Nintendo of America is feeding a large chunk of land in Redmond to Microsoft, which seems to have a nearly insatiable appetite for office and parking spaces lately.
The unused, 28-acre parcel sits between Nintendo"s North American headquarters and Microsoft"s RedWest campus, which houses its MSN online unit.
In a brief statement today announcing the sale to Microsoft, Nintendo was quick to note that disposing of the land has "no connection with the company"s recent relocation of its sales and marketing division to Silicon Valley and Manhattan."
The company"s headquarters will remain in Redmond. In fact, Nintendo is planning to grow its employment in Washington, which currently stands at about 1,000 people, in areas including testing and distribution, according to the statement. The property is north of Northeast 51st Street and west of Highway 520 and provides "a natural fit" with Microsoft"s RedWest campus, said Microsoft spokesman Lou Gellos.