international host of the Nintendo Direct video presentations in 2017, and has been doing so since the live streamed Nintendo Switch Presentation, which took place on January 12, 2017.Koizumi is a protégé of Shigeru Miyamoto and often draws his ideas from real-world influences such as hiking.When creating fictional worlds, he tries to surprise players with visually impressive environments and difficult gameplay mechanics while still ensuring "ease of use", that is effortless navigation and control.