Rejected Nintendo applicant says the company doesn't need to filter out candidates by education because the very first test is so brutal almost no one gets through

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Nintendo is extremely selective and deliberate about how it makes games, so it's no surprise that its employees go through a proportionately rigorous hiring process before joining the team. Still, it's fascinating to hear from a rejected applicant about just how challenging even the initial steps apparently are.

Automaton translated an enlightening X thread from Murahashi Kuriki, a blogger and professor who applied to work for Nintendo back in 2015 but was ultimately rejected after failing what he said was an incredibly difficult test.