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Nintendo overview

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Consumer Electronics
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6,547
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Nintendo is a technology company focusing on game console development, manufacturing, and distribution. Founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, this Japanese multinational corporation has evolved from a card game company to a leading player in the consumer electronics industry. Nintendo's major products include iconic gaming consoles such as the Family Computer (NES), Super Famicom (SNES), Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, and Wii U, along with associated hardware and software components.

With a workforce of 6,547 employees and an annual revenue of $13.7 billion, Nintendo is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company is known for its competitive work environment, ranking as the third-best company to work for in Redmond. Under the leadership of CEO Nutda Nai, Nintendo maintains a strong commitment to innovation and quality in their entertainment products while offering an average employee salary of $50,895 annually.

Nintendo's mission statement

We believe it is essential not only to provide products of the highest quality but to treat every customer with attention, consideration, and respect.” the statement links two aspects of this company, its longevity and the quality of the products and services it offers.

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Nintendo culture

  • What makes Nintendo a great place to work

    The people to work with.
  • What is Nintendo's culture like

    Like a good mix of everyone, like a handful of mixed nuts.
  • What Nintendo does to give back to the community

    Host church meetings.
  • What Nintendo employees think about their CEO

    He's a member of the KKK

Nintendo employee reviews

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2024
Pros of working at Nintendo

its fun

Cons of working at Nintendo

some of the work hours are long

Nintendo benefits

free games

What do you like best about Nintendo's CEO and the leadership team?

its pretty good and nice

How would you improve Nintendo's culture?

make games less expensive

How did you prepare for the Nintendo interview?

I just did it

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2024
Nintendo benefits

The games.

Cons of working at Nintendo

None.

Pros of working at Nintendo

I have a bachelor's degree is software engineering.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2023
Pros of working at Nintendo

Its Cool to work there because the facility is cool and i love making the games its an honor working at nintendo.

Cons of working at Nintendo

The hours are really long so sometimes its hard to spend sometimes with my family.

Nintendo benefits

I Love Playing Nintendo so its a dream being the one to do it and its a dream to work at such a place

How would you improve Nintendo's culture?

I believe that we should let the people that play Nintendo pick the games we make sometimes

How did you prepare for the Nintendo interview?

Always be open minded to new ideas

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2023
Pros of working at Nintendo

I love to make and design and make new games and nintendo switches

Cons of working at Nintendo

Nothing, everything in nintenod is good

Nintendo benefits

fun cool amaze nice great good

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2023
Pros of working at Nintendo

You get to test the games which is all was fun.

Cons of working at Nintendo

You don't get some breaks but it's okay.

Nintendo benefits

I get to play video games for free!

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2021
Pros of working at Nintendo

fun company

Cons of working at Nintendo

Nintendo offers very little opportunity for advancement

Nintendo benefits

Video game discounts

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2021
Pros of working at Nintendo

Such a laid back and friendly environment

Nintendo benefits

The job itself I love it!!!

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2020
Pros of working at Nintendo

Good benefits and work-life balance

Cons of working at Nintendo

Don't relate to the products

Nintendo benefits

Bi-annual bonuses

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The team at Nintendo

  • The founders of Nintendo is Fusajiro Yamauchi.
  • The key people at Nintendo are Nutda Nai and Fusajiro Yamauchi.
Key people
Nutda Nai
Fusajiro Yamauchi

Nintendo rankings

Nintendo is ranked #80 on the Best companies to work for in Washington list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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Nintendo salaries

Average Nintendo salary
$50,895
yearly
$24.47 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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Nintendo diversity

9.4
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Nintendo financial performance

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Highest paying Nintendo competitors

Compare Nintendo salaries to competitors, including 247 Customer.com, SEGA, and Cat Daddy Games. Employees at 247 Customer.com earn the highest average yearly salary of $87,636. The salaries at SEGA average $81,417 per year, and the salaries at Cat Daddy Games come in at $77,051 per year.
RankCompanyAverage salaryJobs
1$87,6360
2$81,4170
3$77,0510
4$76,3440
5$74,8180
6$73,1160
7$69,8380
8$69,2690
9$66,3960
10$65,4120

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Nintendo may also be known as or be related to Nintendo, Nintendo Karuta (1889) Other former names Yamauchi Nintendo (1889–1933) Yamauchi Nintendo & Co. (1933–1947) Marufuku Co., Ltd. (1947–1951) Nintendo Playing Card Co. Ltd. (1951–1963), Nintendo of America Inc and Nintendo of America Inc.