Nintendo is telling partner developers it’s not going to hold one of its Nintendo Direct video events in June.
But complications brought about from Japan’s work-from-home order as part of its attempts to mitigate COVID-19 are forcing Nintendo to push back its schedule.
But the company’s statement from the start of the March 26 Nintendo Direct Mini is as good a comment as any:“Due to COVID-19, release dates and other information … are subject to change.”The June Nintendo Direct may be a victim of Japan’s cultural clash with work-from-homeNintendo is not unique in its struggles to adapt to a work-from-home model.
It turns out that you can’t remold Japanese business culture in a handful of weeks.
But that’s going to take time.