Ed Valiente joined Nintendo’s European Publisher Business department in 2010 initially working with traditional retail publishers. Since the launch of Wii U in 2012, his remit expanded to cover indie developers. Ed has been in the games industry since 1997 and has previously worked at Sony, Microsoft, Square Enix, Bandai Namco and Rovio. He holds a Masters Degree in Social and Political Science from the University of Cambridge.