# Nintendo Is Officially Investing in Game Preservation

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nintendo-is-officially-investing-in-game-preservation/
- Published: 2026-11-10T15:23:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T20:13:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-game-preservation-archivist-job-posting/
- Topics: Business, Companies, Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Nintendo is hiring a digital archivist on a 12-month contract.
- The role will organise records about legacy systems and platforms.
- Public access to the archive is not guaranteed.

## Summary

Nintendo of America is seeking a digital archivist, signalling a formal investment in preserving the company’s records and history. The role could help safeguard material about legacy systems, at a time when much of gaming’s past is at risk and preservation groups say large rights holders need to be involved.

The job is a 12-month contract to organise technical records, engineering documents, source materials and institutional knowledge. The Video Game History Foundation estimates that 87% of classic US video games are critically endangered or lost; it criticised Nintendo’s 2022 Wii U and 3DS eShop closures. Nintendo’s archive is expected to be largely private, so the move may not give the public access to older games or records.

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