Nintendo staff switch | Contractors cut but full-time roles created in Nintendo restructuring

Nintendo of America (NOA) has confirmed it will be laying off contractors whilst expanding its full-time workforce.

The contractors subjected to the restructuring had worked on testing and game hardware in its office in Redmond, Washington.

The maker and publisher of games like Mario and Pokémon, and consoles such as the Nintendo Switch and the Wii, confirmed the news to Kotaku, a video game website.

“These changes will involve some contractor assignments ending, as well as the creation of a significant number of new full-time employee positions,” a spokesperson for Nintendo wrote in an email statement.