Nintendo of America's George Harrison to retire

Though nothing's quite official yet, it looks like Nintendo of America's George Harrison is about to step down from his position as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications, according to an industry source, and as rumored last month. This could have something to do with NoA's move to Redwood City and New York, or just be coincidence, but either way it sounds like George is sticking around to help with the sales and marketing transition, and then bidding the big N adieu. The guy has been around since 1992, right after the launch of the SNES, and while he's never carried the kind of profile as the Regginator of late, it's hard not to notice the guy, walking around with a name like that. In related news, apparently Nintendo is advertising for job openings that sound eerily similar to Perrin Kaplan and Beth Llewelyn's, who had also been rumored to leave during the HQ shuffle.

[MrGam3r @ Jul 31st 2007 8:11PM]

must have made some good money because in that picture he doesn't have that much gray hair....

[logyk @ Jul 31st 2007 9:07PM]

I didn't know he still worked there, I haven't heard anything from him since the REGENATOR took over the empire..

[Andir3.0 @ Jul 31st 2007 9:12PM]

Maybe I should cut and paste the doom and gloom responses from the Sony/Microsoft retiree threads.
It might save us some time here....

[Chuckles McGee @ Jul 31st 2007 9:34PM]

I'm sure he'll live out the rest of his days playing rounds of Wii golf.

[g2 @ Jul 31st 2007 9:50PM]

to quote the other GH

"ALL THINGS MUST PASS"

[Blah @ Jul 31st 2007 10:04PM]

What an illustrious career...Nintendo...the Beatles...

[portwineboy @ Jul 31st 2007 10:57PM]

My plastic guitar gently weeps.