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Nintendo cancels Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO and postpones Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals due to threats targeting employees & spectators

Thick Thighs Save Lives

NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Translated with DeepL:

Thank you for your continued patronage of our products.

We would like to announce that the Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals, which was scheduled to be held on 16 (Sat) and 17 (Sun) December 2023 at the Ota-ku Sogo Gymnasium in Tokyo, has been postponed today for the following reasons.

Reason for postponement

The Company has been receiving persistent threats targeting its employees, and as the targets of these threats have recently spread to the audience and staff of the Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Final, the Company has decided to postpone the event, placing the highest priority on the safety of its customers.

The implementation of the Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024, which is linked to the Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals, will also be postponed. In addition, Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO on 20 and 21 January 2024, which was scheduled to be held in conjunction with Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024, will be cancelled as it has been determined that the safety of the audience cannot be adequately ensured, The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe World Championship 2024, which were scheduled to take place at Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO, will be postponed.

Cancellation of events:

Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO

Postponement of event:

'Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals'
Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage.
'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe World Championship 2024'

The dates of the postponed events will be announced on our website and official X-account once they have been decided.

We apologise for the inconvenience to those who have been looking forward to the events, and ask for your understanding in this matter.
 
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zenspider

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I can’t find anything solid about it but twitter chatter speculates it’s those self-diagnosed / self-afflicted fucktards complaining about sensory overload causing bodily pain from the new screen special. Fucking unreal.
 
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