Nintendo announces the closure of two branches, the news

News business Nintendo announces the closure of two branches, the news

It all started yesterday evening when our colleagues from Kotaku noted the resignation of Nick Chavezwho is stepping down as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Nintendo to KFC and Yum! Brands. This post was previously occupied by Doug Bowserwho became President of Nintendo of America after Reggie Fils-Aimé left. Behind this resignation lies the Closure of two of the four main branches from Nintendo in North America.

We find that from first Redwood City in California and Toronto City in Canada. No discharge in sight, but a Relocated to offices in Redmond and Vancouverwhere Nintendo of America is headquartered. According to information from Kotaku, Several employees have reportedly voiced their dissatisfaction.

Nintendo of America is headquartered in Redmond and Vancouver. We are moving more employees and operations to this headquarters and will soon be closing small branch offices in Toronto, Ontario and Redwood City, California. Devon Pritchard, Executive Vice President of Commercial Affairs and Publisher Relations at Nintendo of America, will take over as head of sales, marketing and communications on an interim basis after Nick Chavez has left. Ms. Pritchard will oversee strategy and implementation in the United States and Canada, Nintendo said in a statement.

The last two campaigns of this kind on Nintendo’s side date from 2014 and 2016. Nintendo started seven years ago Restructuring of the European division, cut a little more than 300 jobs. In 2016 it was in South Korea that “a large part” of the workforce had been fired. On this topic, Kotaku adds that Satoru Iwata, who died in 2015, often went to the front. Investors face to fight against these layoffswho are “bad for employee morale”.