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19-Year Tenure Spanned from Game Boy to Nintendo 3DS

REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 1, 2011 – Nintendo of America Inc. announced that after 19 years of exemplary service, including more than 12 years as its general counsel, Senior Vice President Richard “Rick” Flamm will retire in the spring.

Initially hired to lead Nintendo’s Litigation team, Rick was soon tapped to also manage the Anti-Piracy team, and was promoted to general counsel in 1999. He grew Nintendo’s Legal department into a modern, dynamic and robust team. His tenure began in the days of the iconic Game Boy™ system and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System™, and carried through the Nintendo DS™, Wii™ and Nintendo 3DS™ eras.


Nintendo has announced a sweet deal for European Club Nintendo members. Fans who register two 3DS games on the rewards site will given a code to download 3D Classics: Kid Icarus.

The list of eligible games to be registered are as follows:

  • Resident Evil: Revelations
  • Mario Kart 7
  • Super Pokémon Rumble
  • Super Mario 3D Land
  • Tetris
  • Star Fox 64 3D
  • Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
  • The Legend of Zelda : Ocarina of Time 3D
  • Dead or Alive Dimensions
  • Steel Diver
  • nintendogs + cats
  • Pilotwings Resort
  • Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition

This offer applies to members who have registered (or will register) 3DS titles between November 1, 2011 and January 31, 2012. 3D Classics: Kid Icarus will be available on January 5.

Nintendo of Europe is also preparing a competition involving 3,000 limited edition 3DS systems. If you’ve registered two 3DS titles and are over the age of 18, you can enter the drawing to win one of the prizes (1,000 Mario, 1,000 Princess Peach and 1,000 Toad systems). You can enter up to five times by registering ten games in total.

Source: Nintendo PR


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