Nintendo Reportedly Closes California and Toronto Offices
According to a new report from Kotaku and confirmed by The Verge , Nintendo has closed its offices in California and Toronto. The shuttering of the office in Redwood City, California, affects around 100 employees within Nintendo's Sales and Marketing department, as well as its NMI, which is "a dedicated merchandising field team who work with retail stores across the country." Kotaku's article mentions "many of the now-displaced staff were upset over the decision." Nintendo has confirmed the closures in a statement to The Verge. Here is the statement in full: Nintendo of America headquarters are in Redmond, WA, and Vancouver, BC. We are moving more of our employees and operations into those headquarters and will be closing small satellite offices in Toronto, ON, and Redwood City, CA, over time. Devon Pritchard, Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and Publisher Relations for Nintendo of America (NOA), will assume interim leadership of Sales, M