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Does Nintendo Co., Ltd. support Israel?
We have not yet found publicly recorded donations from Nintendo Co., Ltd.. Absence of records does not confirm absence of support.
Filed under: Entertainment & media companies · Tech companies · Companies that support Israel
Background
No recorded donations, investments or statements of support for Israel by Nintendo were found. Nintendo has no subsidiary in Israel: its products are sold there by TorGaming Ltd., an independent local company appointed as Nintendo's official Israeli distributor (Nintendo approached founder Eran Tor in 2018, and distribution began in 2019). It was TorGaming — not Nintendo — that opened the official Nintendo store at Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Center in June 2019, described at the time as only the second official Nintendo retail store in the world. Social-media claims that Nintendo 'supports Israel' generally trace back to that distributor-run store. Nintendo has made no corporate statement on the Israel-Gaza war; its only related public comment came in June 2021, when Nintendo UK condemned vulgar anti-Israel user-generated graffiti that appeared in Splatoon 2 ('We strongly condemn such statements, and the sentiments behind them') — a content-moderation response, not a political position. The BDS movement does not list Nintendo as a boycott target.
CTech (Calcalist) — TorGaming, Nintendo's Israeli distributor NoCamels — Nintendo store in Tel Aviv operated by TorGaming Algemeiner — Nintendo condemns anti-Israel graffiti in Splatoon 2
What we checked
- News & official statements — 2026-07-28Searched news for Nintendo donations, statements or Israel ties: found only the TorGaming distribution relationship, the distributor-run Tel Aviv store (June 2019), and the June 2021 Splatoon 2 graffiti moderation statement; no corporate donations, investments, sponsorships or political statements regarding Israel found.
- Nonprofit tax filings (Form 990) — 2026-07-28ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer search for 'Nintendo' returns no nonprofit organizations; neither Nintendo Co., Ltd. nor Nintendo of America operates a US foundation, so there is no 990 grant trail to review.
- SEC filings — 2026-07-28Nintendo is a Japanese filer (TSE: 7974) with no SEC CIK; its ADRs (NTDOY) trade OTC without SEC reporting, so US full-text filing search does not apply.
- Federal election records (FEC) — 2026-07-28FEC search returned zero Nintendo committees; Nintendo of America has no PAC, and foreign nationals cannot contribute in US federal elections.
- Independent fact-checkers — 2026-07-28Cross-checked boycott lists and viral claims in both directions: the BDS movement does not target Nintendo; boycott aggregators base claims on the distributor-run Tel Aviv store or on index-fund shareholders (BlackRock/Vanguard), neither of which is a corporate act by Nintendo.
Frequently asked questions
Did Nintendo Co., Ltd. donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
No records found. We searched 5 public source types — news and official statements, nonprofit tax filings, SEC filings, and federal election records — and found no donations from Nintendo Co., Ltd.. The dated search log on this page shows exactly where we looked.
Where does this information come from?
Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 3 distinct sources are cited for Nintendo Co., Ltd.. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-07-28