One woman, a former game tester using the fake name Hannah, says she quit after a male employee allegedly started posting in a work groupchat about video game characters in an inappropriate way, such as having sex with a Pokemon or how he believed it was OK to be attracted to childlike game characters, such as Paimon from Genshin Impact.
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Game testers accuse Nintendo of America of sexual harassment
By Junior Miyai, News.com.au
August 17, 2022 | 11:48am
A shocking report alleges that many former contractors of Nintendo of America suffered years of sexual harassment and abuse, ranging from inappropriate sexual humor to stalking and threats.
The report by gaming website Kotaku alleges many female contractors came forward to talk about their experiences at Nintendo of America headquarters.
One woman, a former game tester using the fake name Hannah, says she quit after a male employee allegedly started posting in a work groupchat about video game characters in an inappropriate way, such as having sex with a Pokemon or how he believed it was OK to be attracted to childlike game characters, such as Paimon from Genshin Impact.
A man stands in front of Nintendo's logo at the presentation ceremony of its new game console Switch in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 13, 2017.
Former game testers claim they were sexually harassed by male employees at Nintendo of America headquarters.
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“Nintendo was almost like a nightmare. It’s sad because I love Nintendo; I grew up with Nintendo. I was so excited to join Nintendo when I first got there, and I thought I was going somewhere,” Hannah said.
However, when she reported the incident to her supervisors at Aerotek, which is now named Aston Carter, the contracting company that Hannah worked for, she was allegedly told to be less outspoken, and ostracized by her work group for reporting the incident.
In a previous encounter, Hannah recalled, she did see a co-worker fired after they commented on the color of Hannah’s underwear.
However, the male employee discussing Pokemon sex was a full-time Nintendo employee and she claimed his only punishment was additional sexual harassment training.
