Nintendo of America
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| Nintendo of America Inc. | ||||
 Nintendo logo | ||||
| Founded | 1980 | |||
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| Headquarters | Redmond, Washington | |||
| Type | Subsidiary | |||
| Owner(s) | Nintendo | |||
| Industry | Video games | |||
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Nintendo of America is the United States branch of Nintendo. It is based in Redmond, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, but has distribution centers in Atlanta, Georgia; and North Bend, Washington.
Nintendo of America was originally established in 1980 in New York City, but in 1982 moved to the Seattle area with a capital of $600,000. In 1983 its capital was raised to $10 million.
In 1988, the branch began publishing Nintendo Power magazine, and continued to do so until 2007, when it was bought by Future US.
Executives
- Shuntaro Furukawa, chairman and CEO
- Doug Bowser, president and COO
- George Harrison, senior vice president for marketing and communications
- Perrin Kaplan, vice president of marketing and corporate affairs
- Beth Llewelyn, senior director of public relations
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