It's fine, amiibo don't feel pain
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Nintendo has released its Corporate Social Responsibility report for the year, a comprehensive document that covers broad principles in addition to details on company policies in areas such as manufacturing, environmental concerns and a number of lighter topics.

There's a 'digest' version with a focus on broad messages, which also includes the final CSR President's Message from Satoru Iwata. Below is the opening to this message:

Nintendo has been delivering smiles to consumers through entertainment since its establishment. The existence or nonexistence of hit products causes inevitable fluctuations in the entertainment industry because entertainment is not a daily necessity. Consumers always are seeking new surprises, and they eventually will become tired of even a highly rated product. Precisely for this reason, we must avoid a short-term outlook and always think about how we can make not only consumers, but also everyone involved with Nintendo, smile over the mid-to-long term.

The key to achieving this goal is found in our three core values – originality, flexibility and sincerity – which we define as Nintendo DNA. Since all Nintendo employees fully share the Nintendo DNA and act based on these unwavering values, we have been able to continue taking on new challenges and providing value to society.

The remainder of the digest provides some key statistics (such as Nintendo currently having over 5100 employees) and then there are a few articles focused on amiibo. Covering their key goal as a product, their creation and even how they're stress tested, these articles are worth a read.

Heading to the main CSR page delivers the nitty gritty, with lengthy and detailed sections covering various aspects of the company. Sections on Nintendo's environmental efforts will no doubt be assessed by organisations such as Greenpeace, as the company has evidently been attempting to improve matters after criticism in 2010, particularly.

The amiibo articles in the digest may be intriguing for most, but if you want to dive into details about Nintendo's corporate governance, it's worth checking the CSR report out.

[source neogaf.com, via nintendo.co.jp, nintendo.co.jp]