Leave it to video game companies to step up when the Japanese government won¡¯t.

In a recent update on , the Kyoto-based game maker announced it had implemented a new initiative to create a work culture that supports and empowers all its employees. To do this, Nintendo introduced what it has dubbed the ¡°Partnership System.¡±

¡°Although same-sex marriages are not currently recognized under Japanese law, this system ensures employees who are in a domestic partnership with a same-sex partner have the same benefits as employees in an opposite-sex marriage,¡± the company explained of the system that has been in place since March 2021.