Company employees in Japan are being asked to arrange a few days of paid leave to play the new game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It has been reported Japan Times.
It was noted that the novelty for the Nintendo Switch game console was released on a Friday business day in Japan, but many fans of the project felt that they could not wait any longer and wanted to finish the game as soon as possible.
“Many staff members took Zeruda yasumi (Zelda Holidays), specifically paid vacation days to play Tears of the Kingdom,” the article writes.
Also, according to the publication, the president of a company has happily approved a vacation for all of his employees involved in playing Zelda’s new role.
“Significant numbers of employees will choose to play over work no matter the circumstances, and companies will choose to use statutory holidays over their employees’ hours of play or attempting to take sick leave,” The Japan Times said.
At the same time, many Japanese fans of the series actively bought physical copies of the game and came to electronics stores on the day of the release of Tears of the Kingdom, abbreviated as Tiakin in Japan.
American game developer David Jaffe, former creator of God of War made harsh criticism The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. According to him, the game is at a lower level than many previous projects due to its graphics.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an open-world action-adventure game released by Nintendo on May 12.