A new and unique job role has opened up at Nintendo of America in a bid to preserve and archive its vast library of games.
According to the job description, the company’s future Digital Archivist will “support the preservation, organization, and accessibility of historical hardware and software information.
It continues: “This role will design and implement a structured framework for organizing technical records, engineering documentation, source materials, and institutional knowledge related to legacy systems and platforms.
“The ideal candidate combines expertise in archives, metadata management, information architecture, and research.
“Working closely with subject matter experts across engineering, product development, legal, and business teams, this individual will establish standards and processes that ensure historical information remains discoverable, usable, and preserved for future generations.”
The 12-month contract position is held at Nintendo of America’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
With previous generations of games constantly at risk of being lost for good, this role could be a positive step forward for video game preservation, a topic which has increased in prominence within gaming communities in recent years.
The Video Game History Foundation, for example, has been dedicated to protecting as much of the industry’s legacy as it can since it was founded in 2016. The non-profit organization recently began a new initiative to preserve and distribute materials from E3, the prestigious, annual trade show that ran for several decades until its official discontinuation in 2023.
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Written by Reece Heather
A veteran Zelda Universe editor and First-class journalism graduate, Reece emerged with a Nintendo 64 and a lifelong obsession after a narrow escape from Santa’s Naughty List in 1998. Outside of games, he’s reading Punisher comics, being bossed around by his cocker spaniel, and cornering innocent bystanders to rant about the importance of game preservation.
