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[Iksenpets]

He shouldn't have spoken so bluntly about business decisions that are most likely above his pay grade , but firing seems harsh, unless there were other problems with him we aren't privy to. That seems more like a stern-talking-to-and-keep-away-from-public-appearances-from-now-on sort of offense.

 

[weekev]

That sucks, I liked the podcast, he was pretty on point for a lot of what he said but I guess it could be seen as bringing the company into disrepute, hope the guy can find another job thats half as good as the one he had.

 

[Hero]

Don't think he deserves to be fired but he definitely needed to be trained on how to speak in social media. Hope he lands on his feet.

 

[BiggNife]

And now we will never have another podcast from Nintendo ever again. Thanks Gaf. Thank you so much for your disgusting behavior.

Yes this is all gaf's fault

Gaf called this guy and was like hey you wanna be on a podcast and he said sure and then we all made fun of him

It was all part of our master plan to destroy Nintendo

 

[javac]

Mockery = didnt put it in the nicest, gentlest, most validating way possible

Pretty much, this talk of "but he hurt my feelings " is sad but expected.

 

[Somnid]

You really need to watch yourself when speaking about your employer, especially now when things easily get away from you. People don't seem to realize that if something gets caught by social media it's devastating. Speak vaguely and anonymously if you absolutely have to.

 

[ohlawd]

his facebook post. jesus, my vibe is gone

 

[Mandelbo]

Firing him was a bit extreme. I'm surprised they just didn't do what they did with Dan Adelman and prevent him from using twitter or going on any more podcasts.

 

[Zalman]

He made a mistake, but I really feel bad for him. I wish him all the best.

 

[commish]

Hard for me to blame Nintendo here. Not sure what the guy was thinking.

 

[wrowa]

not really surprised to be honest. it probably violates a lot of ndas that were signed as nintendo is ultra secretive.

still think the dude could have gotten a slap on the wrist instead. pretty shitty on noa's part.

I imagine that NCL had a say in this as well. His explanation why Nintendo uses the "New" moniker all the time, didn't put them in a nice light.

 

[Verger]

Yeah, his behaviour is not GAF's fault. He basically insulted Nintendo's customers.

And how exactly did he do this? Because I don't see it at all

 

[Levyne]

I can't even imagine what it would be like to have 100,000+ hanging over my head in student debt. Very glad I managed to avoid that.

 

[Darrenf]

Poor guy. He didn't deserve to be fired. That Facebook post is depressing. I can't imagine having 100 grand in student debt.

 

[Kriken]

And people wonder why devs and other employees don't give them real talk any more.

Based Kamiya

 

[K.Sabot]

GAF did nothing but illuminate the podcast and state their optinions on it from what I observed, I don't see anything wrong or mobbish about that.

 

[Walpurgis]

Going to an out of province university here in Canada can cost around 20k per year, I imagine there is similar bullshit in the US.

Seriously? That's insane.

 

[Razzorn34]

I disagreed with what he said, but NOA firing him for defending their decisions is mind boggling.

It has nothing to do with that. He gave insight on the inner workings of the company he worked for without consent. Um, you can't really do that. Not to mention the whole thing was "from the heart" rather than the canned responses that the company would have liked.

This was for his job, not just some random rambling off the clock. You can't work for a company and do that. Anyone who thinks so definitely needs a reality check.

 

[Ninja Dom]

You publicly go out (on a podcast) and speak negatively or even disclose classified information about your company??

What do you think is gonna happen??

 

[Kinsei]

I understand that he broke NDA, but this seems a bit harsh considering what it is he did say. Hopefully he finds a new job soon.

 

[Dartastic]

Oof. I feel bad for the guy. Broke NDA, I assume.

 

[Nightbird]

On the other Hand, that really puts into perspective how other Nintendo Employees like Reggie at E3 tend to talk only in a extremely positive PR-Style about their stuff.

This is what happens, you do anything else

 

[ANDS]

Going to college

Entirely depends on the school and residency.

I read the guys comments. They were. . .beyond stupid. NINTENDO is a corporation. They do not care about off-message truth telling. Period. Hard lesson to learn sure, but better to learn it now then much much later.

 

[Santiako]

Might be harsh, but it is completely his fault.

 

[GuardianE]

Mockery = didnt put it in the nicest, gentlest, most validating way possible

Uh, no? But your posts suggest that you don't know how to attempt educating people without being flippant and dismissive, so I'm not surprised you see no issue with his statements.

 

[Ysiadmihi]

What did he think was gonna happen?

 

[eMpTy23]

Fired for defending Nintendo's decisions on localization? That's a lil' harsh imo. Poor dude, hope he finds something else soon.

He didn't simply defend Nintendo localization decisions. He insulted their customers.

 

[JustenP88]

If you work in the industry, you can't speak unfortunate truths to gamers. Not a group that takes kindly to any sort of criticism.

 

[Stone Ocean]

Mockery = didnt put it in the nicest, gentlest, most validating way possible

There is a big difference between giving straight, harsh answers and doing dorky voices to represent your fan's opinions. His argument wouldn't have changed in the slightest without basically calling your fans nerds.

 

[jooey]

Interesting bit. He says Nintendo's media policy has recently changed regarding employees being more open about talking about their work but not spoilers or anything. That's probably why he can even do this podcast.

WELP

 

[javac]

You really need to watch yourself when speaking about your employer, especially now when things easily get away from you. People don't seem to realize that if something gets caught by social media it's devastating. Speak vaguely and anonymously if you absolutely have to.

But then everybody gets called a PR puppet, but I guess getting mocked by GAF and other websites for being a PR puppet is better then getting fired.

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

Can't say I feel for him. It's like he was actively trying to be removed from his dream job.

Nintendo has no issue with podcasts. Bill Trinen (also of the Nintendo treehouse) recently appeared on IGN's Nintendo podcast. Pranger overstepped his boundaries and he knows it. All for a pretty terrible podcast.

What was so terrible about it? I found it pretty interesting

 

[Vincent Grayson]

He represented the company he works for poorly in a very public way. While it sucks, he has no one to blame but himself (which he himself said).

GAF didn't get him fired.

Yup. Seems like a lot of people, both young and old, really don't understand that when you talk in any kind of capacity that highlights your job, you can very easily say and do things that will get you fired.

It's just that now, it's much easier to do that via social media.

I'm still trying to understand how this dude has that much debt, but I'm guessing the answer is similar to why he got fired: poor decision making.

 

[dark10x]

This is sure going to help with Nintendo's image.

What a terrible thing. I had a feeling something might happen as a result of that Podcast. Why the hell did he agree to speak on there in the first place? I don't get it. I was cringing while listening to the damn thing. You just don't do this kind of stuff.

I really feel bad for him, though.

 

[gingerbeardman]

I work for a large corporation and it's instilled in every employee that you can't speak for the company in media interviews without permission.

This guy must have lost his mind!

 

[Walpurgis]

And how exactly did he do this? Because I don't see it at all

He imitated them with some stupid voice. That's pretty insulting and unprofessional.

 

[Relix]

It sucks but he probably had an NDA and broke it. That's why they exist and that's how business works. I feel bad for him, definitely, but that's how this works. His bad.

 

[Spukc]

if i launched that podcast i would absolutely feel like a piece of shit.
making someone losing it's job over my podcast.

chris pranger i know why you said what you did and people abused your honest comment!

i hope you find a better job in the future!

 

[Kriken]

WELP

Well this is awkward

 

[Geg]

Really awful and harsh that he got fired over that even if I didn't like his tone. Best wishes to him.

 

[jmizzal]

Well, I guess that's Nintendo for ya, sad to hear it.

Most compines would fire somebody in his position for breaking NDA, he is not trained in PR

Remember the deal with it guy, he was defending MS and was fired

 

[cireza]

I can understand Nintendo's decision. This interview was a joke. You should choose your words more wisely when talking about your company. Especially if you like your company.

 

[MrS]

Given how public his dismissal has been and how he broke NDA, is it realistic for him to look for another job in the industry?

 

[cw_sasuke]

I imagine that NCL had a say in this as well. His explanation why Nintendo uses the "New" moniker all the time, didn't put them in a nice light.

That sucks. When I listened to the podcast and he described the way Sakurai works and how he portrayed him I already had a bad feeling.. Because that isn't Nintendo like and he kinda made him sound like a crazy person.

As a big Nintendo fan this news saddens me, just a person trying to shine some light on some issues Nintendo fans have with the companies... And that's what he gets as a reward.

 

[Leatherface]

Kind of hard for me to hate on the guy after that FB post. Jesus.

 

[Ushojax]

Nintendo was never going to tolerate a low level employee both insulting their customers and discussing controversial internal decisions.

The stuff he said sounded like someone who had either left the company already or wanted to be fired, it was incredibly naive.

 

[Chindogg]

WELP

If the policy has changed, he basically just displayed what not to do on any future podcasts.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

Given how public his dismissal has been and how he broke NDA, is it realistic for him to look for another job in the industry?

I wouldn't touch him at the same style of position. How do you explain to a board of directors "We picked up this guy to do this thing he got fired for doing wrong"

He'll figure something out, but he no longer has his home.

 

[CoachKevin]

if i launched that podcast i would absolutely feel like a piece of shit.
making someone losing it's job over my podcast.

chris pranger i know why you said what you did and people abused your honest comment!

i hope you find a better job in the future!

Fun fact, I used to run Part Time Gamers and own parttimegamers.com Guess these are the guys I sold it too...

 

[Jito]

Sucks for him but what did he expect making comments like that about the fans? It's hard to feel that sorry for someone shooting them self in the foot.