Also, reading some of the reactions here on NeoGaf... heh, guys... good luck for when you'll finish school and enter the work world. You'll REALLY need it.
The Facebook post was not thought out and no wonder he took it down. Dude makes terrible decisions.
Because doing something similar to what got him fired is likely to get him a similar job elsewhere. Dude doesn't learn from his mistakes.It was thought out alright. Thought out very cynically to get some social media campaign to get him reinstated or new employment by appealing to as many groups as possible while playing the victim.
Uhh... Can't really feel bad for him. NoA sucks largely in part because people there have opinions as dumb as his.
We get it. That does not mean we have to approve how utterly inhumane corps conduct themselves.This really needs to be said multiple times, because I feel like people without jobs or those that would need clearance to discuss things as a representative of your company, simply do not get it.
When you speak as a representative of your company, as it was displayed and came across on the description of the podcast, then you better have had approval. He said a lot of things that made me cringe because it just seemed like information that shouldn't have been shared. In the thread, people were also responding to his comments directly as if Nintendo said them. That is an issue and it was dealt with like any other company would when NDA is being broken, dismissal.
The Facebook post was not thought out and no wonder he took it down. Dude makes terrible decisions.
We get it. That does not mean we have to approve how utterly inhumane corps conduct themselves.
Now obviously hindsight is 20/20, but I'm seeing a lot of posts here saying that its not surprising that he was fired. In the original podcast controversy thread, I hardly saw any posts speculating that he would be fired (though plenty disagreed with his comments) and I read through quite a bit of that thread. Maybe I missed those posts though.
I remember listening to the podcast last week and silently wondering "this is all a really interesting peak behind the Nintendo curtain, but is he really allowed to talk about this?" but I never actually thought he'd be axed.
Are people really saying what he said is dumb still? Even though it's undeniable fact that a game like Xenoblade wouldn't (and didn't) sell very well?
I'm not sure what's wrong with you people tbh.
Uhh... Can't really feel bad for him. NoA sucks largely in part because people there have opinions as dumb as his.
Going on a Nintendo focused podcast as a Nintendo Treehouse employee without permission is dumb. And I think the main reason he was fired. You can not have employees who think it's ok to speak to the public in a unofficial capacity without explicit permission to do so.
Also, I found this just now: http://geekswithwives.com/gww-podcast-135-chris-pranger-escapist/
So it wasn't even his first time doing this. I haven't listened to it, but from the description: "He cautiously goes on a fantastic rant about the state of Nintendo from his own perspective."
How'd he breach an NDA? I've read back a few pages but can't find where that's stated.
I was terminated this week due to a podcast appearance I made last Monday. It was a stupid judgment call on my part
That makes it really clear that he talked without permission, and got scared when he realized that his bosses might notice what he had done.I spent the last week in a miserable place once the podcast began getting coverage. I was instantly scared when a coworker poked me and said, "Hey, you're on GoNintendo."
massive breech...lol.
jpn companies can be dicks, that's about all there is to this.
Are people really saying what he said is dumb still? Even though it's undeniable fact that a game like Xenoblade wouldn't (and didn't) sell very well?
I'm not sure what's wrong with you people tbh.
massive breech...lol.
jpn companies can be dicks, that's about all there is to this.
This is the same GAF who attacked someone for posting the Gamertag of the one who leaked images of the Halo 5 menus, despite that person being under an NDA.I don't really get what people are (still) misunderstanding here.
Man joins company. Company outlines terms of employment in contract and/or NDA. Man signs contract agreeing to those terms. Man then breaks terms. Man then subject to punishment as outlined in contract and/or NDA.
Then as now, he sounds more like a whiney fanboy than a professional employee of a multinational.
I took what he said to be his own perspective, because if he were high up enough in Nintendo of America to really know the reasons behind localisation decisions etc I doubt he would be trying to show off on such a podcast at all.
This is the same GAF who attacked someone for posting the Gamertag of the one who leaked images of the Halo 5 menus, despite that person being under an NDA.
How'd he breach an NDA? I've read back a few pages but can't find where that's stated.
Don't tell me gamers got this guy fired over some petty comments.
1482 posts later and it's still happeningDon't tell me gamers got this guy fired over some petty comments.
Don't tell me gamers got this guy fired over some petty comments.
2) holy HELL US education system!? $100,000 for an English degree!? What aren't you all rioting in the streets??
I'm sorry outrage culture is so rampant in this community especially amongst Nintendo fans, off the top i could list 5 jncidents this year.Thankfully this wasn't the case in this man's job, hopefully he lands a new one.1482 posts later and it's still happening
I'm sorry outrage culture is so rampant in this community especially amongst Nintendo fans. Thankfully this wasn't the case in this man's job, hopefully he lands a new one.
It's only getting worse. Berklee wanted 200k for a jazz studies degree when I applied years back.....and that included a $10,000/year scholarship....and didn't include room and board.
Since I don't care about Nintendo please list these example of the outrage culture that's permeating our society.I'm sorry outrage culture is so rampant in this community especially amongst Nintendo fans, off the top i could list 5 jncidents this year.Thankfully this wasn't the case in this man's job, hopefully he lands a new one.
I'm sorry outrage culture is so rampant in this community especially amongst Nintendo fans. Thankfully this wasn't the case in this man's job, hopefully he lands a new one.
Since I don't care about Nintendo please list these example of the outrage culture that's permeating our society.
1. Contracts/NDAs are sadly for that reason. Companies need to enforce them, otherwise they serve no purpose. If it was something internal then maybe a warning would've been issued, but he went out and talked about things openly in an online podcast.1) yea, he fucked up. But surely you just give the guy a major dressing down rather than firing him and ruining his life? WTF NOA?
2) holy HELL US education system!? $100,000 for an English degree!? What aren't you all rioting in the streets??
3) as others have posted, I now completely understand Shan B's absence from podcasts.
Sony , MS and every other company enforce similar policies. Examples has been posted on this thread about it, is not something unique to Nintendo. Is why this kind of interviews when it's about the company, are handled through PR. Hopefully he will find a job doing something he enjoys as much.Really harsh by Nintendo if he really was fired just because of that podcast.
Maybe a verbal or written warning would have been better for this matter, if Nintendo didn't like him talking about that stuff, but to just be fired for being honest about how the gaming industry is, wow. I mean come on Nintendo, it's not like he was spilling all of your secrets, we all know this kind of stuff already.
Hopefully he will be able to get a job with MS or Sony or another games publisher / developer.
From talk about Star Fox Zero to not pointing Sakurai in a positive light (and kind of a control freak). Xenoblade stuff, etc. could've been fine if it was general talk, but making fun of owners and talking about the why some games made it and some and providing examples was also out of place.Wait, what part of this NDA did he break? Discussion about Xenoblade Chronicals localization (did he even work on the game to need an NDA for it), or Nintendo's localization practices in general?
The "Why do they hate money (dumb guy nasally voice)" comment did piss me off, but it really does suck to see a young person's career go down the hole after years of prep.
The guy ridiculed and insulted clients of his company by speaking on his company behalf on social media, and exposed his company's decision process without referring to PR first.
Of course he got fired. He would have been fired anywhere. Whether what he said was valid or not is completely irrelevant, you just don't keep an employee who does this.