Once again Nintendo hits the headlines, but this time not for the "lighthearted" news you might expect, not even their obnoxious DMCA notice. Several female testers have spoken out about certain inappropriate comments, advances, and overall "frat-like" ambient that they experienced from both co-workers and superiors during their stay at NoA as testers. The allegations even seem to indicate harsh behaviours not only based on sex, but also towards employees of different sexual orientations.

The accusations have been reported and published by Kotaku just a few days ago, in quite a lengthy article going into great detail about the several stories they've gathered regarding the different accusations and claims from inside the NoA offices.

The recent claims have reached the attention of Nintendo of America's current president, Doug Bowser, to which he sent an internal message to their employees:

We have and will always investigate any allegations we become aware of, and we are actively investigating these most recent claims.

It is currently unknown if there is an active legal action against specific employees.

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[JaapDaniels]

Only 2% - 10% of allegations are provably false, so we can assume that the male is probably guilty.

Because, males, males, males.

I read about it on a gbatemp post.

So now we do it the other way around here?
Guilty until proven otherwise?
Get's me back to

• Innocent Until Caught
• Innocent Until Caught 2 - Presumed Guilty

 

[Chris_Dai_Gyakuten_Saiban]

Only 2% - 10% of allegations are provably false, so we can assume that the male is probably guilty.

Because, males, males, males.

I read about it on a gbatemp post.

Of course nothing could be more true if anyone here says it right? Further more if a female hates a male and wants to ruin his life all she has to say is that she was abused in some form or shape, nonetheless these claims should be verified and then action should be taken in accordance to the nature of the situation.

 

[mituzora]

I feel like the people here claiming that you should protect those accused of causing harassment might have some skeletons in their closet... If you don't have have anything to be afraid of then you shouldn't worry. There are plenty of cases where someone accused has proof to prove that their not actually doing what they're accused of doing, and then they continue on with their work. Furthermore plenty of people have spoken up about false accusations in the crowd who'd you would assume would jump on the female side. it's not as one-sided as some of you think.

Regardless, it's fucked that these people have to feel uncomfortable for the shot to work for big N.

As for "Jokes" and "NSFW" content being shared around in a workplace; what are you? a child? you can Joke and share content with people without it making others feel uncomfortable. I have plenty of scantily clad anime pictures on my phone, but that doesn't mean I feel like sharing it with my coworkers. I think it's actually kinda weird that people want to share that stuff in a workplace. I crack jokes at my workplace all the time over teams, but not a single time have I felt compelled to share cringy sexual content. If you think "men" are just that way, then I have some bad news for you champ.... Maybe you're that way, but most people know how to keep that kind of neanderthal behavior to themselves.

 

[sombrerosonic]

I feel like the people here claiming that you should protect those accused of causing harassment might have some skeletons in their closet... If you don't have have anything to be afraid of then you shouldn't worry. There are plenty of cases where someone accused has proof to prove that their not actually doing what they're accused of doing, and then they continue on with their work. Furthermore plenty of people have spoken up about false accusations in the crowd who'd you would assume would jump on the female side. it's not as one-sided as some of you think.

Regardless, it's fucked that these people have to feel uncomfortable for the shot to work for big N.

As for "Jokes" and "NSFW" content being shared around in a workplace; what are you? a child? you can Joke and share content with people without it making others feel uncomfortable. I have plenty of scantily clad anime pictures on my phone, but that doesn't mean I feel like sharing it with my coworkers. I think it's actually kinda weird that people want to share that stuff in a workplace. I crack jokes at my workplace all the time over teams, but not a single time have I felt compelled to share cringy sexual content. If you think "men" are just that way, then I have some bad news for you champ.... Maybe you're that way, but most people know how to keep that kind of neanderthal behavior to themselves.

Time out......

You have hentai on your phone, chad.

I think people are afraid cause people dont want to be canceled at all.

 

[mituzora]

Time out......

You have hentai on your phone, chad.

I think people are afraid cause people dont want to be canceled at all.

If they get cancelled, then there's a good chance that they're getting cancelled for a reason.

look at someone like projared that got the whole cancel train on him, but he backed everything up with evidence and got out essentially scott free, and is still thriving on YouTube.

I'm not going to turn a blind eye to cancel culture, because there is a large toxic community of cancel culture, and it's a problem. However, if you have proof then you can shut the haters up. plain and simple.

Something I don't quite grasp is the fact that people are on here claiming these victims to come up with more proof or it didn't happen. why aren't we asking the accused to come up with proof that they didn't actually do this? proof is a two-way street. Just sayin'

 

[wartutor]

If they get cancelled, then there's a good chance that they're getting cancelled for a reason.

look at someone like projared that got the whole cancel train on him, but he backed everything up with evidence and got out essentially scott free, and is still thriving on YouTube.

I'm not going to turn a blind eye to cancel culture, because there is a large toxic community of cancel culture, and it's a problem. However, if you have proof then you can shut the haters up. plain and simple.

Something I don't quite grasp is the fact that people are on here claiming these victims to come up with more proof or it didn't happen. why aren't we asking the accused to come up with proof that they didn't actually do this? proof is a two-way street. Just sayin'

One thing here is wrong with this statement. When you accuse someone of something you have to have proof. I can not walk up to a stranger and say they robbed me and expect them to provide proof to the police that they didnt do the crime. Thats not how shit works and it shouldnt be that way for obvious reasons i shouldnt have to point out to anyone.

 

[mituzora]

One thing here is wrong with this statement. When you accuse someone of something you have to have proof. I can not walk up to a stranger and say they robbed me and expect them to provide proof to the police that they didnt do the crime. Thats not how shit works and it shouldnt be that way for obvious reasons i shouldnt have to point out to anyone.

....but it is. ever heard of a court of law? both sides are there to prove that innocence or guilt.

Going back to the robber argument (which is a strawman if i've ever seen one by the way) there's a good chance if someone was accused of robbery that if there's enough evidence that they will be taken in for questioning. in the case of the nintendo claims, there's enough people and evidence claiming that this can legitimately be an issue, so we take the other people in for questioning and proof that they didn't do it.

again, proof is a two-way street. just sayin'

 

[Sir Tortoise]

The difference between "innocent until proven guilty" and "they can't possibly be guilty" basically sums up this thread. Jesus. Read the article maybe, most of these accounts either refer to evidence being taken or should be pretty easy to verify. Hence why there's an investigation.

 

[TraderPatTX]

why read when you can construct your own version of reality where you are right? First part has already been mentioned but also most accusations do stand up to reality, because these things do happen. So do false claims, they're much rarer than genuine claims but that's why you can't assume one way or the other.

I'd like to see some data on that.

At this time, there are no repercussions for filing a false sexual harassment claim because the accused is already let go from the company or forced to quit by the time the truth becomes known and the whole thing is dropped.

 

[TraderPatTX]

Yeah, who gives a shit about what people hired for this think? Our opinions are more important! /s (I wish I was joking, but...you've already read enough "evidence")

Just because Johhny Depp had an abusive piece of crap for a wife and was falsely accused by her doesn't mean literally every man is the same, and the victims also need to be given the benefit of the doubt

The accused need to be given the same benefit of the doubt, or are we just throwing equality in the dumpster now?

 

[BLsquared]

I wonder when this forum will start posting gaming and hacking news again.

 

[tabzer]

I wonder when this forum will start posting gaming and hacking news again.

That's what happens when you step into the politics section. Oh shit...

 

[ShadowOne333]

I wonder when this forum will start posting gaming and hacking news again.

It's gaming related still ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

 

[BLsquared]

It's gaming related still ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

It's just another corporate issue that's better left in business discussions.
It's like needing to understand the tennets of Communism and the CCP to watch the Beijing Olympics, and you're just a sports fan who wants to watch the 100 Meter Dash.

 

[mituzora]

It's just another corporate issue that's better left in business discussions.
It's like needing to understand the tennets of Communism and the CCP to watch the Beijing Olympics, and you're just a sports fan who wants to watch the 100 Meter Dash.

Honestly, I've considered ignoring Political threads because anymore they just become a circle jerk of "you're wrong, no you're wrong" but they're entertaining to see some of the asinine answers from both ends. at least with your analogy, there are channels here where you can completely ignore the "communism/CCP" posts and go straight to the 100 Meter Dash

 

[BLsquared]

Honestly, I've considered ignoring Political threads because anymore they just become a circle jerk of "you're wrong, no you're wrong" but they're entertaining to see some of the asinine answers from both ends. at least with your analogy, there are channels here where you can completely ignore the "communism/CCP" posts and go straight to the 100 Meter Dash

Fair point lol. Fair point. XD

 

[Kioku]

Sounds like men are children and shouldn’t be in the workplace

No. Those aren't "men" they're more like "man-children". They never left high school and it shows. I've worked with plenty of adult males who don't have this bullshit mindset of "hazing" each other with childish jokes and insults. Especially ones based on a bigoted thought process.

 

[tabzer]

I heard rumors about a grown-up being in this thread.

 

[Kioku]

I heard rumors about a grown-up being in this thread.

No way... On the temp?

 

[tabzer]

No way... On the temp?

I think there is a spy among us.