Two Japanese gamers took a job at an Amazon marketplace warehouse to steal merchandise for the new game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. how to write a magazine Shukan BunshunThey succeeded in committing the theft, but then tracked down the criminals.
“The 21-year-old and 24-year-old part-time delivery workers were interviewed and recruited about a month before the game came out. Shortly before the official release of the new The Legend of Zelda, they cut off communication and did not come to work,” one of the subcontractors told reporters.
As a result, one of the employees admitted to stealing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom from Amazon warehouses a few days before the project’s official release. “Games usually arrive in storage three days before they go on sale,” the source said.
The first thief was identified thanks to his mother, who told an Amazon representative that her son was playing at home. The criminal had to pay for a copy of the game and was subsequently fired.
The 24-year-old thief did not steal the game itself, but the goods to sell it. He also stopped coming to work a few days before the game’s release.
Speaking to the magazine, the subcontractor complained that Amazon had not filed a criminal complaint against the Japanese. As a result, the thieves got away with dismissal and payment for the stolen goods.
In early May, The Japan Times reported that company employees in Japan ask for paid leave for a few days to play the new game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It was noted that some employers voluntarily went to meet with employees.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an open world action-adventure game released by Nintendo on May 12.