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Jordan Gerblick

GameStop employee who shared Tears of the Kingdom leak says he was fired "at Nintendo's request"

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

A former GameStop employee says he was fired after sharing a leak related to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom because Nintendo caught wind of the situation and "requested" his termination.

Back in March, the employee shared an image purportedly of an internal GameStop inventory screen suggesting a limited edition Tears of the Kingdom-themed Nintendo Switch OLED console would soon be announced. Of course, that turned out to be accurate, but the GameStop employee says his "very educated guess" cost him his job.

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