Scans from a Nintendo pamphlet handed out to potential employees in universities. At least, that’s according to an individual at NeoGAF, which is where they first popped up (outside of 2ch). Like the very idea of working for them alone isn’t a strong enough selling point! As one can tell, they’re simply top down shots of various employees’ desks, yet they brilliantly demonstrate what a fun place it must be to work at (though once again, this is hardly any surprise).

As someone that’s fascinated by work environments in general, these photographs are simply a sight to behold, yet there are so many little things to make even the most casual Nintendo fan’s head spin. Like…

• The alternate New Super Mario Bros. Wii box truly does make one long for the old 2D-style covers for the franchise (which only seems to be used for the Mario & Luigi series these days).
• In fact, pretty much all the 2D renderings, especially when they’re used to illustrate a game design aspect are simply beautiful!
• As cute as Link has been his DS outings (which are simply extensions of the style established in Wind Waker, of course), how he looks here blows all of that out of the water.
• And that train car that looks like Tingle is also insanely awesome.
• Has anyone seen those airship designs before? Perhaps they’re for Super Mario Galaxy 2!
• I’m SO jealous of all the cool little Nintendo related tchotchkes that everyone has, primarily the Animal Crossing related goods! Though the clear standout would have to be the statue version of Zelda’s armor from Spirit Tracks, which seems more like a 3D aide for team members than an actual toy.
• I also like the lone Drossel figure in one of the images (not contained in this slideshow), which makes the setup feel legit as apposed to some manufactured scene.
• Any guesses as to how many tissues the person who handles the black Wii shown in the book must go through in a single day? No wonder all their handhelds have a matte finish.

All the images in their original sized glory can be found here, as well other examples from past promotional material, including behind the scenes artwork from Mario Kart and Rhythm Heaven, among others!

Guest post by Matt “Fort90” Hawkins

Important moments (and people!) in Nintendo history drawn by Bill Mudron. Though I’m uncertain how accurate these depictions are, I still think they’re great, like Chris Kohler’s Power-Up chronicle but in comic form.

These scattered scenes are meant to serve as test panels for a 100-page (or so) graphic novel Mudron is working on about the history of Nintendo. He’s writing the book right now but hopes to start illustrating it soon. If all goes according to plan, he’ll self-publish the graphic novel’s first chapter this summer.

If you’ve never seen the artist’s video game-related work before, definitely check out his Flickr account. The Link, Haggleman, and Dead Mario pieces in particular are aces.

See also: Our birthday tribute to Gunpei Yokoi

[Via Bill Mudron]