Nintendo's made this clear before they even released them so it shouldn't be news to anybody who cares about them. Judging from how well these things sell, and the fact that so many people buy them with no intention of even using them in a game, the public doesn't really care about this limitation.
This kind of thing happens all the time in business. There's no reason to single out Nintendo here.
It's very simple. Only talk to the public/media about what you're allowed to talk about. Violating that gets you fired.
Try running a company that gives away your core product, or a version of it that has most of the features people care about, for free and see how well you do.
I can get a brand new, gasoline powered car for under $20k that goes 400 miles on a tank and gets 40 miles per gallon. I don't see an electric car coming anytime soon that would be a better alternative to that considering that gas prices are reasonable (where I live at least). Create an electric car that can go at least 300 miles, is under 20K and can be charged in a few minutes and maybe we'll talk.
The problem is that with the exception of major cities like New York, public transportation just isn't convenient enough to use in the US. With the exception of New York city, I'm not going to use public transportation if I have to drive to a train/bus station first.
I just sold my old house and bought a new one and didn't have to fax a single thing. It was all done electronically. Emails were sent via an encrypted email service and documents were signed via DocuSign. It's been like that for everyone I know who has bought/sold a house recently as well.
Don't bother with this unless your manager asks. It's their problem to ensure your replacement can do the job.
No offense intended, but it sounds like you're making yourself sound more important than you really are. While I'm sure you are a hard worker and did your job very well, I've never ran into a situation where a company was SOL when any one particular person left. However, I've known lots of people who thought they were the only ones who knew how to do their job. In the end, it always turns out that the company does just fine and has no problem filling the role. If you really are that important to the company, then offer to help them out at a respectable contract rate; They won't call though.
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Nintendo's made this clear before they even released them so it shouldn't be news to anybody who cares about them. Judging from how well these things sell, and the fact that so many people buy them with no intention of even using them in a game, the public doesn't really care about this limitation.
This kind of thing happens all the time in business. There's no reason to single out Nintendo here. It's very simple. Only talk to the public/media about what you're allowed to talk about. Violating that gets you fired.
Try running a company that gives away your core product, or a version of it that has most of the features people care about, for free and see how well you do.
Spoken like someone who doesn't own a home and doesn't understand the benefits of investing.
I can get a brand new, gasoline powered car for under $20k that goes 400 miles on a tank and gets 40 miles per gallon. I don't see an electric car coming anytime soon that would be a better alternative to that considering that gas prices are reasonable (where I live at least). Create an electric car that can go at least 300 miles, is under 20K and can be charged in a few minutes and maybe we'll talk.
The problem is that with the exception of major cities like New York, public transportation just isn't convenient enough to use in the US. With the exception of New York city, I'm not going to use public transportation if I have to drive to a train/bus station first.
Since we won't be able to use it for at least another 10 years.
I just sold my old house and bought a new one and didn't have to fax a single thing. It was all done electronically. Emails were sent via an encrypted email service and documents were signed via DocuSign. It's been like that for everyone I know who has bought/sold a house recently as well.
Don't bother with this unless your manager asks. It's their problem to ensure your replacement can do the job. No offense intended, but it sounds like you're making yourself sound more important than you really are. While I'm sure you are a hard worker and did your job very well, I've never ran into a situation where a company was SOL when any one particular person left. However, I've known lots of people who thought they were the only ones who knew how to do their job. In the end, it always turns out that the company does just fine and has no problem filling the role. If you really are that important to the company, then offer to help them out at a respectable contract rate; They won't call though.