I thought it is common in big companies to raise salaries by x% every year?
When it was, it was typically some amount less than inflation. 1-2%
That's what I think I get... So few, I don't even bother to look how much more it is...
Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%
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#12For someone in Japan this is shockingly high! Money doesn’t go far here at all
Err does go far, right? Japan is pretty cheap in my experience.
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#13For someone in Japan this is shockingly high! Money doesn’t go far here at all
Err does go far, right? Japan is pretty cheap in my experience.
This is largely a function of exchange rates. If you are paid in USD, then Japan will seem cheap in a way it does not for people paid in yen.
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#14Always a great thing to hear. Well paid employees, good results, and I'm definitely loving their Switch 2 releases already.
Off topic: what are you enjoying lately? Most of the games I have bought work on switch 1 but the screen and controls on the switch 2 are better. I regret buying caravan sandwitch because it's so hard to see with my aging eyes but it is nice to play it anywhere. Always curious to hear what others enjoy about it to help me have less regret in my $600 investment in Mario kart
I'm happy Mario Tennis is back with the ability to play actual full tennis matches again. I skipped the last one.
The story is kind of meh, but the mechanics of the tennis matches is fun. Its not like I play Mario Tennis for a deep storyline campaign, its for playing a tennis game. Its a good multi-player game.
I also have to agree with Bananza. A fun story, good mechanics, and a silly art style and direction.
I'm eager to play Star Fox. It seems like an exceptionally good remake. Its been decades since I last played the original, I imagine it'll feel pretty new and yet familiar at the same time.
I still do have mostly Switch 1 games to play on it. I don't really mind that. The Switch 2 having pretty much full backwards compatibility is a strong feature to me and not really a con. Better hardware for sure, and some parts of my old Switch was getting worn out after so many years of use.
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#15Great thing about Nintendo is unlike its competitors, they don't go around chasing new tech and business models. All their focus is concentrated on the playing experience - interfacing, fun value, guilt-free hooks etc. In many ways they are more a classic toymaker than a tech firm. This is the reason why they have such a strong following, their product at least is not run by MBAs chasing every chance at a point increase in margins.
I wish there were more such successful "craftsman shops" out there than soulless "service providers" that today's video game companies are.
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#18I thought it is common in big companies to raise salaries by x% every year?
Japan had zero or negative interest rates for decades, a period which ended a couple of years ago.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
When it was, it was typically some amount less than inflation. 1-2%
That's what I think I get... So few, I don't even bother to look how much more it is...
The worst is when you get a manager who’s either too clueless to realize you’re seeing a pay cut from an “increase” so small, or one who knows but is pretending otherwise.
That awkward pause in the comp update meeting when they tell you about the “increase” and seem to expect some positive reaction. LOL.
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#20For someone in Japan this is shockingly high! Money doesn’t go far here at all
Err does go far, right? Japan is pretty cheap in my experience.
Vietnam is even cheaper.
The problem is you get paid in a roided up currency and it's a fun vacation for you. The locals get paid awful wages and a single night at an hotel for a typical person here is a whole month's rent for them.