A former QA tester for Nintendo is alleging that their firing from that position was the result of an inquiry about unionization during a company meeting in January.
In an interview with Axios Gaming, Mackenzie Clifton–who is coming forward after filing a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board earlier this year–is claiming that a question asked to Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser during a meeting in January ultimately led to their termination one month later.
According to the interview, Clifton asked Bowser “what does NoA think about the unionization trend in QA in the games industry as of late?” Their inquiry was not answered in the meeting, however according to Clifton a supervisor from contracting firm Aston Carter told them it was a “downer question” and told them to ask questions of that nature to the firm, not to Nintendo directly.