John Vignocchi at Nintendo.

Nintendo adds ex-Gearbox, Disney Infinity EP John Vignocchi to its developer and publisher relations team

A few days after announcing that he’s leaving Gearbox, John Vignocchi has reveled that he is joining Nintendo of America.

Vignocchi was the executive producer of Disney Infinity, the toys-to-life franchise that launched in 2013 and was then unceremoniously dumped by Disney in 2016. Vignocchi joined Gearbox in October 2018 to work on a new franchise, but he has left that post after just seven months for this opportunity to work at Nintendo.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.