A Gamestop employee who sparked speculation regarding the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom special edition Nintendo Switch P…
While the special edition Switch Pro was only officially confirmed by Nintendo during its, fans had long expected a Zelda-themed model to arrive alongside the upcoming game. Indeed, earlier leaks online had even suggested at its design.
So when Massachusetts GameStop employee Mike saw a"HW TBD Switch" entry pop up on his store's system hours before the Direct's broadcast, it didn't seem too surprising. Mike snapped a picture of the screen and uploaded it to reddit.reports, the reddit post was quickly traced back to Mike using his account name and publicly identifiable details about his identity. Within a week, Mike had met with his manager and been suspended. Within two weeks, he was fired.
Mike said he had made the post to let fans know to be ready to place a pre-order, for example in case stock was hard to find, and said he had not been aware he was breaking any official employee policy. Nintendo, however, reportedly took a dim view. Mike states he was told by his boss"off the record" that Nintendo had specifically insisted Mike was fired for his post.
Now, Mike has said he'll likely have to give up his Zelda Switch pre-order:"Sadly I won't be able to afford it anymore due to lack of a job," he said.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Nintendo lawyers want Discord to divulge details of Zelda art book leakerNintendo is seeking to subpoena Discord to obtain details of the individual who leaked 200 pages of details regarding t…
Read more »
I asked AI what the Nintendo Switch Pro and PS6 will look likeThe results are... um... yeah.
Read more »
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom final trailer airing tomorrowFor those of you so hungry for more The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom news you simply must consume it the secon…
Read more »
Nintendo goes after Discord to find out who leaked the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom art bookThis is your semi-regular reminder that you are not actually anonymous on Discord.
Read more »
The Nintendo Live fanfest is coming to the US this year | VGCThe Nintendo Live fanfest is coming to Seattle this September
Read more »