I wonder how this pay-cut idea came about? Hmmm...
(phone rings) **ring ring**
Iwata: Konichiwa. Who is calling, please?
Caller: It is I, Hiroshi Yamauchi.* Konichiwa, Iwata-San.
Iwata: Many happy greetings, Yamauchi-San. How may I serve you this day?
Yamauchi: Iwata-San, I have learned of this quarter’s losses and revised earning projections for our company. Most unfortunate.
Iwata: Most unfortunate indeed, Yamauchi-San.
Yamauchi: Stock prices have fallen sharply. Thus, I have cut in pay. Now you take cut in pay too.
Iwata: Of course, Yamauchi-San. I will announce tomorrow.
Yamauchi: Sayonara.
Iwata: Sayonara.
*Nintendo’s largest shareholder and former President