Jun 8, 2007 12:49 PM

Reggie Fils-Aime on Nintendo's Relocation Plans and Executive Exodus

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime spoke to the San Jose Mercury News today about the planned Nintendo office openings in the San Francisco Bay and New York City. Saying that 55 employees will move to the South Bay (Fils-Aime names Redwood City, Menlo Park, and San Carlos as possible new homes) and that 25 […]

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime spoke to the San Jose Mercury News today about the planned Nintendo office openings in the San Francisco Bay and New York City.

Saying that 55 employees will move to the South Bay (Fils-Aime names Redwood City, Menlo Park, and San Carlos as possible new homes) and that 25 will move to midtown Manhattan, Fils-Aime characterized the impact on Nintendo thusly:

Although the move may disrupt some of Nintendo’s momentum through the loss of executives who are unwilling to relocate, “it’s much easier to do this right now when we certainly have the wind at our back,” noted
Fils-Aime.

Fils-Aime would not comment on Game Informer's and IGN's assertions that top executives George Harrison, Perrin Kaplan, and Beth Llewelyn would leave the company rather than pull up roots from their Seattle homes.

Nintendo news: exclusive Reggie interview [Dean and Nooch]

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