Satoru Iwata Reportedly Asked Nintendo Employees to Play Animal Crossing: New Leaf Every Day Before Launch

Before Animal Crossing: New Leaf launched, late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata reportedly made an unusual request: he wanted Nintendo employees to play the game every day. According to former Nintendo UK PR manager Ashley Day, Nintendo Europe employees and its subsidiaries received free copies months before the 3DS title reached the public. Speaking on the Back Page Podcast, Day said the initiative “came from the top” and from Iwata himself. “I want everyone, it’s now your job to play New…