He described it as a “haven of superhumans and genuises” able to create successively amazing games, but felt it was “hell for an average person” such as himself. His time at Nintendo helped him realise it wasn’t the right career for him, he said, and helped him find the confidence to take his career down a different path. “That’s my biggest accomplishment from working at Nintendo,” he added. “I have no regrets in deciding to work there, achieving that, and then leaving.”

Good for him, honestly

Well , mostly it’s common in the highly diversified organisations, if you’re average you have no space at all , either to be brilliantly great or just accept that you’re being treated what you deserve to be.

Have you tried not being average? /s