How does Nintendo in Japan handle this? I don't think they outright fire people.
This one was. He specifically discusses how NoE footed the tab for the localization... which you'd know if you actually listened to the podcast and didn't just latch onto quotes that offend you.
I'd prefer Bill, he shows up at random fan events.
This one was. He specifically discusses how NoE footed the tab for the localization... which you'd know if you actually listened to the podcast and didn't just latch onto quotes that offend you.
How does Nintendo in Japan handle this? I don't think they outright fire people.
How does Nintendo in Japan handle this? I don't think they outright fire people.
Sorry I meant that to be a joke
(If everyone openly speaks up like Kamiya industry would burn down).
What happened?
A man lost his job and healthcare for his wife and young child. All the while you let your anger flow through you. That's what happened.
How very sad.
So what's the good part? I thank you for your support though!
I would be shocked if he were privy to localization cost/revenue analysis and eventual profit margins on Xenoblade's localization. He spoke extremely authoritatively for someone in a position where I'm not sure if he would have access to that type of information outside of a maybe general knowledge?
The "good part" is that he was doing a job he loved, for a company he loved working for, to provide for those that meant the most to him.
I hope it never happens to you.
I definitely wouldn't use the word "trashed"Dude trashed his employer on a podcast. How did he not see this coming?
What I'm going to guess happened is that normally he wouldn't have been fired by NoA (perhaps heavily reprimanded), but NoJ demanded his head once the story got legs, particularly for talking about Sakurai, etc. NoA has always traditionally been very subservient to NoJ, so I imagine they didn't put up much of a resistance.
Part of it could be a message-sending fire to Treehouse employees, some of whom are getting pretty large social media (10k on twitter, etc) followings, to stay with the party line.
/tinfoil
Are you him or something? You seem to be taking this awfully personally.
I definitely wouldn't use the word "trashed"
No, but I've been exactly where he is tonight... and let me tell you, there's nothing more difficult than tucking your kids in and kissing your wife 'goodnight' on that night.
That's what happened? Because from memory the leaked video came from someone inside the ESRB not Nintendo...I don't even think he's the only Nintendo employee to be fired for an NDA breach within the past year - didn't whoever leaked the Smash 3DS ESRB footage (which revealed some fighters) also end up being fired, because they forwarded it to a friend who leaked it to the internet? It's not like regular employees at Nintendo are unaware of what happens when confidential details get leaked.
That's what happened? Because from memory the leaked video came from someone inside the ESRB not Nintendo...
That's what happened? Because from memory the leaked video came from someone inside the ESRB not Nintendo...
The source of the images is unknown, as the leakers never disclosed where or how they received the images. However they are believed to come from footage that was sent to the ESRB for review in order to decide the game's rating, as P1's username in the images was "ESRB0083", and the lack of a gap between the top and bottom screen images shows they are not being displayed on an actual 3DS unit. Allegedly, the screenshots and videos were taken by a Nintendo of America employee who was sending the footage out to the ESRB. After the screenshots and videos had surfaced, he or she was supposedly fired and sued.
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Mewtwo was later confirmed to return as a downloadable fighter in a Nintendo Direct, explaining the question mark over it in the original image, while also adding credibility to the rumour of the initial leaker having worked for Nintendo of America, as a regular ESRB member probably would not know of any DLC plans.
That's a misconception. The video said ESRB because they were using that one to record footage for the ESRB rating. The ESRB doesn't play the games, they watch a reel of the most racy content.That's what happened? Because from memory the leaked video came from someone inside the ESRB not Nintendo...
Are you him or something? You seem to be taking this awfully personally.
I don't really feel bad for people who screw up at work and get fired by the way.
So just to wrap back around here. What does any of this have to do with me taking issue with Kotaku writing a deceptive headline?
I only remember reading about it on here, but from a search I think there's some discussion / debate (at least on ssbwiki, don't know how reliable that is) as to whether the employee was indeed from Nintendo of America:
http://www.ssbwiki.com/Leak#ESRB_leak
I see.That's a misconception. The video said ESRB because they were using that one to record footage for the ESRB rating. The ESRB doesn't play the games, they watch a reel of the most racy content.
Dude trashed his employer on a podcast. How did he not see this coming?
Have you listened to the podcast? Because while he may have been a bit more candid than NoA may have liked, he certainly doesn't "badmouth" anyone.
Its very likely the call for his termination came from NCL, specifically over NDA breach AND the bit about Sakurai. The delay of his termination by a week could indicate that there was some resistance to his termination but it was eventually settled.
Sakurai is a "premiere" dev for the company, even if he's at odds with some of the more core fans of the franchise he's in charge of, and they can't have his image tarnished.
Short on empathy. Got it. Still not really a good reason to call someone else out for displaying some.
I find it pompous to pretend that any of us are a further distance from the exit door than one big mistake will take us. I've yet to meet a truly infallible person.
Who is pretending that?
A "mistake" on this scale will cause anyone to be shown the door. It's hard to even classify it as a mistake in the "oops!" sense, since it required such a conscious decision on the behalf of the guy in question. The whole thing is really strange. That he did something like this seemingly without contemplating the consequences makes you wonder how he lasted four years in the Treehouse with no incident (that we know of).
The fact that he immediately went to Facebook to publicly announce what had happened to him indicates to me that he may not fully understand the problem.
How the hell do you rack up $100,000 in student debt?
Fucking christ, Nintendo. Really?
Guess I'll mark a Wii U off of my to-buy list.
Fucking christ, Nintendo. Really?
Guess I'll mark a Wii U off of my to-buy list.
Fucking christ, Nintendo. Really?
Guess I'll mark a Wii U off of my to-buy list.
Fucking christ, Nintendo. Really?
Guess I'll mark a Wii U off of my to-buy list.
Fucking christ, Nintendo. Really?
Guess I'll mark a Wii U off of my to-buy list.
Wow, if normal corporate procedure for a massive breach is going to change major entertainment purchases, wait until I tell you about your buddy Patrick Kane over there.
"Massive breach"? Unless I'm missing a development somewhere along the way in this thread from the first few pages, I wouldn't call a podcast that.