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[Nester]

I did a search and didn't see this posted:

Today Nintendo officially announced that Jim Merrick who held the position of Nintendo's Software Engineering Manager, Nintendo Network Marketing Manager, and most recently was Managing Director of Sales and Marketing for Nintendo Europe has left the company.

"After nearly 12 years with Nintendo, the last three of which were at Nintendo of Europe, Jim Merrick has left the company to persue other interests."

After Merrick's stint in Europe, it was rumored that he would return to a position at Nintendo of America. Merrick was often quoted about many revealing elements dealing with Nintendo's hardware, and as of late, with the Nintendo DS and the upcoming Nintendo Revolution.

http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/53FFAD0D-C2AF-4449-AB96-DE1CDB6C4499.htm

Wow, thought he was coming back to NoA.

 

[John Harker]

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

That's such a shame!

Internal pressure...?

 

[IAmtheFMan]

Did he reveal too much info? Did the pimp hand of Yamuchi rise from retirement to deliver one last blow?

 

[nubbe]

They fired the man who made Mark Rein embrace the Revolution controler? outrage!

 

[Illuminati]

Oh no, now there is now a power vacuum at Nintendo for Perrin Kaplan to fill.

 

[Wario64]

I hope he joins Microsoft

 

[fresquito]

Woah, didn´t see that one coming! I hope next guy does as good as him (seeing how well the DS performed here).

 

[Odysseus]

A marketing head got a new job, how interesting!

 

[clearacell]

He was a good guy. They were probably bringing him back to NOA to shut him up

 

[Akia]

IGN is going to go bonkers!

 

[Oblivion]

Man, this sucks. Merrick seemed pretty cool.

However, at least it's not Reggie. Oh, god can you imagine how it would be if he left?

 

[Odysseus]

However, at least it's not Reggie. Oh, god can you imagine how it would be if he left?

Like nothing happened?

 

[Oblivion]

A marketing head got a new job, how interesting!

A sony troll in a Nintendo thread, what are the odds?!

 

[DCharlie]

about time - athough i thought Michael Jackson owned his bones....

oh, sorry, JIM Merrick... don't mind me, carry on....

 

[Wollan]

Maybe revealing Zelda: TP supporting the Revolution controller was the last straw?

 

[Stinkles]

Has any event ever occured in gaming, that GAF hasn't tried to read more into?

This is a complete non event based on an earlier non event.

Good for Jim. Enjoy your next gig.

 

[Companion Cube]

I hope he joins Microsoft

I bet he joins Microsoft.

 

[Odysseus]

A sony troll in a Nintendo thread, what are the odds?!

Don't let the GoW avatar fool you, I'm more of an Xbot. Get it straight.

I bet he joins Microsoft.

He's actually going to work for Reebok. The reverse Peter Moore route, you see.

 

[FightyF]

Did he reveal too much info? Did the pimp hand of Yamuchi rise from retirement to deliver one last blow?

I agree with this theory.

Thus, from now on it shall be considered FACT.

 

[Mihail]

Good. Horribly disfigured men should not hold such prominent positions.

 

[Haklong]

Good. Horribly disfigured men should not hold such prominent positions.

He is not an animal. He is a human being. He is a man.

 

[nubbe]

He is not an animal. He is a human being. He is a man.

And he loves freedom

 

[VerTiGo]

Has there been any other confirmation?

 

[DCharlie]

Has any event ever occured in gaming, that GAF hasn't tried to read more into?

yeah, for real!


..|"""'| . o O ( I bet stinkles is a dirty Sony double agent. his post is a giveaway! )
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[Calidor]

didn't know he revelaed the zelda:tp stuff too... definately his head was cut off for revelaing too much info

 

[ManaByte]

I bet he joins Microsoft.

Nah. That's right across the street from Nintendo. Still in range of Perrin's fireballs of DOOM.

 

[Pellham]

you guys are dumb. he probably got offered a higher paying job somewhere else.

 

[jj984jj]

IGN is going to go bonkers!

XD @ song chosen for that video.

 

[DDayton]

"After nearly 12 years with Nintendo, the last three of which were at Nintendo of Europe, Jim Merrick has left the company to persue other interests."http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/53FFAD0D-C2AF-4449-AB96-DE1CDB6C4499.htm

"Persue"? Shouldn't paid journalists be able to spell?

 

[JoDark]

They probably wanted him to be a game counslor... Too bad he's leaving and reggie is still there, he freaks me out.

 

[Joseph Merrick]

Good luck, Jim.

 

[the androgyne]

Comeon let's not kid ourselves here.

 

[Boards of Canada]

"Persue"? Shouldn't paid journalists be able to spell?

That entire sentence is grammatically incorrect. And he gets PAID. Yeesh.

 

[DDayton]

That entire sentence is grammatically incorrect. And he gets PAID. Yeesh.

Well, I gave him the benefit of the doubt -- he was seemingly quoting someone else.