{"id":592988,"date":"2026-03-19T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-contractor-concerns-troubling-doug-bowser-says"},"modified":"2026-03-19T06:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T06:00:06","slug":"nintendo-contractor-concerns-troubling-doug-bowser-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nintendo-contractor-concerns-troubling-doug-bowser-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo contractor concerns &#8220;troubling&#8221;, Doug Bowser says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nintendo-contractor-concerns-troubling-doug-bowser-says.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nNintendo of America boss Doug Bowser has commented on the ongoing emergence of reports from contract workers discussing employee rights and working conditions. <\/p>\n<p>\nWriting in an internal email, excerpts of which were posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/05\/12\/nintendo-contractors-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>, Bowser acknowledged the various reports which have surfaced over the past weeks &#8220;about alleged working conditions at Nintendo&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHe continue: &#8220;Like many of you, the executive leadership team and I find many of these points troubling, and we are closely reviewing the content.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-contractor-concerns-troubling-doug-bowser-says\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-contractor-concerns-troubling-doug-bowser-says\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo of America boss Doug Bowser has commented on the ongoing emergence of reports from contract workers discussing employee rights and working conditions. 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