madeinbeats Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 Nintendo of Korea Entangled in Twitter Controversy Today, Nintendo's South Korean branch is finding itself embroiled in controversy after a highly unprofessional comment, allegedly made via Twitter. As mentioned on Korean news site Naver (via tipster Sang), someone using Nintendo of Korea's Twitter account commented on a photo of celebrity Eun Ji Park (above). Once a weather caster, Park is now a TV personality in South Korea. The tweet apparently read: "She should have just stayed as a TV Meteorologist. Getting all the work done on her face like that. How come a brainless bitch like you gets the entire spotlight? Who is your sponsor? TV...sigh..." "Sponsor" is an English loan word in Korean that is similar in meaning to "sugar daddy". It carries the nuance of exchanging sexual favors for a celeb lifestyle—hence, "sponsor". The Nintendo of Korea's Twitter account was apparently used to make a comment on this article about Eun Ji Park and her boy band friend. The tweet has since been deleted; however, the news is all over Korean sites like Daum and Naver. Online in Korea, some commenters are speculating that the person who handles the Nintendo of Korea Twitter account accidentally mixed up his (or her) personal Twitter account. However, Nintendo of Korea is saying that the controversial tweet did not come from an employee. "We've determined no employee has posted such comment on our Twitter account," Nintendo of Korea told Naver. "We'd like to know how this ended up on our Twitter. This matter is frustrating." Embarrassing and rude, too. Here's a picture of the stupid bitch.
sumo73 Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 Are people in South Korea upset because they never got the Forecast Channel on the Wii to begin with and are now upset because Nintendo intend to shut that channel down in June so they vent their anger at a previous weather presenter because it makes them feels better. Maybe This story is embarrassing for Nintendo and I hope that they find out who wrote the message on twitter soon.
Rummy Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 I fail to see the problem? I jest, I jest. It's a bit extreme, but I'd assume just a misplaced accident. Not good PR for Nintendo, but from the sounds of it I think Korea probably have bigger problems at the moment.
bob Posted April 15, 2013 Posted April 15, 2013 Sounds either like a hacked account, or some disgruntled employee to me. I don't know why these things are always blown out of proportion, it's hardly like Nintendo are going to release a statement saying 'Yes, these are our views, what of it?'. Clearly those aren't the views of the company, just apologise and move on...
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