New Report Alleges Sexual Harassment And Discrimination At Nintendo Of America

Something seems seriously wrong at NoA recently. Needs an overhaul by the looks of things.

Kotaku, hm. This is obviously concerning, but Kotaku and Nintendo are on terrible terms, due to the "Metroid Dread piracy" controversy.

For the moment these are just allegations. But if turns out to be true, those involved need to be duly punished.

When I was reading this article yesterday I wondered if this had anything to do with Kit and Krysta's departure. Obviously they weren't contracted employees, but their leaving seemed so sudden and they haven't spoken entirely positively about Nintendo since then. Obviously there's good and bad in any job you hold, but.. I'm rambling at this point. Just a thought.

Well that’s horrific. Hopefully this encourages more people to come forward.

I think a lot of people don’t realize that NOA and even NoJ are more compartmentalized silos than a fully immersed company with a cohesive culture. So what happens in one part is often something the other pieces never know about. So it’s easy for pockets of crap to take root, but very hard for them to spread. I can honestly say despite working with/for TPC-J and HAL for years that there were people in other “sections” that had no idea who I am and vice versa, despite being very well known within our own fiefdoms.

I think while this is common knowledge within the industry, it’s not as common with fans and journalists. The title is misleading as it makes it sound like ALL of the Big N has this problem, but the content of the article is clear this is centered around the product testing sector.

I can say the PokePorn is done. I can’t tell you the amount of Lucario fan porn I’ve been sent or shown. But I never took it as sexual harassment.

Not really surprised, the gaming industry has always been a boy's club in my experience.
There's a reason I stopped pursuing it - at least in terms of AAA companies.

NoA is starting to sound like any other company in the US from the looks of it. If this is true (Kotaku ain’t the first or last place I wanna get news from) then there needs to be an upheaval over at the company.

At this point, there’s just too much smoke for there not to be any fire over there.

@Drac_Mazoku @maulinks

I'll be honest, I have no idea what controversy you're talking about or why Kotaku is apparently not reputable. But if a journalism outlet were to fabricate a story about Nintendo, they could get sued for copious amounts of money in slander. I'm sure it would ruin their reputation. No respectable publication would dare make this stuff up, if that's what you're implying. That's not to say the individuals who came forward with the allegations could have been lying, but I don't think Kotaku is just making stuff up. That is a serious offense.

If the allegations are true hopefully the ones responsible will be dealt with appropriately and the victims of harassment will receive due compensation. I haven't read the full breakdown yet, so I don't know how bad it was. But I hope this isn't an Activision-level scandal or that any of the higher-ups were aware of this going on. I like to think Nintendo as a whole is better than that and obviously can't monitor every single employee or manager all the time. But I would be willing to put my Nintendo bias aside in favor of truth and justice if it came down to that.

not looking forward to this comment section

I'm saddened to hear this, but hopefully having this come to light will bring some positive change in the work environment there.

When it's other companies, we believe immediately. But since it's Nintendo, we don't want to believe it. Because Nintendo seems like the ultimate love interest in the gaming industry. But this is just an illusion. Nintendo this year looks like Electronic Arts 2.0.

@Not_Soos That is all true. But you have to take two things into consideration:
1. Kotaku does not have a good journalistic reputation already
2. They have a bias against Nintendo due to their existing relationship

That just reinforces the importance of evidence in this case. If this is true, again, it is concerning. As a japanese company, Nintendo can translate corporate culture that is concerning to all the regions it has offices (this was specially true in the 90s).

Seems like an unfortunate industry problem that needs to end. Yesterday.

And as much as I generally ignore Kotaku with regards to Nintendo, I'm inclined to believe this report. It wouldn't shock me if more companies had complaints like this filed against them and they were true.

@Rykdrew But I think the bigger issue here is not the "doubting it with Nintendo" part, but the "immediately believing it with other companies" part. In most cases, such allegations don't come from nowhere, so I get quickly expecting the worst, but yet again, sometimes they do. I think such allegations should always be treated and received with care. And while I can't speak for others, I can certainly say that I feel this way about any company, not just Nintendo.

Reggie did mention he was told to not rock the cart at Nintendo of America while he was there, they didn’t want Kyoto (Nintendo Co) coming to their offices. I hope some more skeletons get unearthed there, NOA needs a good cleaning from the mothership.

Extremely disturbing. The fact that this likely was happening while Reggie was there as well is so whack. But also, this is the typical American workplace! It’s really depressing

@Drac_Mazoku I haven't gotten a bad impression of Sisi Jiang.

I hope Nintendo get sued for millions

Ain't gonna believe a single word coming from Kotaku, I'm sorry.

Kotaku? Yeah, not gonna believe them until actual evidence comes out.

I know many companies that are guilty about these types of allegations, like Activision Blizzard for example. But to me, something doesn't look right by the new allegations against NoA: First there was a complaint NoA and now sexual harassment?

I don't know if this is true or someone who works in the company is disgruntled and has something against the company, either way, I don't work there, I don't know the facts (there's no doubt that there will be an internal investigation) , but TWO things that I want to say:

I hope they get the situation taken care of and I am still a fan of Nintendo for their beloved games that still brings out the kid in me.

@IronMan30
I think you described it accurately. It appears this abhorrent behavior is endemic to this (and other) industries. And it is especially true where there is a power dynamic issue (such as temp workers) and where the industry is traditionally male-dominated.
Anyone to think that Nintendo would be immune from this behavior would be naive. And given that the majority of this appears to have been occurring with those working for the contractor, how much the company actually knew about what was going on is uncertain. (Please note that I am not saying that it should not know what was going on — only that it may not have been getting the full story.)

C'mon man, it really can't be that hard to have a workplace environment that's healthy.
I hope that this gets cracked down soon because it does definitely feel like people aren't talking about this as much as the others

@Not_Soos "No respectable publication would dare make this stuff up"

That's the thing, Kotaku hasn't been a respectable publication for over 10 years.

@Drac_Mazoku Bro, Kotaku is literally the one publication that's able to be the whistle blower on all of these stories. I highly doubt they would ever make one of these up

A reminder that innocent until proven guilty also applies to the accusers.

The Kotaku article was really hard to read. As soon as I thought it was gonna finish it just carried on and on with allegations and stories. Really hard to hear about a company that you love so much is so bad behind the scenes.

@KillerBOB Sure, just never complain about systemic issues that happen at the company and encourage people to get burned out and abused.

@CharlieGirl yes, it does. This is why I lean towards believing this is true. And I have little doubt this is, unfortunately, a common practice.

Unfortunately these kinds of stories have lost all meaning. There are so many cases of people fabricating or exaggerating "harassment" that we can't leap to any conclusions without evidence — in either direction.

And if these allegations are proven true, you don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Punish the guilty parties appropriately and move on.

I find the idea which is being suggested in some of these comments that sexual harassment is okay if the majority of people in the office are okay with it kinda scary to be honest, like do people really not know the difference between right and wrong so they can persuaded if everyone else is doing it too.

Sounds like a labor union is in order, both at Nintendo and Aston Carter. Employees shouldn't need to wish or even publicly complain for better treatment by their employers, they should be able to demand it collectively. A union may not be receptive to every worker's needs, but at least it's an organization in which you can vote for or remove representatives. A company is just a cronyist regime.

Where do people get this idea that Kotaku is prone to journalistic fallacy? They were the first to break several stories in the game industry, including:

The crunch culture of Rockstar Games (which had proven to start a turning point for the company)

The cancellation of Prey 2 (which established Bethesda for setting a blacklist for daring to speak out on it)

The internal chaos happening within Bioware towards the development and post-launch of Anthem

The poor management of Ubisoft Singapore in 2020 and followups on the harassment situation in Ubisoft Toronto.

Can someone explain to me what the problem with Kotaku is?

Anyway, Nintendo of America needs to get its house in order. Don’t know why I expected it to rise above the rest of the corporate American sludge to be honest. Maybe the Japanese arm of the company needs to intervene?

The horrific state of the gaming industry. I really hope that NoA fix their internal problems ASAP, it's all too common for these kind of issues to be buried under announcements (like how every bit of Overwatch 2 news was around the time a big report about Activision's internal problems appeared).

Absolutely completely reprehensible conduct. It's disgusting to see people here throw accusations at Kotaku too when you know they're the only people in the industry that would ever dare do this. Look how most places are just reporting it with kid gloves. NoA has the entire gaming media wrapped around its finger.

Everyone but Kotaku is too afraid of losing their free review copies, because getting Splatoon 3 for free is more important than undercovering years and years of labor abuses and sexual misconduct. Come on, this guy was posting a sexual "meme" about Nintendo's product, on official Nintendo channels of communication, and because the targets were just contractors he got away with it. Anyone even mildly familiar with the law would be rightfully mortified. The absolute crazy and rigid separation NoA has leads to abuse, and is intentionally designed so that contractors get pumped for work, get harassed, and get strung along for years under the promise of one day being an employee. It's awful but you know what Nintendo will do? Nothing. This site and many others will forget it by next week and nothing will improve. Sad.

@CharlieGirl I understand. As long as the accused don't get the book tossed at them without due process like some Kangaroo court. However, I still don't know the facts of the situation since I wasn't there. But I know many company in the world gotten themselves in these messy situations like these type of allegations like Activision Blizzard. Whatever the outcome is, I hope they resolve the situation.

@Zuljaras Every single one of Kotaku's "allegations" has been extensively backed up and they have a track record of this being true, see Rockstar, Activision, Ubisoft, etc. People who are doubting this just want to go to bat for their favorite multinational corporation that doesn't actually care about them. Come on now.

@Drac_Mazoku I have trouble believing much of anything anymore. So much is amplified and distorted and filtered. It’s not just Kotaku. There’s much worse stuff out there.

Then you also have Nintendolife reporting these claims without much critical thinking.
But yeah.. the article does read as propaganda to me.

@KillerBOB Sharing sexual "jokes" and the systemic culture of using and abusing contractors is not something to be forgotten. What planet are you from where it is okay to share a meme talking about wanting to have sex with one of your company's products, when the product is children's video games? Why would you say that to a contractor? It's reprehensible, and people like you that say "get over it" are the problem. I don't care how socially awkward or geeky you are, it is unacceptable.

@Zuljaras Yes it's really sad as that how messed up the world is. However, I hope Nintendo addresses this situation soon.

@KillerBOB "A bunch of nerd guys working at Nintendo sending offensive (to some) memes"

Don't send sexually explicit content to people you don't know that well.

"traditionally dominated by socially awkward"

Yeah, that's on the social awkward person to learn how to interact with others, and not others to accept the missteps of the socially awkward. Like, not sending sexually explicit content to people you don't really know.

After years of cancel culture and seeing how absolutely nuts America has become.

Lets see what the court says first.

Nintendo fanboys would rather not think about those pesky allegations of workplace toxicity and get back to the issues that really matter, such as the way the grass looks in the Mario Kart DLC.

@Kimyonaakuma
Got a problem with boys?

Absolutely disgusting comments here. Automatically assuming that the accusers haven’t been vetted by a website which would absolutely result in them being sued if it wasn’t true? That shows your own personal biases, and probably explains why your name’s written on the wall in women’s toilets inside clubs.

A lot of people in the comments have such narrow world views. I work in a female-dominated industry, I could report "sexual harassment" on a weekly basis if the standards were truly equal. But no one would take me seriously and I would get blacklisted by my peers for speaking out.

Men are conditioned not to perceive these kinds of offenses as harmful so we just ignore it. It's also not trendy to report on these kinds of things so nobody talks about it and people think only men are capable of bad behavior.

Ridiculous to think men and women are so different that these double standards make sense.

@Bret they have already discussed why they left Nintendo, and it wasn't related to any of this stuff. They left because they didn't wanted to relocate to another city, as simple as that. They even put down that dumb IGN article, that also put their departure as something shady, related to the accusations, but this is against the contractor company, not Nintendo, and it's all due to poor management.

@DiggleDog Nintendo 100% preps announcements to distract from these sorts of things too.

My favorite part about the kotoku article is how it complains about cronyism right before complaining about accusations of cronyism.

“It’s usually guys [who get promoted]. They’re usually all friends. They watch the Super Bowl together.”

Three paragraphs later:

“The assumption was that if a woman was doing well, it was because she was friends with the right people.”

Sad to hear, but unfortunately this still happens everywhere, even in "inclusive" environments. Even if this is a Kotaku article (gosh it's really hard to take them seriously anymore especially since they've been on a massive anti-Nintendo streak lately), it's not fair to silence an issue that could have been a serious problem. Misconduct and bullying has evolved with the times and people are finding new ways to get away with this.

@Chocobo_Shepherd This is like saying “hey there’s racism against white people too!”. You’re ignoring years and years and years of an unbalanced power dynamic that is still ingrained in our foundation and institutions

Regardless of the source - Which doesn't have anything close to a spotless record; there's a reason I haven't touched Kotaku for some time - I would hope these allegations are thoroughly investigated. It sounds like more of a beef with the contract company than Nintendo of America. Stuff like this is one of the reasons why I balked from joining the AAA gaming industry (In my case, the Riot Games scandal sealed the deal).

Innocent until proven guilty. That holds for both the accuser(s) and the accused. Far too often, the internet is quick to judge one way or the other without waiting for all the facts. Such judgements can seriously affect lives and ruin reputations, sometimes even the innocent, either directly or indirectly, associated with the parties at issue.

@ThePizzaCheese Yes, part of the sexism is that women can't play the same game men do without being criticized for it. Point?

Sounds like the average (predominantly male) American workplace. I don’t know when professionalism went out the window but it needs to come back.

It’s a job, not your house, not a bar, not a club, and the women that work there aren’t eye candy or there so you can get a date and most women aren’t there to hear anything sexual from you at all. Most of your coworkers aren’t your friends. If you (hopefully) wouldn’t do something at church, don’t do it at work either. Let people do their jobs, collect their check and go home.

I'm not going to toss all of NoA under the bus... But this is some damning information regarding their Testing Department. I've worked in IT for a number of years and "frat house" like behavior is common. Mostly just crude jokes and odd comments. But, based on my own experiences I can see how some rouge managers turned a blind eye and this did not get escalated to NoJ. Very rarely do head offices find out about these kinds of behavior till their too large to ignore.

EDIT: to clarify women also do participate in some frat house behavior. It depends on the person and in a healthy work environment it would just not happen in general. But, people are people and blowing off steam with the odd crude joke is not uncommon provided everyone is consenting to participate. And it's never done around people who'd you'd make uncomfortable by it. Not excusing the nastier stuff in the article though... That's just sick.

@Tupin But men can't do it without being criticized for it either. That's literally what the article does. It doesn't criticize women for it though.

@Crockin No, it's not. Two wrongs don't make a right. A man being harassed isn't ok because women have had it bad for so many years. Gosh, how did you even arrive at that logic? There are plenty of examples of situations and industries dominated by men, and also plenty of examples of situations and industries dominated by women. It is a thing, and it does happen.
How about this: any harassment of anyone, regardless which gender does the harassing and which gender is being harassed, is bad.

This isn't a Nintendo exclusive issue I think. It's a problem with treating contractors as second class citizens who need jobs and can be easily silenced and replaced when necessary. Capitalism gonna capitalism

Although these are just allegations, This is getting to the point where it is hard to defend NoA.

@blindsquarel that may be so, but remember: Innocent until proven guilty.

@Smt_nerd To be fair, this isn't an issue exclusive to capatalism either.

@Bret I think they mentioned in the Kit & Krysta podcast that they left Nintendo due to the office they were working in moving to different city. But hard to say, of course.

@PtM The reality is is that Nintendo gets away with this because there isn't a disconnect between their public persona and what is going on behind the scenes like there is with Ubisoft/Rockstar etc. People claiming to profess left wing ideals but having bad stuff behind the scene are always focused on more by American reactionaries than "run of the mill" bad stuff like this. There's no "left wingers are hypocrites" story that can be run.

Innocent until proven guilty. This could just be people jumping on the whole “let’s cancel companies that wronged us” train. I wouldn’t be surprised if this turns out to be true but until then I’m not holding my breath

@Tasuki Keep in mind that this is allegations against Nintendo of America, not Nintendo Co. Ltd (Japan)

I’m taking a wait and see approach.

It sounds likely that the behavior occurred. But I try to wait and see what all comes out before going nuts.

It's not an allegation any company would want on their name. But should the accusations be against the employee(s) not the company?

@Tasuki

The allegations are against a branch, not the company as a whole.

The question is if NOA upper management knows about it. If they did, they’re screwed.

What if Nintendo is found guilty? channels and people like gamexplain that cancelled companies like activision blizzard time ago will have the guts to the same with nintendo?

@valharian No, and Nintendo knows this. Loads of people will never hold them to the same standards as the rest of the industry ever, because of nostalgia. This goes for everything they do.

Even Nintendo? Jeez nowhere is safe...

@Tupin @valharian did either of you read the article? This is about a department within NoA (Testing) and not the company as a whole. The Activision Blizzard situation was that these incidents were happening in the entire company and to he higher-ups covered it up. If NoA covered it up then someone is getting fired by Nintendo co. Ltd as they have been very vocal about these kinds of abuses being against company policy and beliefs.

@Crockin Nah, I'm willing to acknowledge and work to reduce all forms of bigotry. But as a culture, we don't do that; we create double-standards that only perpetuate the problems.

@Drac_Mazoku This was my exact thought. Not saying that what is being reported is false or the accusations did not happened, but coming from Kotaku of all places, we need more info

Ok so amazing to me is Nintendo feels they can pass judgement on Blizzard when they do the same thing? Would like to hear more from Nintendo on this before really adjusting my thoughts on this.

This definitely needs to be looked into. These are serious allegations. While anything from Kotaku needs to be taken with a grain of salt, sexual harassment is no joke.

On the other hand, the wokeness in the US is out of control. We've had multiple allegations at many establiments (even my own work place) of sexual harassment that have been debunked, mostly from women (and even men) accusing other people of "looking at them funny", misgendering, or using "toxic masculinity." One woman cried foul because a man dared to open a door for her.

Anything goes when people are just looking for attention.

@Edu23XWiiU @KoopaTheGamer Ahh, you're right. Totally forgot about that.

@Debo626 lmao stop. Of course a woman sexually harassing a man is wrong, but it literally has no bearing on power structures of society. That dynamic is so rare compared to the every day sexual harassment of women by men for thousands of years. If you can’t see that, u are in another world

@Tasuki True. I agree with your comment that says "a person in charge should know what their employees are doing while on the clock", however it would be unfair for the higher-ups (even good and honest ones) to be fired if they are still unaware of what's going on if say, for example, the people who answers to the higher-ups tries to cover it up.

@ThePizzaCheese when they can't behave, yes. The industry just attracts certain people, and when they don't have anyone to tell them no we get these sort of issues.

I was willing to write it off as me being a paranoid gay dude with a bad school experience. But a lot of these guys are seriously something else - even my overthinking brain couldn't invent it.

@Crockin Your "lmao stop" says more about you than me, as you so easily dismiss my points. We obviously have different opinions on this, and that's fine. You have a nice day, and peace. 🙂

@Xeacons goat comment my guy

@Xeacons Erm....Side segue I know, but what's this about doors? I grew up in a part of the US Midwest where it was considered polite to hold open doors for anyone else entering/exiting if you are able, regardless of age, gender, creed, race, etc. It's out of politeness and courtesy. This makes me wonder if this isn't as widespread as I thought and took it for granted.

there needs to be a statue of limitations on these kinds of accusations. 10 years is a long time, talking about how it was a "frat house" 10 years ago has a different context based on society expectations. Doesn't matter how you feel about it. Especially when your feelings on the matter can shift in that 10 year time as what ever it was sticks with you.

@Drac_Mazoku My every day man. i feel ya. F Society has become my mantra and I haven't been this jaded about interacting with other people since I was a teenager decades ago. Just watch out for your kids. their coming for them next.

@BlueCoolYoshi
Yeah ,I actually had a comment in reply to someone saying that about both sides, but my iPad died before I could post it and I am to lazy to type it out again.

@Tyranexx I've held the door for everyone I see in NYC. No complaints yet.

@Debo626 I definitely dismiss your point

This is not the place to be discussing Kotaku promoting piracy, because they weren't and it has nothing to do with this article. If you think emulating a game you purchased on a different platform is piracy, then you need to educate yourself.

@Slowdive They’re probably disciples of Andrew Tate.

@Tyranexx
I concur. However, in our society where women are encouraged to be “strong and independent” to a fault, many see any sign of basic kindness or helpfulness as a comment about weakness. Plus, since chivalry is traditional, it’s also PC to break many so-called “patriarchal” norms.

Testing departments are usually full of college kids so this sounds plausible. You don’t want to have thin skin if you’re working in testing, no matter your gender…

Got any proof?

Well, this definitely needs to be looked into.

Another awesome comment section that has gone south very quickly, of course no nuance at all, only polar opposites on one side or the other, just make sure you pick the right one, where we live in a male dominated male toxic patriarchy, and you will do just fine.

@BoilerBroJoe Ah, so it isn't just the Midwest, South, and Great Plains then! I'd really like to travel more of the country. NYC is on my bucket list, but so far the closest I've been is a short work conference in Philadelphia.

@Xeacons To me, there's a difference between plain common courtesy and stifling chivalry; as a woman, I've definitely experienced both ends of the spectrum. The only way I could see it going too far is if she never has to open a door or carry her stuff at all - especially if she does want to - for an extended period of time. I'm unsure if you were citing a specific example; if so, I'd deem it an overreaction.

@Tyranexx yeah I would think it might be considered condescending (or even a little aggressive) if you were to, say, run ahead of someone to grab and hold open the door for them. Especially if you’re only treating women that way. I respect that some people still like to perform a few gender roles, but I imagine a good rule of thumb for strangers is to treat them the same way you’d treat anybody, equally.

I hope you make it to NYC! I like to say NYC is just like any Main Street, USA. It’s just a whole bunch of them next to one another!

@BoilerBroJoe Precisely! I would interpret such a scenario that way. I strive to treat anyone I come across according to how I'd like to be treated. I think where some people cross hairs is when, according to psychology, the mental rulebook of one person may not mesh well with another.

There are several places I'd love to visit in NYC, and the Nintendo NY Store is one of them! Though I think I'll rely on public transportation since I've heard traffic can be a bear.

That's majorly messed up. But you know... I don't want to get Kotaku-ed, so I'll wait for more intel. This needs to get investigated.

@Bret
It is especially suspect when neither of the two have spoken out about their experiences at Nintendo, whereas Reggie seems to be extremely vocal about the way he managed Nintendo of America.

@Kimyonaakuma
Then maybe you should have said that in your first comment instead of stereotyping an entire sex while simultaneously complaining about sexism.

Plus, there are people of both genders who act like that in every industry, not just video games. Trust me, you don't need to be gay to be a victim of it.

My girlfriend was harassed when we worked there in 2016. She didn't tell me the full extent of it for over a year after we quit and she still doesn't feel like going forward because she's embarrassed or something but hopefully other people coming forward inspires her to do the same. The floor manager (not sure his official title) made disgusting remarks when she went to the bathroom and made sure to stand outside the door when he saw her heading that way, to where she stopped going at work until lunch or when we got off.

This is coming from Kotaku, a rag 'news' outlet, equivalent to a wrestling 'dirt sheet', I believe nothing that they publish.

@Drac_Mazoku Hopefully those of us pushing back will continue to gain traction. Always darkest before the dawn right. Still be vigilent, keep an eye on her teachers, do what any good parent like yourself is probably already doing and stay involved.

It's being broken by Kotaku though, so while there's a chance of inappropriate work place behavior, I'm gonna sit back and wait to see if anything actually comes out of this. Huge grain of salt if you will.

lol Kotaku. That is all that needs to be said.

Innocent until proven guilty people. Some people here need to remember that.

The burden of proof is on the accusers and nothing currently here beyond a typical Kotaku puff piece that has blatant animosity for Nintendo after a certain humiliating incident on them for their shoddy tabloid journalism .

No need to pull out the torches and pitchforks because of automatic assumption every company on the planet is Blizzard

How do you comment on the color of someone's underwear unless they're walking around the office with the undies hanging out? When fans sexualise video game characters and talk about their waifus why aren't they being accused of sexual harassment? This story seems bogus

@SpaceboyScreams what were the remarks?

The fact that the people involved have allegedly been suffering from "years" of sexual harassment and discrimination show that, if true, the victims themselves are part of the problem.

The thing with the whole career-over-dignity excuse is that if you choose to be silent when you have a good reason to speak, any trouble you end up with is, at best, partially deserved.

@Acein210 Really really goat

@Slowdive Are the victims at fault? Not completely, but as long as they remain silent, then they're part of the problem.

Ashamed? That's understandable, but sacrificing one's dignity for the sake of shame has always been an issue with these cases. Just because it frequently happens doesn't make it right, though. Powering through the shame, difficult though it may be, has always ended up well for the victims in cases like these.

Not taken seriously? That happens too, unfortunately. However, my point stands that if no one in the company's listening to your perfectly reasonable case and you still choose to stay, then that's sacrificing dignity for your career. Oftentimes, the delay exacerbates not being taken seriously too. Not many people would want the trouble of having to find proof that has long since disappeared after all. Excuses like not being able to find a job anywhere else also doesn't cut it. Finding a new job elsewhere is sometimes difficult, true, but lost dignity is never worth staying anywhere for.

It's an emotion-flaring topic, I agree, but I'd rather stick to the painful facts than the alternative.

I cant speak to the truth of allegations or how accurate kotaku is or some such thing but i can offer perhaps a helpful perspective.

Granted everything comes from the internet with a grain of salt and i can only do so much to persuade people of the truth to what i say.

I have worked in the Games industry testing specifically for years. I am a male so my experience is different to what the article says. But i can say that there is a running joke if you are in the testing industry in WA state. And that Nintendo and the contracting companies it uses are terrible. Everyone i know who has worked for nintendo has a bad nintendo story at one point or another. Testers in general, contractors especially tend to get the bad end of the stick but it always seems worse at nintendo.

So i 100% believe that some jerks are making womens lives more difficult there. Because ive seen it in other companies too. Its slowly improving but a lot of people dont consider how their actions affect others.