Nintendo published interesting information of the number of graduates it hires every year in Japan.
In 2016, the company brought in 49 graduates from universities and 2 graduates from technical colleges. That has increased to 79 university graduates and 4 technical college graduates in the academic year of 2020.
Year by year breakdown
2016
35 university graduates for technology related fields
14 university graduates for office work related fields
2 technical college graduates for technology related fields
51 total graduates hired
2017
42 university graduates for technology related fields
14 university graduates for office work related fields
0 technical college graduates for technology related fields
56 total graduates hired
2018
40 university graduates for technology related fields
17 university graduates for office work related fields
2 technical college graduates for technology related fields
59 total graduates hired
2019
56 university graduates for technology related fields
23 university graduates for office work related fields
2 technical college graduates for technology related fields
81 total graduates hired
2020 (not yet done)
57 university graduates for technology related fields
22 university graduates for office work related fields
4 technical college graduates for technology related fields
83 total graduates hired
That without the shadow of a doubt is growth now isn’t it?
A potential reason behind the hiring boom could be due to the success the Nintendo Switch has been having all this time. But good to see that Nintendo is doing great because when they do great gaming as a whole does better!
