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David Amador | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 let's never forget this is how the great Iwata handled the poor reception of Wii U, not with layoffs, but by cutting his own wage.

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0cb67d45 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @eb948c00 he also lowered the salary of employees, but less than his. And Nintendo has raised salaries above inflation this year. This is how you treat employees!
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Robbie Dieterich | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @eb948c00 By all accounts I've heard, Santorum Iwata was a darn decent dude, but don't forget cultural / legal systemic effects. It is way harder to fire people in Japan compared to the US.
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David Amador | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I highly recommend reading Ask Iwata book to know more about Satoru Iwata

"I sincerely doubt employees who fear that they may be laid off will be able to develop software titles that would impress people“

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