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Nintendo of America confirms contractor layoffs & full-time employee promotions at testing center

Nintendo is parting with some of its contracted testers and promoting others to full-time employees.

Donovan Erskine

March 27, 2024 11:55 AM

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As the industry waits for news surrounding Nintendo’s long-rumored Switch successor, there’s been a bit of a reshuffling at the company’s Washington, USA office. Nintendo of America has confirmed reports that it laid off some of its contracted testers and converted others to full-time employees.

The news comes from a Kotaku report, as a Nintendo spokesperson confirmed the information in a statement to the publication. The Nintendo spokesperson provided the following statement.

This of course comes as Nintendo is widely considered to be working on its successor to the Switch. Most recently the console was rumored to have been quietly delayed from Fall 2024 to an early 2025 release window. Nintendo has yet to confirm the existence of a new Switch console or a release window for it. Stick with Shacknews for the latest Nintendo news.

Donovan Erskine

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Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_