Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Nintendo confirm contractor layoffs
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Nintendo confirm contractor layoffs. Eurogamer report that amid claims of a lull in testing, before the arrival of the much anticipated Switch 2 console, it was reported that 120 contractor testing roles have been closed down, with an unspecified number being made into full time roles. This ‘massive downsizing’ news was reported by Kotaku, who have had word from several current and former contractors at the Washington-based games and hardware testing team of Nintendo. Nintendo themselves have since confirmed to Kotaku that is has reorganized the Product testing functions team to ‘drive greater global integration in game development efforts and better align Nintendo of America with interregional testing procedures and operations.’ The company has not however confirmed the exact number of positions that have been permanently saved, or let go. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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