Nintendo has cancelled the Nintendo Live Tokyo 2024 event planned to run in January due to safety fears, following threats to staff and visitors.
A Splatoon esports event due to be held next weekend has also been postponed, and the game’s World Championship 2024 has been delayed until further notice.
Nintendo has not detailed the exact nature of these safety concerns, other than a statement released via X, formerly Twitter, that noted it had received “persistent threats targeting our employees” which had recently also “spread to spectators” at the upcoming Splatoon event.
