The Splatoon 3 World Championship and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage, which were supposed to be held at Nintendo Live, have also been postponed until further notice. The company has not provided further details about the nature of these threats but has stated that it will announce new dates for the events on its website and Twitter account.
Key takeaways:
- Nintendo has postponed its first live event of the year and the tournament finals for two of its mainstay franchises due to threats targeting employees, spectators, and venue staff related to an upcoming Splatoon 3 tournament.
- The Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo event set to be held in Japan was effectively canceled due to these threats.
- Both the Splatoon 3 World Championship and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage that were supposed to be held at Nintendo Live were also postponed until further notice.
- The nature of these threats is not yet known, and Nintendo has not yet announced new dates for the postponed events.