Two gamers got jobs with Amazon just to steal the new Zelda

When the launch of a new blockbuster title is imminent, most gamers will need to play the recreation as quickly as attainable—and now two males from Japan grew to become criminals in the course of. This is what occurred after they couldn’t look ahead to the launch date of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The case grew to become public by a report by the Japanese web site Shūkan Bunshun.

The two males, aged 21 and 24, whose circumstances occurred independently however at the identical firm, devised a plan to get their fingers on the new online game earlier than its official launch. They efficiently utilized as subcontractors at an Amazon subcontractor, and began work a couple of months earlier than the launch of the Zelda recreation. Then they all of a sudden stopped displaying up for work as the deadline approached.

When a supervisor known as one in all the males at house, the man’s mom got here ahead and instructed him freely that her son was at house enjoying video video games. Subsequently confronted, the man admitted outright that he had solely utilized for the job to get his fingers on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom forward of time.

A dialog with the different man led to an identical conclusion. The solely distinction was that he additionally stole varied merchandise gadgets so as to promote them afterwards.

Both males had been instantly launched, however had to pay for and return the stolen items. Apparently, circumstances like this are occurring an increasing number of often, however corporations like Amazon have an curiosity in retaining such incidents from going public. The supervisor of the two culprits, who works at the subcontractor, insists on extra decided prosecution to stop comparable circumstances in the future.

This article was translated from German to English, and initially appeared on pcwelt.de.