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Nintendo Refused Amazon’s Illegal Demands, Reggie Fils-Aimé Reveals

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Nintendo Refused Amazon’s Illegal Demands, Reggie Fils-Aimé Reveals
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At an NYU lecture, Reggie Fils-Aimé claimed an Amazon executive pressured Nintendo in the late 2000s to break the law to secure the lowest prices; Nintendo declined and stopped selling to Amazon to protect retailer relationships, a stance dating back to the DS era amid Amazon’s rocky foray into gaming.

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  1. Reggie Fils-Aimé Says Nintendo Stopped Selling To Amazon After Being Asked To Break The Law  Kotaku
  2. Former Nintendo exec reveals why it stopped selling Wii and DS systems to Amazon  Nintendo Everything
  3. 'I Wasn't Going to Do Something Illegal' — Reggie Fils-Aimé Remembers the Phone Call That Made Nintendo Stop Working With Amazon During the DS Era  IGN India
  4. US: Reggie talks about the Amazon and Nintendo rift that happened  My Nintendo News
  5. Amazon Requested Nintendo Do Something Illegal, Former Exec Claims  TheGamer

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