Like the others have said, good detailed write-up about how the work and labor laws are in Japan, and that Iwata took a pay cut, not out of heroics, but because he was following the laws in Japan.
But the bottomline between him and Spencer, is that Nintendo is doing fine with their 1st party support from their games, and their current console sales. Spence and Xbox are struggling, to say the least.
When you're winning, nobody cares about how the sausage is made. They only care when you're losing. That's life. If Nintendo was having the same problems Microsoft is having now, these things might have been more exposed. But, Nintendo, has done such a better job with their PR as well, that it would likely not be as effective, as I mentioned in another thread. In business and politics, perception is reality. And Nintendo has done a great job making themselves look like the family friendly alternative to Disney.
It's similar to Mark Cuban, and how he portrays himself as the cool, down to earth, rich business investor, compared to others like him, when in reality, he is no different and just as cutthroat.
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