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Nintendo of America is sort of ignored by Nintendo of Japan. It's more surprising to me that he was able to advocate for the Wii Sports bundle in America and Eu
by NoodleIncident 7y ago
Nintendo of America is sort of ignored by Nintendo of Japan. It's more surprising to me that he was able to advocate for the Wii Sports bundle in America and Europe, and even there, he emphasizes that it wasn't actually his decision to make.
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- arcturus17 7y agoI worked for Nintendo of Europe and I don’t think it’s true that NOA is ignored by NCL (Japan). NOA has had a good amount of creative and strategic leeway and NCL listens to them since the 80s. Hell, even NOE who is clearly third in the pecking order is treated with quite a bit of respect. Bundles are a clear example where territories have pretty good leeway to call their own shots. “Not his decision to make” means he needed to approve it with NCL but, well, isn’t it normal that the corporate HQ would want to have final approval on such matters?
- AdmiralAsshat 7y ago> Nintendo of America is sort of ignored by Nintendo of Japan. I suppose that's still less contentious than Sega of Japan vs. Sega of America. > It's more surprising to me that he was able to advocate for the Wii Sports bundle in America and Europe It's not like the decision was without precedent for Nintendo: the NES came with the Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt cartridge.
- gibolt 7y agoI watched this 'documentavideo' a few months ago. Goes into a bit of detail of the history of Nintendo of Europe and one guy who helped it spread. I'd assume relations between the various branches have pretty strong interplay. https://youtu.be/SKgL8u4CPJ8 https://youtu.be/SKgL8u4CPJ8
- sli 7y agoThe term you're probably looking for is "video essay."