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title: "Who runs Nintendo?"
description: "The leadership team of Nintendo."
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updated: "2026-10-13"
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# Who runs Nintendo?

> Nintendo has 8 tracked executives leading key functions including company strategy and operations, a key function, marketing, technology strategy and engineering (as of 2026-10-13). Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Kyoto-based developer, manufacturer and publisher of dedicated video game platforms, hardware and software together, founded in September 1889 as a maker of hanafuda playing cards and incorporated in November 1947. Its main products are the Nintendo Switch 2, launched in June 2025, the original Nintendo Switch and amiibo, alongside an IP business that earns income from movies such as The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, smart-device apps and character merchandise. In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 it recorded net sales of 2,313.0 billion yen, up 98.6 percent, with 76.9 percent of sales made outside Japan, sold 19.86 million Nintendo Switch 2 consoles and employed 8,666 people on a consolidated basis. It sells through Nintendo Sales in Tokyo, Nintendo of America in Redmond, Washington, and Nintendo of Europe in Frankfurt, and its shares trade on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under the code 7974.

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## Leadership

| Name | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Shuntaro Furukawa | CEO | 2018 |
| Shigeru Miyamoto | Representative Director and Executive Fellow | 2015 |
| Shinya Takahashi | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Entertainment Planning and Development | 2018 |
| Satoru Shibata | Managing Executive Officer, Marketing | 2025 |
| Ko Shiota | Senior Executive Officer, Technology Development | 2015 |
| Yusuke Beppu | Senior Executive Officer, Corporate Planning | 2022 |
| Yoshiaki Koizumi | Senior Executive Officer | 2020 |
| Devon Pritchard | President, Nintendo of America | 2026 |

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## About Nintendo

- **Name:** Nintendo
- **Website:** https://www.nintendo.com
- **Industry:** Video game hardware and software
- **Founded:** 1889
- **Employees:** 8,666 (consolidated, March 2026)
- **Headquarters:** 11-1 Hokotate-cho, Kamitoba, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 601-8501, Japan
- **Listed as:** 7974 (Tokyo Stock Exchange)
- **Specialties:** Dedicated video game platforms, Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch, First-party game development (Mario, Zelda, Pokémon publishing), Hardware engineering and manufacturing, Digital sales and Nintendo Account, Movies and visual content, Character merchandise and theme parks, Smart-device applications

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- **Data as of:** 2026-10-13
- **Staff figures:** Estimated

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