Nintendo denies departure of leading execs

Nintendo's Sales and Marketing move is going ahead, but Nintendo denies that execs are leaving.

This morning Nintendo has issued a statement denying a recent report that three of its leading Sales and Marketing executives have decided to leave the company rather than relocate to Silicon Valley or New York.

"The plan is to keep NOA headquartered in Redmond. That is certain. Sales and Marketing will be in the Silicon Valley and NYC. As we fine-tune operations with these two regional offices, other minor adjustments might be made, if necessary," said Nintendo.

In regard to the departure of Senior Director of Public Relations Beth Llewelyn; Vice President, Marking and Corporate Affairs Perrin Kaplan; and Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Communications George Harrison, Nintendo has labelled the news as rumour and speculation.

"In terms of the execs you name leaving we have not heard anything regarding that speculation (and it remains speculation) and we aren't commenting further on those rumours at this time," concludes the Nintendo statement.