Nintendo cancels its Live 2024 Tokyo event after persistent threats to workers and customers

Another nutter ruins the fun for everyone else.

Wow. So just a threat can now cause an event to be canceled. This sets a dangerous (pun intended) precedent.

Wouldn't the Japanese police offer security because it's a threat to the public? It's strange that no details of the threat are given.

It's strange that no details of the threat are given

Maybe the threat was low ticket sales?

@garypen

Maybe the threat was low ticket sales?

Lol. Nice.

The Sony guys. Yeah, put out the word on the street. Show "em" whos' boss. Xbox mafia moving in silence.

Who in the world threatens Nintendo? Harmless. I love the new Mario Golf. Someone had to ruin it for everyone else. Not cool.

Unlike Korean wave events that are not popular in Japan, it is unusual for a famous IP event to be suddenly canceled.

As for Nintendo events, the last international Pokemon tournament held in Yokohama attracted a large number of people.

Whether it's Mario or Zelda, their global popularity shows no signs of slowing down at all.

It's unfortunate that they can't set up a security system, but if Nintendo has determined that there is a risk of some kind of damage to the participants, it can't be helped.

Nintendo ain't go balls! Hire some real security... a little contract with the Yakuza for some protection and the event would have run without a glitch.

While threats of violence and harassment should not be encouraged, such backlash is to be expected when Nintendo engages in blatant anti-consumer behavior.

Cease and desisting prominent fan projects and threatening the creators, trying to destroy the retro game emulation communities, attempting to control the competitive/eSports scenes for their games... Nintendo is not a good role model in these regards.

Industrial espionage/sabotage by foreign rivals?

Definitely a move by Xbox.

Nintendo should collaborate with Ghibli and make a game based on it.

Definitely a move by Xbox.

Wow Sherlock, tell us more..

Pffffff!!!...

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Giving in. They got what they want.