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 Wikinfo | Nintendo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Nintendo of America, its North American division, is based in Redmond, Washington and Nintendo of Europe, the European division, is based in Großostheim, Germany.
In 1980, Nintendo of America (NOA) was established by Yamauchi's son-in-law, Minoru Arakawa.
Nintendo's stringent blood and violence policies (which was later eased up on in the mid '90's) continued to give it the apperance as the "kid's system", and was often approached skeptically by older gamers.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Nintendo   (1842 words)

  
 Nintendo of America
Nintendo of America Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Nintendo relies on these sites to stimulate grassroots and word-of-mouth marketing among its customers, who tend to be very sophisticated technology users, and thus have high performance expectations.
Recently, Nintendo of America faced an enviable challenge: people were flocking to its Web sites in record numbers, and the company wanted to leverage that to increase customer loyalty and sales.
www.empirix.com /Empirix/corporate/success+stories/nintendo.html   (1085 words)

  
 Howstuffworks "How Nintendo DS Works"
Nintendo's latest foray into the handheld market, a market it practically owns thanks to the legendary Game Boy -- is the DS.
Nintendo once held the top spot in the home-console market thanks to its culture-altering, mega-hit NES; but Sony, the home-electronics giant, made it their mission to knock the company from the mountain top in the early '90s.
Nintendo, unable to compete with the PSP's graphics and Sony's nearly inexhaustible budget, has decided to reevaluate its options and see what it could do better than Sony.
electronics.howstuffworks.com /nintendo-ds.htm   (525 words)

  
 Nintendo.ca :: Privacy Policy
Nintendo of Canada Ltd. respects the privacy rights of our visitors and is committed to protecting the information we may collect about you online.
Visitors to Nintendo of Canada Ltd.'s web sites from outside of Canada are advised that Nintendo of Canada Ltd.'s Privacy Policy is intended to meet the laws and requirements of Canada, which may not necessarily be the same as the laws and regulations of your home country.
Nintendo of America Inc.'s Privacy Policy may be found at http://www.nintendo.com/privacy.html.
www.nintendo.ca /2002/english/privacy.shtml   (1945 words)

  
 Nintendo History
As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Washington, serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere, where more than 40 percent of American households own a Nintendo game system.
Nintendo of America Inc. developed portable fun centers to assist the Starlight Foundation in bringing happiness to hospitalized children by allowing them to enjoy their favorite video games during hospital stays.
Nintendo even enhanced the quality of ACM graphics for the upcoming release of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
www.ncecbvi.org /students/keith/Nintendo.html   (1308 words)

  
 Nintendo of America's Greatest Minds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Nintendo of America executives Peter Main, Peter MacDougal, and George Harrison offered a comprehensive review of GameCube's introduction and an in-depth look to the future.
To put this in comparative terms, industry estimates show the number of camcorders sold in America in 2001 was down 9%, the number of television sets was down 12%, while through November, the number of video game systems sold jumped by 44%.
In fact, discussions were underway between NCL and NOA on this matter to address his intentions and prepare for a smooth transition since the middle of last summer and basically at the end of the day, after twenty two years in a very very competitive hard driving business, Mr.
www.gamecubicle.com /news-nintendo_gamecube_2002_conference.htm   (2368 words)

  
 MobyGames - Nintendo of America Inc.
This subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd. is based in Redmond, Washington.
It began its operations in 1980, and was initially headed by Hiroshi Yamuachi's son in law, Minoru Arakawa.
Nintendo of America has always had a strong censoring policy on games.
www.mobygames.com /company/nintendo-of-america-inc   (302 words)

  
 Nintendo of America Wants to Expand
Nintendo of America wants to add more than 550,000 square feet of building area on its property, according to The Seattle Times.
NOA is currently in negotiations with Redmond City Council about the proposal, with the vote on this issue already delayed several times, and a result not expected until February.
The Redmond Council is hoping Nintendo will agree to the condition that the game company set aside a path through its campus for pedestrians and bicycles to use, which could also become a future route for a bus, monorail or another type of public transport.
www.dsrevolution.com /article.php?articleid=879   (184 words)

  
 Howstuffworks "How the Wii Works"
In fact, according to the folks at Nintendo, the code-name "Revolution" indicated the direction of where Nintendo was headed with the new console.
Nintendo has also expressed that the pronunciation of Wii, which is like the word "we," tells you who this console is for -- all of us, everyone!
Nintendo took the latter approach: Its designers got outside of the box and innovated.
entertainment.howstuffworks.com /nintendo-revolution.htm   (1061 words)

  
 NESWORLD.COM DEDICATED TO NINTENDO FANS
Nintendo did their best to keep unlicensed companies from getting a piece of the cake, by changing the lockout chip code, a chip placed in the NES which made sure that those who didn't pay Nintendo to manufacture and test the games wouldn't be able to run their games on the NES system.
Nintendo incorporated a special program (10NES) on its game cartridges that would activate and allow the Nintendo game console to operate the game cartridge.
Nintendo sues Tengen, a subsidairy of Atari Games, in 1989 for creating a releasing a version of Tetris for the NES without having the license to do so, though Tengen thought they did.
www.nesworld.com /lawsuits.htm   (843 words)

  
 IGN: The Nintendo Minute: Vol. 17
Readers can make their voice heard by sending us an e-mail and submitting a question for Nintendo of America's elite to answer.
Nintendo comments on the importance of Iwata's recent GDC speech.
Nintendo of America's VP of corporate affairs Perrin Kaplan talks Revolution.
wii.ign.com /articles/649/649928p1.html   (662 words)

  
 Nintendo Wii ::: Advanced Media Network - News, Reviews, Previews, Trailers, Screenshots
However, this is not the case as Nintendo's office actually looks simple from the outside, with the exception of an oddly placed Pokemon car idle in the parking lot.
Most of these were appreciation awards to Nintendo for charitable efforts from hospitals, organizations, and other gaming publishers, and really show off the amount of impact that the company has had within recent memory.
When things seems all but over, we were sent through a myriad of Nintendo PR and marketing campaign areas, complete with flyers, stand-ups, press releases, and examples of Nintendo's call for expanding their audiences.
wii.advancedmn.com /article.php?artid=7327   (1243 words)

  
 Nintendo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1970s also saw the hiring of Shigeru Miyamoto, the man who (along with Yokoi) would become a living legend in the world of gaming and the secret to Nintendo's longevity; his creative vision was instrumental in determining the path Nintendo's future (and indeed, the video game industry as a whole) would follow.
Nintendo's main line-up of video-game systems currently include the Nintendo DS Lite and the Wii.
The Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS Lite have sold over 26.82 million systems as of September 30, 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nintendo_of_America   (2562 words)

  
 Nintendo GameCube - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nintendo GameCube uses a proprietary storage medium, the Nintendo GameCube Game Disc, based on Matsushita's optical-disc technology; the discs are approximately 8 centimeters (3 1/8 inches) in diameter (considerably smaller than the 12 cm CDs or DVDs used in competitors' consoles), and have a capacity of approximately 1.5 gigabytes.
One of the defining aspects of the Nintendo GameCube is the rejuvenated relationship between Nintendo and its licensees.
Nintendo has stated that it would "only exit the software business at the same time [it] would exit the hardware business"; Nintendo signaled that it would not discontinue its console business to focus on developing games like Sega had done after discontinuing the Dreamcast.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nintendo_GameCube   (4535 words)

  
 Nintendo Wii ::: Advanced Media Network - Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Super Smash Bros, Wii, Revolution
It appears that Nintendo is in the very final stages of the Wii’s development cycle however, as recent job openings at suggest that the packaging process is nearly underway.
A staffing agency for Nintendo of America is looking for people to begin packaging the console within the next few weeks.
This is indeed an exiting time for Nintendo fans, some of whom have been anticipating the Wii’s launch since the early GameCube days.
wii.advancedmn.com /article.php?artid=7575   (275 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Nintendo hopes Wii spells wiinner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Nintendo's Wii plans to make up for what it lacks in computing horsepower with an innovative controller requiring much less button-pushing -- and a lower price.
Getting consumers to try it — and jump-start Nintendo's (NTDOY) ambitious plan to trump Microsoft's (MSFT) Xbox 360 and Sony's (SNE) PlayStation 3 — falls to Reginald Fils-Aime, 45, Nintendo of America's new president and chief operating officer.
As an example, Nintendo DS in Japan outsells all of our competitors by a factor of five to one.
www.usatoday.com /tech/gaming/2006-08-14-nintendo-qa_x.htm   (1046 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Nintendo DS: Computer and Video Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In sleep mode Nintendo DS will spring to life if it senses another D S in transmitting range, alerting users to each others presence and setting the stage for an impromptu conversation or game session.
Also, a Nintendo DS Game Card featuring a playable demo of the upcoming Metroid Prime Hunters game will be bundled with all DS units in North America.
Nintendo DS Lite Polar White by Nintendo of America
www.amazon.ca /Nintendo-of-Canada-DS/dp/B00067ITJQ   (1541 words)

  
 Nintendo, America!
Nintendo has redefined the gaming console market, and it is not unusual to hear somebody standing in front of a Sony Playstation saying, "I'm Playing Nintendo".
Nintendo had figured out a few things from looking at the competition, the most significant being that they should be a single-vendor operation.
The Nintendo cartridge is a, well, in computerspeek, its a D shell.
www.valesh.com /~jon/computers/nintendo.html   (1635 words)

  
 GameSpy: Nintendo of America Gets New President
Reggie has become a fairly well-known Nintendo front man thanks to his audacious attitude and his no-nonsense approach to the gaming press.
For example, during Nintendo's 2004 E3 press event he shocked a few mild-mannered game journalists when he said, "My name is Reggie.
Nintendo's announcement says "All promotions are effective immediately." We'll see how this will affect Nintendo's game plan for what's sure to be an especially hard-fought three-way console war holiday season.
cube.gamespy.com /articles/710/710186p1.html   (242 words)

  
 Gamasutra - Nintendo of America Announces Upcoming Releases
Nintendo itself will release ten new titles for the Nintendo DS in North America throughout the second and into the third quarter in 2006.
Nintendo also confirmed that Star Fox Command will ship for the Nintendo DS on August 28, followed by Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team on September 18, a title that will ship day and date alongside a version for the Game Boy Advance called Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team.
Nintendo will publish Namco Bandai's Baten Kaitos Origins, the sequel to the 2004 GameCube RPG release Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, on September 25, as well as Super Paper Mario on October 9.
www.gamasutra.com /e32006/news.php?story=9527   (390 words)

  
 America's Army - Community - Rally Point - Bios   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
He is a native of the Redmond, Washington area where he grew up in the shadow of Nintendo of America and Microsoft’s corporate headquarters.
Erich has had a long career in games that began in the early 90’s working as a game play counselor and software tester for Nintendo of America and most recently as a contract software tester for Microsoft working on various Xbox products.
When not hard at work testing America's Army he can be found pursuing a variety of interests such as reading, hiking, mountain biking, gaming (board, card and role playing), and searching for the perfect microbrew.
www.americasarmy.com /community/bios.php?id=72   (181 words)

  
 Material Handling White Paper: Nintendo of America, Inc.
In this first year of operation, a new conveyor system has helped Nintendo of America score big productivity gains and cut transportation costs.
Nintendo of America has achieved remarkable market penetration.
Its customers include the retail stores that sell the Nintendo products as well as a growing number of their consumers who order their video games and components online.
www.flostor.com /case_studies/hytrol/nintendo.htm   (1104 words)

  
 Press Release - Nintendo Tells ADL It Will Raise Concerns Of Swastika With Japanese Maker Of Pokémon Cards
New York, NY, November 2, 1999 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed a decision by Nintendo of America Inc. to inform creators of a Japanese version of Pokémon about concerns raised by a swastika appearing on one of the popular children’s trading cards.
In today’s shrinking world due to globalization, what is deemed appropriate or acceptable by one culture may have a significantly different meaning in another," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director.
"While Nintendo says this is considered an ancient religious symbol of hope in the Buddhist and Hindu traditions, the image of a swastika in any form has clearly negative and hateful connotations in the Western world."
www.adl.org /presrele/Mise_00/3511_00.asp   (367 words)

  
 Gaming Bits - Nintendo of America Officially Announces Wii Price ($250) and Date (11/19/06)
Read the official press release from Nintendo America at nintendo.com here.
Some top Nintendo launch titles include Wii Sports, a compilation of tennis, baseball, golf, bowling and boxing; The Legend of Zelda®: Twilight Princess; and EXCITE TRUCK™.
While publishers are free to set their own prices for games, first-party Nintendo titles will have an MSRP of $49.99.
www.gamingbits.com /content/view/1091/2   (999 words)

  
 Nintendo Fan Game Takedown Petition
To Nintendo of America, and any other country based Nintendo Companies Such as Nintendo of Europe.
I am sending this petition to the Company Nintendo, NOA, NOE, and any other Nintendo Country based company that is part of this current fan game takeout.
I believe that Nintendo should look into coming out with a point in-between that would be fair for fan game makers.
www.petitiononline.com /adb142/petition.html   (692 words)

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