It's fairly well known that those who work for major gaming companies, be it Sony, Nintendo, etc. must adhere to fairly strict rules when it comes to voicing their opinions or speaking about their employer in a public setting. This proves doubly true for most Japanese companies, especially Nintendo.
Chris Pranger, a now former localization editor at Nintendo appeared on The Part-Time Gamers podcast and talked a bit about the Big N's localization entity, the Nintendo Treehouse. Doing so prompted swift action from Nintendo in the form of him getting fired.
In a post on Twitter, the former Nintendo employee said, "As some of you may have heard, yes, I was fired yesterday. Yes, it was ultimately my own fault. No, I did not see this coming."
It was a stupid slip-up, yes, but it's amazing how such a crazy little decision of this sort can totally ruin someone's life. "I look around my house and see images of my son and feel such intense shame and crippling sadness," Pranger continued on Facebook. "I know that if I can’t find a job at least as good as this one, I won’t be able to provide for my family I’ve lost them their health coverage and their security.
What do you make of this tragic turn of events? Are Nintendo's policies too strict?
