Nintendo is actively investigating reports that its female testers face harassment and discrimination
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A report from Kotaku exposes a toxic workplace culture for female staff and contractors at Nintendo of America. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Nintendo of America is investigating reports that female game testers were subject to discrimination and harassment, according to internal messages seen by Kotaku. Earlier this week, the publication published a scathing report exposing a toxic workplace culture at the company in which female staff and contractors were targeted by male colleagues.
According to Kotaku, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser sent an email to employees acknowledging the claims on August 16th, the same day the report was released. In the message, Bowser stresses that the company is taking the allegations seriously, stating, We have and will always investigate any allegations we become aware of, and we are actively investigating these most recent claims."
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