Nintendo fires employee for breaking NDA on a podcast - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Tudd;48451820]It's not like Nintendo has the best record. They just have more spectacular nice moments followed by long mediorce time periods of mistakes.[/QUOTE] ignoring anything good, nintendo seems way less shitty than many, many companies out there

[QUOTE=J!NX;48454619]ignoring anything good, nintendo seems way less shitty than many, many companies out there[/QUOTE] Especially Japanese video game companies. Capcom, Konami, Namco, Sega, etc all have plenty of large bumps in their history.

An NDA is an NDA. You break it and you cannot blame your employer for leaving you twisting in the wind, nor can you plead for sympathy because YOU fucked up. [quote]You'd think admitting you screwed up and saying what went wrong would garner more trust for the future. It's becoming more and more clear that audiences value transparency over positivity, and no one on the corporate side actually seems to get that.[/quote] [i]Loose Lips Sink Ships.[/i] While you may have a point it does not override that some things need to remain secret in corporate life to help retain a competitive edge.

[QUOTE=Levelog;48454676]Especially Japanese video game companies. Capcom, Konami, Namco, Sega, etc all have plenty of large bumps in their history.[/QUOTE] Nintendo's mistakes can't really compare with those, especially Konami right now. So that is definitely true.

I don't understand how he broke an NDA. He didn't let any secrets loose, he didn't make any comments that were really derogatory, he just talked about a business move that many see as sound and justified, even if it ends up being somewhat wrong in the end. A lot of these localized games don't really sell well enough to justify full translations. Xenoblade was an exception, because the demand was [I]really[/I] high. It was a sleeper hit. For stuff like Captain Rainbow, that's obviously not a game that'll sell big numbers. Like he said, the amount of people who want it aren't a big enough group to risk localization and any possible financial losses, no matter how small. Video games are a big market now. Companies have to, unfortunately, be more corporate-minded and concerned with money. That's just how it works.

[QUOTE=LTJGPliskin;48454760]I don't understand how he broke an NDA. He didn't let any secrets loose, he didn't make any comments that were really derogatory, he just talked about a business move that many see as sound and justified, even if it ends up being somewhat wrong in the end. A lot of these localized games don't really sell well enough to justify full translations. Xenoblade was an exception, because the demand was [I]really[/I] high. It was a sleeper hit. For stuff like Captain Rainbow, that's obviously not a game that'll sell big numbers. Like he said, the amount of people who want it aren't a big enough group to risk localization and any possible financial losses, no matter how small. Video games are a big market now. Companies have to, unfortunately, be more corporate-minded and concerned with money. That's just how it works.[/QUOTE] It was something that was purely in house knowledge for Nintendo that he disclosed. That is the definition of breaking an NDA.

Don't believe any shit you read on Tumblr. They exaggerate [I][B]everything. [/B][/I] Highly doubt he actually called people "stupid."

[QUOTE=Eonart;48454856]I fully believe he deserved it, you should refer to your audience in such a condescending attitude. Also: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/sKf45sv.png[/IMG] I've heard of a lot of people having real beef with NoA since before this incident. I never personally kept up with it but I hope people get what they want and NoJ takes a look.[/QUOTE] It was more his shitty attitude that got him fired and making fun of the fanbase than suposedly leaking information. If he wasn't such a dick, he would have his job still.

[URL="http://www.chaingangmedia.com/ptg76/"]Listen for yourself and make the call.[/URL] Skip to around 9 minutes in if you want to hear how he sounded

[QUOTE=AkujiTheSniper;48454951][URL="http://www.chaingangmedia.com/ptg76/"]Listen for yourself and make the call.[/URL] Skip to around 9 minutes in if you want to hear how he sounded[/QUOTE] "[after a nasally, unfair interpretation of a fan] Uhh, what are you talking about?" "we know it's a colossal waste" "look at you people" "You guys are loud and ever present but not [essentially not big enough]" And ultimately "[People don't want to look at themselves]" Now if [I]I[/I] were talking to this person, I'd completely understand, however question his position. However, he's representing a company. People are going to listen to that and twist the hell out of it, which is why I couldn't help but cringe at his presentation. With the way he carried himself, he expressed a lot disregard for people who want to buy into Nintendo's Japanese franchises and kind of wrote them off as fanatics. I get the whole break things down for people to understand, but it was ultimately condescending. When you get into a business for the customer, you should be thinking about the customer all of the time. You should be caring for them and consoling them when necessary. Even if there are the occasional bad eggs or disagreement, your love and appreciation for the customer should shine through. More importantly, he crossed the line the furthest when he started alluding to and representing [I]other people's[/I] emotions towards sects of gamers - especially when he was talking about Sakurai. Sure, he wants to work at Nintendo, but with how he acts in regards to the receiving end of Nintendo he shouldn't be representing them at all.