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| rdfs:label | - 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami
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| rdfs:comment | - Shortly after the devastating earthquake occurred, Nintendo announced to their fans that all of their employees remained unharmed. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami didn't hit Kyoto, where Nintendo's main headquarters is located, but did have an effect on Tokyo where Nintendo EAD Tokyo among other Nintendo subsidiaries are stationed. Several days after the earthquake Nintendo and other video game companies donated millions of dollars of yen to relief efforts. A partial listing of video game companies involved is below:
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| Quote | - Thanks for your concern! During the earthquake no one at Nintendo HQ in Japan was injured and there was no apparent structural damage.
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| abstract | - Shortly after the devastating earthquake occurred, Nintendo announced to their fans that all of their employees remained unharmed. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami didn't hit Kyoto, where Nintendo's main headquarters is located, but did have an effect on Tokyo where Nintendo EAD Tokyo among other Nintendo subsidiaries are stationed. Several days after the earthquake Nintendo and other video game companies donated millions of dollars of yen to relief efforts. A partial listing of video game companies involved is below:
* Nintendo - Donated 300 million yen.
* Sega - Donated 200 million yen.
* Konami - Donated 100 million yen.
* Namco Bandai - Donated 100 million yen.
* Tecmo Koei - Donated 10 million yen to the Japanese Red Cross. Tatsuro Iwamoto, Phoenix Wright illustrator, drew a piece of artwork that features the main characters of the Phoenix Wright games urging people to "work hard" and "not be defeated" by the earthquake. For a couple of days some Pokémon fansites reported rumors that series creator Satoshi Tajiri had died in the earthquake, though this was quickly proven false.
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