Nintendo Live It’s a phenomenon that finally came to the West this year. However, it has been a tradition in Japan for some time. Here, all participants can participate in various activities and tournaments. unfortunately, A later edition that was planned for the Land of the Rising Sun has been cancelled.
Big N through an official statement sure That Nintendo Live 2024, which was planned to take place next January in Tokyo, Japan, has been cancelled, After receiving a series of threats against the workers of this Japanese company event, as well as against the attendees.. Here’s what was said about it:
“Our company has been continuously receiving threats directed at our employees and recently, the targeting of these threats has expanded to include bystanders, employees, etc. of ‘Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals’, so we consider safety as our highest priority, we have decided to postpone the event.
Nintendo confirmed that threats were made against its employees days before the Splatoon Koshien 2023 finals took place, which were scheduled for December 16 and 17. These threats have now extended to other staff and participants. Thus, Big N decided to postpone Splatoon 3 Koshien National Championship 2023, Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Finals and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe World Championship 2024.
Unlike Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo, These tournaments will be held in future, although at this point it is unknown when that will happen. Now we just have to wait and see what measures the Big N will take against this threat and if the fan event returns in the future. Relatedly, Nintendo refused to cooperate Fortnite. Likewise, new rumors are surfacing about the Switch Mini.
Editor’s note:
It’s a real shame that an event so loved by fans has been canceled because of this kind of threat. Let’s hope it doesn’t escalate, and all employees and future attendees at Nintendo events can enjoy themselves without fear of any kind of attack.
Through: Everything Nintendo