All because he kept losing at Splatoon 3.
The man charged with sending threats to Nintendo, leading to the cancellation of Tokyo’s Nintendo Live event earlier this year, has been sentenced to one year in prison following a court ruling (thanks, Splatoon Torikara & Nintendo Everything).
The 27-year-old individual admitted to his crimes last month, blaming his increased frustration at losing Splatoon 3 matches. In the 39 threats submitted through Nintendo’s official enquiry forms between 22nd April and 29th November 2023, the man threatened to “kill everyone involved” in the creation of the game and warned the company to “be careful about events that have spectators in attendance”.
Read the full article on nintendolife.com
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