Wouwter

@Ichiban Maybe all the Mario games are veiled threats at third parties. "Make games for us or we'll steal your princess!"

@Darknyht Konami does treat its employees like absolute crap (note: two separate links). My mind first went to Konami as well.

Man, that quarantine room practice sounds brutal. For anyone interested, I also found this article on it.

"He was told that he and the other employee who opposed the transfer were to work in a hallway facing the restrooms in an annex building (...) After a month, he couldn't focus on his reading anymore. Various ailments began to crop up: nausea, headaches and lethargy. His working environment got worse in July. Management ordered the two desks be separated and cordoned off by a temporary wall. (...) He could not get out of bed in the morning. He felt too weak to even reach out for a glass of water, although he was thirsty. He had also lost 15 kilograms since the transfer. Once, while driving, his body began to shake violently."

@joyousneck No, you're probably right, thanks! Sega seems to make the most sense.

@joyousneck Have a link to an article about the lawsuit or something? I only came up with Sony doing this (and Panasonic, NEC and Toshiba, but they aren't gaming companies), there's no lawsuit mentioned there though and it seems too recent (shame on them).

(Article in the New York Times)

Edit: Nevermind, I Googled a bit better this time and found it without a problem.