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Perrin Kaplan Leaves Nintendo

Akira_EX | October 11, 2007 | Industry News | Wii DS Company 
We've heard rumors about this happening, and now it's official. With Nintendo's Sales and Marketing divisions moving out of Redmond to New York and San Francisco, those wishing not to relocate are leaving the gaming giant. We already know that George Harrison is leaving at the end of the year, so this makes two.

I for one, will remember Kaplan for when she said that the Wii would be region-free. But let's remember the good times, because she did have good tenure and was pretty good for Nintendo.
Nintendo Co Ltd is losing another senior executive from its U.S. operations. Vice President of Marketing Perrin Kaplan said on Thursday she would leave the video game company at the end of the year.

Kaplan, who has been with Nintendo 15 years, announced her departure one month after George Harrison, her boss and the senior vice president of marketing, said he would leave by the end of the year.

"I finally will be leaving Nintendo at the end of the year. Until then, I am focused on getting a great transition team in place and handling all of my normal responsibilities as well," Kaplan said in an e-mail to Reuters.

The announcements followed months of speculation that the two well-regarded faces of Nintendo would leave after the company, which has its main U.S. office in Redmond, Washington, said earlier this year it would move its sales and marketing staff to New York and San Francisco.

Nintendo is riding high on the success of its Wii video game console and DS handheld device, which are appealing to a broader audience than products from rivals Microsoft Corp and Sony Corp.
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    Kazooieman | October 12, 2007
    I feel sorry for everyone that'll be quitting the Video Game business because they didn't want to relocate! It would have cost them alot of money to buy another house and they probobly had fond memories of their life in Redmond so it's not surprising that people are leaving...
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    Big Willie | October 12, 2007
    I hate to see her go but I like to watch her leave. (Sorry, couldn't help it.)
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    BANDITO ATTACK | October 12, 2007
    lol.. president of marketing? seems highly replaceable tbh
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    huntyr | October 12, 2007
    please, senior Nintendo execs are not leaving because they can't afford a house in the new location. Most likely its due to internal company politicking or they don't want to move
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    MJ12 L0rD | October 12, 2007
    Well, so long Kaplan. Let us Nintendo fans just be happy that it wasn't Miyamoto or Fils-Aime. I know they aren't going, but lets be happy that is so.
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    KingX2 | October 19, 2007
    Farewell and kudos, Kaplan! =(

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