Nintendo Is “Hell” For Someone Who’s Not A Genius, Says Ex-Employee

A former Nintendo employee, Koichi Miura, recently spoke up about his experience working there. Koichi recently made a public post on his X account expressing his feelings while he worked in game production. He stated (text translation by X), “Nintendo was a great company, but I wouldn’t recommend it to others easily because it was a nest of superhumans and geniuses. As an average person, it was hell for me.”

任天堂はものすごい会社でした
でも気安く人に勧める気にはなりません
そこは超人と天才の巣窟だったからです
凡人の私には地獄でした
おかげで自分には向いていないと気づいたし
別の方向を目指そうと決心ができました
それが任天堂で働いて得た最大の成果です
ですから目指して達成して諦めたことに…

— Buncho | Koichi Miura 👑 おっぱいの王におれはなるっ!!! (@BunchoCG) November 7, 2023

Koichi Miura worked as a developer at Nintendo from 2019 to 2023 and currently works as a freelance CG designer. Before Nintendo, Miura worked at Square Enix, according to his X account profile details. Miura apparently did not like the work conditions at Nintendo and realized that it wasn’t for him. It made him decide to go in a different direction regarding his career, and he chose to freelance. 

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Furthermore, Miura explained that he has no regrets regarding his decisions, and he does not plan on giving up his aims. He thanked Nintendo as working there led him to a career path he wanted to walk on, and he claims it to be his greatest accomplishment from being employed there.