Nintendo announces cancellation of 'Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO' and postponement of 'Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals', widely reported overseas



Nintendo announced that the 'Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals ', which was scheduled to be held on Saturday, December 16th and Sunday, December 17th, 2023, will be postponed and will be held on Saturday, January 20th, 2024, and January 21st, 2024. We have announced the cancellation of ' Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO, ' which was scheduled to be held on Sunday. Postponements and cancellations of major Nintendo-sponsored events have been widely covered in overseas media.

December 7, 2023 - Notice of postponement of 'Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals' and cancellation of 'Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO' | Nintendo
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/event/information/20231207/index.html

On Thursday, December 7, 2023, Nintendo announced the postponement of the Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals. Regarding the reason for the postponement, Nintendo said, ``Our company has been persistently receiving threats targeting our employees, and most recently, the targets of these threats were spectators of the ``Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals Tournament.'' As the virus spread to our staff and others, we have made the decision to postpone the event with the safety of our customers as our top priority.'

Along with this, it has been announced that the world tournament 'Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024', which was scheduled to be held after the 'Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals', will also be postponed.

Splatoon Koshien 2023 | Splatoon 3 | Nintendo
https://www.nintendo.com/jp/splatoon/koshien2023/index.html



In addition, Nintendo announced the cancellation of 'Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO,' which was scheduled to hold 'Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024,' as it was unable to adequately ensure the safety of participants. Please note that the 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage' and 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe World Championship 2024' scheduled to be held during 'Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO' will not be canceled but will be postponed. It has been with.

Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO | Nintendo
https://www.nintendo.com/jp/live/index.html



Multiple overseas media outlets have reported on the cancellation of Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO.

Nintendo Japan cancels Nintendo Live 2024 and Splatoon event over safety fears | VGC
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-japan-cancels-nintendo-live-2024-and-splatoon-event-over-safety-fears/



Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo Has Been Canceled | Nintendo Life
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/12/nintendo-live-2024-tokyo-has-been-cancelled



Nintendo Live event canceled following threats against staff
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/nintendo-live-event-canceled-following-threats-against-staff



Game media Gameranx says it is reminiscent of an incident in which a suspect who was planning to attack the Pokémon World Championship, a world tournament for Pokémon, was arrested before the crime was committed . Nintendo is not the only game company to host this type of event, but since Nintendo titles are targeted at young users and families, they understand the decision to cancel the event.

Nintendo Live Events Canceled In Japan Because Of Threats Vs Their Employees - Gameranx
https://gameranx.com/updates/id/483999/article/nintendo-live-events-cancelled-in-japan-because-of-threats-vs-their-employees/



Gizmodo claims to have contacted Nintendo regarding this matter, but as of the time of writing, no response has been received.

Nintendo Cancels Tokyo Live Following Splatoon-Related Threats
https://gizmodo.com/nintendo-cancels-tokyo-live-splatoon-mario-kart-threats-1851080134



Kotaku has also asked Nintendo for comment, but there seems to be no response at the time of writing.

Nintendo Cancels Major Live Event In Japan After Threats
https://kotaku.com/nintendo-live-japan-2024-canceled-threats-splatoon-1851080146



Polygon points out that following the Kyoto Animation arson incident in 2019, Japanese police have begun to take this type of intimidation more seriously. In fact, we have cited cases in the past where several people were arrested for threatening employees at Sega and Square Enix.

Nintendo cancels Nintendo Live, Splatoon tournament due to threats - Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/23992094/nintendo-live-splatoon-tournament-canceled-2024



Nintendo World Report points out that Nintendo is planning to hold similar events in 2024 in Taipei, Seoul, and Hong Kong in addition to Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO.

Nintendo Live Tokyo Event Postponed Due To Threats Against Organizers And Spectators - News - Nintendo World Report
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/65708/nintendo-live-tokyo-event-postponed-due-to-threats-against-organizers-and-spectators



Genki Gamer , which translates and disseminates Japanese game-related news into English, also posted on X that Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO has been canceled due to threats.




Overseas game fans have been saying things like, 'This is no good. Nintendo Live 2024 TOKYO has been canceled due to threats to employees, staff, and spectators. Why would people do this?' I did.




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