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Nintendo's lead localisation producer leaving Nintendo after 10 years
Eric Smith has been with Nintendo for 10 years now, but his time is coming to an end. Smith has taken to Twitter to reveal that he's left his position as lead localisation producer to move on to...who knows?! Smith shared the following message with his followers and fans.
Hey, so... After 10 incredible years with the company, I’ve decided to leave Nintendo. Yesterday was my last day. Working at Nintendo has been the opportunity of a lifetime, and I’ll miss working alongside all of the lifelong friends I’ve made there. I don’t often talk about my job at Nintendo, but I’d like to take this opportunity to do so.
I started at Nintendo as a Localization Writer and ended as Lead Localization Producer. Even as my title changed, my favorite part of the job was always the writing. Writing for the Splatoon series has been one of the greatest joys of my life. Having written nearly every English word ever spoken by Pearl, Marina, Callie, and Marie, it’s really hard to walk away from them, and I’m going to miss my girls dearly. I also have to shout out @MorgRitchie, @emister, and @heartwoodfan for their amazing writing and translation on the Splatoon series.
The Paper Mario series is one of the reasons I wanted to work at Nintendo in the first place, so being the lead writer on Paper Mario: Color Splash was a dream come true. I’m very proud of the writing in this game. Also #RemasterThousandYearDoor (
The very talented @danfazio was my co-writer on Color Splash, and I know he’ll continue to do great things at Nintendo. The also-very-talented @roberttunstall provided an outstanding translation.
This is getting long, so I’ll speed it up. Some of the other writing I’m proud of: Super Mario Maker 2 story mode and Yamamura’s Dojo, Palutena’s Guidance, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, TLoZ: BotW. The Treehouse is full of many writers more talented than I, and I can’t wait to see what they do in the future.
Nintendo is a great place to work—I have nothing but praise for the company as an employer, which is pretty remarkable after 10 years. If you love to write and enjoy making people laugh and/or cry, keep your eyes peeled for a Localization Writer job on Nintendo’s website.