Jim Merrick is returning to Nintendo of America after a three-year stint at Nintendo of Europe, Nintendo reps confirmed to GameSpot. Details on his return are slim--there is no timetable for his return, nor any announcement of what position he will fill at NOA.
Merrick, the former senior marketing distributor at NOE, was instrumental in aiding the launch of the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Micro in Europe, as well as the company's recent Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service.
In the past month, Merrick made headlines by stating that the global launch of the company's next console, the Revolution, may not begin in Japan.