Does Nintendo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nintendo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nintendo. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nintendo?

91% of Nintendo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nintendo 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nintendo?

Brand Ambassador (9) , Junior Software Engineer (8) , Software Engineer (7) , Bilingual Customer Service Representative (2) , Customer Service Representative (2) , Graphic Designer (2) , Key Account Manager (2) , Project Manager (2) , Service Technician (2) , Software Developer (2) , Software Engineer(Internship) (2)

What are the pros of working at Nintendo according to real employee reviews?

"Nice people." ((in 8 reviews)); "Great benefits, great co workers" ((in 7 reviews)); "The pay was decent for the job." ((in 6 reviews)); "Amazing coworkers and team, talking with consumers is always loads of fun! Always something new and interesting to learn everyday." ((in 3 reviews)); "Learned a lot in short stint" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Nintendo according to real employee reviews?

"Awful Management" ((in 8 reviews)); "Managers are inconsistent and usually not on the same page." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Nintendo redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Nintendo redundancy and their outlook for job security at Nintendo in 2026.

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Nintendo Reviews

4.1

91% would recommend to a friend

(97 total reviews)

Shuntaro Furukawa

99% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Culture and values

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Senior management

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

Nintendo has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 97 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Nintendo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

97 reviews

1.0

Jan 26, 2016

RAP

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Free games and other things

Cons

Bad management and supervisors etc

3.0

Jun 3, 2020

Great place to work

Junior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

work life balance is great

Cons

not that good benefits package

4.0

Jul 8, 2024

Good Place

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great people. Good culture. Fun place to work.

Cons

Nothing to share at this time.

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