San Francisco, Aug 19 (IANS) Nintendo America has launched an investigation following claims that feminine game testers experienced sexual harassment and discrimination.
According to Kokatu, President Doug Bowser despatched an inner message to staff acknowledging the “media coverage involving claims made about worker conduct”.
He wrote that “we have and will always investigate any allegations we become aware of, and we are actively investigating these most recent claims”.
This message was posted to the corporate’s inner SharePoint account. (Kotaku has additionally corroborated the message’s authenticity with two different present Nintendo staff), the report mentioned.
In the message, Bowser reassured present staff that Nintendo was taking the allegations severely.
“We have strict policies designed to protect our employees and associates from inappropriate conduct and expect full compliance with these policies by all who work for or with us,” Doug was quoted as saying.
“We have and will always investigate any allegations we become aware of, and we are actively investigating these most recent claims,” he added.
Bowser’s message was posted on the identical day that Kotaku printed an investigative report about feminine contractors who had experienced sexual harassment whereas working as game testers at Nintendo of America’s Redmond, Washington headquarters.
