Nintendo: Female employee fired for moonlighting, not online pressure
A female employee was fired from her position at Nintendo because she violated her contract by holding a second job -- not because of her feminist views expressed online -- the company tells Mashable.
Alison Rapp, a product marketing specialist at Nintendo of America's Seattle office, tweeted Wednesday she was let go from her position at the company.
Rapp had faced more than two months of harassment online, much of which was centered around fans upset about changes made for the American localization of Fire Emblem: Fates Forever. (A great summary of the conflict can be found on Kotaku.)
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Nintendo of America provided the below statement to Mashable.
Alison Rapp was terminated due to violation of an internal company policy involving holding a second job in conflict with Nintendo’s corporate culture. Though Ms. Rapp’s termination follows her being the subject of criticism from certain groups via social media several weeks ago, the two are absolutely not related. Nintendo is a company committed to fostering inclusion and diversity in both our company and the broader video game industry and we firmly reject the harassment of individuals based on gender, race or personal beliefs. We wish Ms. Rapp well in her future endeavors.
We've reached out to Rapp for additional comment.
Chelsea Stark was the Games Editor for Mashable, where she covered everything from AAA titles, mainstream consoles, indie gems, mobile games and gaming culture. She handled news, feature stories and reviews. Before that, Chelsea was Mashable's Multimedia Producer, where she helped develop visual storytelling aids, whether they were photos of video. She came to New York in 2010 to pursue her master's degree in journalism at NYU's Studio 20 program, which focused on innovation as journalism is changed by new technology. Before coming to New York, Chelsea lived in Austin, where she did online journalism and social media for the local CBS affiliate. She loves good beer, classic Nintendo games, and all things geeky, and spends her time attempting to find anything close to good Tex-Mex in Brooklyn.
