Yes, it's true. According to our sources his replacement is coming from the great white north! Noooo! Don’t go PETERMAINCO! All the sad details within...UPDATED! Official statements!
Our people on the inside have given us the word that Peter Main will be stepping down from his position as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Nintendo of America effective Jan. 31, 2002. Who can replace the infamous Peter Main? Our source tells us that Nintendo of Canada's President Peter McDougall will be the successor.
No further details were given. We will be looking into official comment from Nintendo…so grab a Kleenex and stay tuned.
8pm CST: Here's the official Press Release we just recieved from Nintendo...
PETER MAIN TO RETIRE EARLY 2002
Peter MacDougall to Run Nintendo of America Sales and Marketing Effective Feb.1, 2001
Redmond, Wash., July 18, 2001 – Nintendo of America Inc. today announced that Peter MacDougall, current president of Nintendo of Canada, will become executive vice president, sales and marketing for Nintendo of America, effective Feb. 1, 2002. MacDougall will replace longtime NOA executive Peter Main, who has announced his retirement effective Jan. 31, 2002.
MacDougall joined Nintendo of Canada in 1989 and has overseen its explosive growth. In his new position, MacDougall will bring extensive knowledge of global marketing stemming from international postings at Nintendo, Gillette and Seagrams.
“Peter’s unique qualifications make him ideally suited for this job,” says Minoru Arakawa, president, Nintendo of America Inc. “His breadth of success is a distinct asset given the global nature of Nintendo’s business.”
Main will retire in January 2002 after 15 years at Nintendo. He joined Nintendo as vice president of marketing in April 1987, and among his many honors was named Marketer of the Year by Adweek Magazine and Corporate Marketer of the Year by the Delaney Report.
“Sometimes the term ‘industry legend’ is overused,” adds Arakawa. “But in the case of Peter Main, it is perfectly appropriate. Many common industry practices were literally invented by Peter over the last 15 years, and we would not have achieved our phenomenal success without him.”
As the worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co. Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home video game systems. The systems include Game Boy, Nintendo® 64, Game Boy Advance and the upcoming NINTENDO GAMECUBE™. Since the release of its first home video game system in 1985, Nintendo has sold more than 1.4 billion video games worldwide, creating enduring industry icons such as Mario™ and Donkey Kong® and launching such franchises as Zelda™ and Pokémon®. As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere.
