Nintendo has probably made its employees very happy, as it has been announced that the base salary of its workers in Japan is getting a significant increase. The move comes at a time when the games industry is in a volatile state, which makes the recognition of Nintendo's workers all the more impressive.
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Nintendo's president, Shuntaro Furukawa, announced the salary increase at Nintendo's latest annual shareholder meeting. One investor noted that Nintendo does not have a labor union, and wanted to know what the company was doing to reward its employees. Furukawa responded that he thinks it's important for Nintendo to maintain a “reasonable level” of salary and compensation. Accordingly, the base salary at Nintendo has been increased by an impressive 10%. This is a bit of good news for the industry and game developers as the industry is struggling with numerous shutdowns and complete shutdown of many game studios.
