“Along with all of you, I’ve been following the latest developments with Activision Blizzard and the ongoing reports of sexual harassment and toxicity at the company,” said Bowser in the email. “I find these accounts distressing and disturbing. They run counter to my values as well as Nintendo’s beliefs, values and policies.” The Nintendo bosses comments come after both Phil Spencer of Xbox and Jim Ryan of PlayStation outlined their stances on the matter, both condemning the situation at Activision Blizzard and the response by its board to events that have occured so far. The ‘big three’ now have a big set of quotes between them when referring to the Activision Blizzard scandal: Ryan is “disheartened and frankly stunned”, Spencer is “disturbed and deeply troubled” and, now, Bowser is “distressed and disturbed.” Kotick recently discussed stepping down as CEO of Activision Blizzard, and the company has promised to make some changes to its workplace policies in light of the ongoing investigations.
