# Layoffs might offer "better short-term financial results," late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admitted in 2013, but "employees who fear that they may be laid off" will never produce the same results

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- **Source:** [Gamesradar](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/layoffs-might-offer-better-short-term-financial-results-late-nintendo-president-satoru-iwata-admitted-in-2013-but-employees-who-fear-that-they-may-be-laid-off-will-never-produce-the-same-results/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a56d1e09751b7b24855cb9b)
- **Published:** 2026-07-15
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #nintendo
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