Nintendo Europe closing Gro


Recommended Posts

Nintendo Europe closing Gro?ostheim headquarters, 130 jobs lost

Business to be run out of Frankfurt office instead.

 

By Tom Phillips Published Friday, 6 June 2014

 

Nintendo of Europe is closing its headquarters in Gro?ostheim, Germany with the loss of 130 jobs, the company has announced.

 

jpg
 

The business will now be run out of Nintendo's Frankfurt office, with its Gro?ostheim building and warehouse sold off.

 

In a statement provided to Eurogamer, Nintendo said the decision would allow it more long-term flexibility to changes in the games business.

 

"Nintendo of Europe has entered into a consultation process on a number of changes it is intending to make to its European business which, in the long term, will better enable the European business to adapt to the rapidly changing business environment.

 

"The measures include the consolidation of the current European headquarters in Gro?ostheim (Germany) to Frankfurt (Germany), the closure of the warehouse and office in Gro?ostheim, as well as outsourcing and reorganising some functions.

 

"These intended measures have not been made lightly and have only been arrived at after thorough analysis and careful consideration. The intended measures will sadly have a direct effect on some of the employees based in the Gro?ostheim and Frankfurt offices in Germany and would lead to the release of approximately 130 permanent employees.

 

"Nintendo of Europe is committed to a fair consultation process with the local Works Council in Germany with the objective of providing clarity and support for all affected employees as soon as possible."

 

Nintendo is due to lay out its plans for the remainder of 2014 during an E3 broadcast next Tuesday at 5pm UK time. Look for news on Smash Bros., Nintendo's upcoming NFC toys and the new Wii U Zelda.

 

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-06-06-nintendo-europe-closing-grossostheim-headquarters-130-jobs-lost

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Makes sense I guess, the two headquarters are like 30 mins apart. No point in having two when they are so close to each other.

Sucks about the jobs that will be lost though.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

This topic is now closed to further replies.