The video game giant Nintendo announced it was shutting down two of its North American offices this week, including its Redwood City satellite office.
Nintendo of America, whose headquarters are in Redmond, WA and Vancouver, BC, told video-game news website Kotaku on Friday that it will close its Toronto and Redwood City satellite offices and move "our employees and operations" into its headquarters.
In Redwood City, Nintendo is located at Redwood Life on Bridge Parkway in Redwood Shores, just north of the Redwood Shores Branch Library
Per Kotaku, Nintendo's Redwood City office provides work for roughly 100 employees in sales and marketing teams.
Electronic Arts, another video game giant, also has an office in Redwood Shores.
Nintendo responded to the Pulse's inquiry by providing a statement.
Read Nintendo's full statement:
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, Marketing and Communications following the departure of Nick Chavez. Ms. Pritchard will oversee strategy and execution of sales, marketing and communications across the U.S. and Canada.
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