Overview

• Nintendo has cancelled its Live 2024 Tokyo event and postponed several other events due to persistent threats to the company, its workers, and customers.
• The company has not provided details about the threats but has contacted the police.
• The annual Live event, which showcases Nintendo games and allows visitors to sample them, was scheduled for January 20 and 21.
• Several contests, including the Japan championship for the game Splatoon, initially scheduled for later in December, as well as next year’s Mario Kart and Splatoon contests, have also been postponed.
• Cancellation of events over threats is not common in Japan, a relatively safe, low-crime nation, but recent complaints about verbal and online abuse have raised concerns.