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Nintendo of America Inc has 4 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforNintendo of America Inc

    Wholesale Video Games
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.21/5stars

    Average of 33 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    200 complaints closed in last 3 years

    71 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    Nintendo offers video games.

    Products & Services

    Products include; Nitendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, 2DS, Amiibo, Wii U and various video games. 

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Nintendo of America Inc has 4 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      Headquarters
      4600 150th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052-5113
      BBB File Opened:
      1/1/1986
      Years in Business:
      43
      Business Started:
      1/1/1981
      Business Started Locally:
      1/1/1981
      Business Incorporated:
      2/23/1982
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Hours of Operation

      Primary

      M:
      8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
      T:
      8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
      W:
      8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
      Th:
      8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
      F:
      8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
      Sa:
      Closed
      Su:
      Closed
      Business Management
      • Ms. Shellie Dow, Senior Director Contact Center
      • Mr. Brian Brandes, Buyer
      Contact Information

      Customer Contact

      • Ms. Cecilia Da Costa, Manager

      Customer Complaints

      200 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      04/01/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I purchased 2 nintendo switch consoles for my sons in December. On March 7th, I was at my desk when I saw one of the consoles that were charging light up. There was a message on the screen that said to power it off and power it back on. It also said that if this does not fix the problem then call the customer service number. I did just that. It never came back on. I went through all the troubleshooting steps provided by the website and it still never came back on. I called customer service and switched to the text system. At that time we opened a repair request. When I went to my account to print off the information I noticed the agent did not submit the correct problem (I have the text conversation where I stated and he acknowledged the problem). I started a new repair and sent the console as directed. The console was in perfect condition.When checking the website, it said I needed to contact nintendo. I did. Nintendo proceeds to tell me that there is physical damage to the console. I stated that is not the case and ask for additional details regarding the damage. Two agents said there were not additional details just that I would have to pay for the repairs despite the warranty, the message, and the fact that the system lost power with a message. The console has never been dropped. It was shippped in wrap, bubble packaging, and in a thick box. It is beyond me why Nintendo is refusing to honor the warranty. It is also unacceptable to not provide evidence of why they are refusing to honor the warranty. I would like to have the switch repaired under warranty as the only problem was it no longer came on after showing a message stating it encountered a problem. It seems as if it is easy to make a claim without proof however that does not work when I know there was no damage to the switch.
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      Customer Reviews

      33 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Eric M

      1 star

      04/05/2024

      Another time I wish I could leave a 0 star review. It's appalling that a company with such a history of quality can be so poorly run as it is in America. Their free shipping with orders over $xx is the stuff of 1975... 3-9 days ground. I ordered something on **** a few weeks back from ***** and it arrived in 2 days for free shipping. They can't get something halfway across the US in 9 days? Package was "lost" and missed my son's birthday. I called on day 7 when it hadn't moved in 3 days in hopes they could send me a replacement package with free upgraded shipping, nope I had to wait for the full 9 to find out what I already knew. Fuming I called them and asked them to cancel and refund my order they informed me they could but it may be up to a week for the refund, whatever no biggy. Then about 5 days after it was supposed to be there my order shows up. Sadly I had already gone to the store and bought another one by that time so my kid's birthday wasn't ruined. Then today I get an email (had not gotten the refund yet of course) telling me to call them. I call them and they are like "oh I see your package has arrived are you good", NO I am not. I want a refund. They say they can refund me but I have to send the package back they can email me a label. I told them I was not driving that package anywhere, the box was all damaged and I live nowhere close to a drop-off for *** or ****** I ask for them to send a truck to pick it up and they say they can't.After snail speed, poor shipping choices, making me drive 1+ hours to buy what I ordered, and holding my money for over 2 weeks they expect me to drive another hour out of my way to return their busted-up package? Mind you, this was a ~$50 order, not $100s. I will NEVER buy another Nintendo product and will review them poorly as often as I can for the rest of my days. I am selling my Switch at the first chance and buying a PS5 and not looking back. Enjoy my $50 Nintendo you earned it.

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