Nintendo's celebrated 10% pay raise actually landed back in April 2023 (mynintendonews.com)
The celebrated "10% pay bump" is Japan-only base pay that Nintendo actually lifted in April 2023; the 2026 news is a separate, smaller adjustment to starting salaries.
President Shuntaro Furukawa cited it to reassure shareholders. But with the yen near 162 to the dollar, one reader calculated the raise is already down 12% in dollar terms, and levels.fyi figures had others calling Nintendo a below-market payer to begin with.
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