LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn, Hastings Entertainment president and CEO John Marmaduke, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) president and CEO Gary Shapiro, Nintendo of America and the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise will be inducted into the Variety Home Entertainment Hall of Fame on Dec. 5, 2011 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 31st annual Variety Home Entertainment Hall of Fame gala dinner and awards show (#VarietyHOF) will benefit charities chosen by the inductees.

“These inductees demonstrate all that is exciting about home entertainment as it moves from a flat experience to 3D, from a passive experience to an interactive adventure and from hard goods to a revenue-expanding mix of physical, digital, mobile and other models that provide increased convenience and value to the entertainment consumer,” said Linda Buckley-Bruno, publishing director of Variety.

Dunn’s career spans 25 years with industry-leading consumer electronics retailer Best Buy, during which he rose from store clerk to CEO. His career has been fueled by his understanding of the potential of the retail experience to influence consumer adoption of emerging technologies. Under his leadership, Best Buy has been a key partner with the studios and consumer electronics companies in establishing HDTV, Blu-ray, 3D and numerous digital technologies. Dunn will be represented at the Hall of Fame dinner by Best Buy VP and territory general manager David Pullen.

Marmaduke has led Hastings Entertainment as president and CEO since 1976 and chairman since 1993. Under his leadership, Hastings has grown to 146 multimedia superstores primarily in medium-sized U.S. markets. The company also operates the gohastings.com Web site. Marmaduke also was president of Hastings’ former parent company, Western Merchandisers from 1982 through 1994, including the years when Western was a division of Walmart. Marmaduke is also vice chairman of the Entertainment Merchants Association.

As president and CEO of CEA, the U.S. trade association representing more than 2,000 consumer electronics companies, and owning and producing the continent’s largest annual tradeshow, the International CES®, Shapiro has led the technology industry for more than 20 years through seismic shifts, most recently from analog to digital TV. He is the consumer electronics industry’s greatest advocate for new technologies and innovation. Shapiro authored the 2011 bestselling book The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream (Beaufort), and he writes a weekly column for Forbes.com called “The Comeback: Innovation Economy.”

Nintendo of America has entertained families since the introduction of the Nintendo Entertainment System more than 25 years ago. The company is a pioneer in advanced, revolutionary video game features, including the wireless, motion-sensitive remote controllers of its Wii console and the 3D capability of its Nintendo 3DS, which allows users to view 3D content without the use of special glasses. Nintendo will be represented at the Hall of Fame dinner by Tony Elison, senior director and general manager of network business.

‘Harry Potter’ is the first movie franchise ever to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Based on the best-selling series of books by J.K. Rowling, the franchise (spanning eight films) has sold $5.1 billion in home entertainment and videogames products for Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The Potter titles have been key in establishing both the DVD and Blu-ray formats and have been consistently innovative in their presentation of extra features and interactivity.

Under Variety’s direction, the scope of the Home Entertainment Hall of Fame has been broadened beyond traditional packaged video to recognize achievements in all home entertainment media and distribution formats, including Blu-ray, digital and videogames. Nevertheless, the purpose of the Hall of Fame remains true to the mission established at its founding 31 years ago: to recognize excellence in the home entertainment industry while aiding those in need.

Dinner tickets may be purchased for $495 each, or $4,950 for a table of ten. Purchases can be made online at www.variety.com/events.