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Kaplan Discusses US Wii Ware Launch
12:20PM Luke Plunkett | That downpour of Wii Ware news? Good news for Wii owners. Japanese ones at least, since they were the only ones that got details and a launch timeframe. No such luck for the US, while Europe and Australia… oh don’t make me laugh. But while North America didn’t get a firm date, Perrin Kaplan did tell Game|Life that they’re at least looking/hoping for a similar launch window: I think we’ll be looking at a somewhat similar time frame [to Japan], but we haven’t announced anything yet. She also goes on to say that while some of the Wii Ware titles announced at Nintendo’s Fall Conference were obviously Japan-only, many of them are “global” projects that should show up in the West. Interview: Perrin Kaplan On Smash, Wii Ware, And Leaving Nintendo [Game|Life] More »
Perrin Makes Dean Takahashi Stiff
12:40AM Mike Fahey | As reported yesterday, America’s hottest VP of marketing Perrin Kaplan is leaving Nintendo, which is very sad for me because I never got a chance to flirt with her shamelessly in the course of an interview – one of the reasons I took this gig in the first place. That lucky bastard Dean Takahashi of The Mercury News conducted an exit interview of sorts with Kaplan, reflecting on her 15 years at Nintendo. Together they touch on the company’s success, her respect for Miyamoto, mud wrestling, and each other. She noted how she used to try to give me hugs over the years and I would always be stiff about that. (I have always thought it awkward to hug the people I write about). But Perrin gave me a hug as I walked out and I pretended to be stiff. Pretended? Dean totally faked it! Exit interview: Nintendo’s Perrin Kaplan to bow out at year end: That’s All Folks [The Mercury News A+E Interactive] More »
Third Nintendo Exec Bails
9:00AM Brian Crecente | George Harrison quit. Beth Llewelyn quit. It was inevitable, today Reuters reports that the last of the three Nintendo execs on the verge of ditching NOA over a force move has left the building. Veep of marketing Perrin Kaplan said today that she plans to leave Nintendo by the end of the year, ending her 15-year career with the company. “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. And that’s about it. Looks like Nintendo just saved themselves three salaries. Nintendo losing another veteran U.S. executive [Reuters] More »
