), the 27-year-old man, a resident of Hitachi city in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture, has been charged with the forcible obstruction of business after sending 39 threats using the inquiry form on Nintendo's website.
Kyoto Shimbun says the unnamed man wrote the threats between 22nd August and 29th November last year, sending messages including,"I'm going to make you regret releasing such a crappy game to the world" and"I'm going to kill everyone involved.
At the time, Nintendo said it had"been persistently receiving threatening behaviour targeting our staff" that had recently"extended to the audience and staff of the Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals." As such, it would cancel the events to"ensure the safety of our customers.
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