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Maryam Kara

Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo: E-sports event cancelled after threats to staff and spectators

Nintendo has been forced to cancel Nintendo Live 2024 and postpone e-sport events following persistent threats to the company's staff and spectators.

The announcement came ahead of the upcoming Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals, an official tournament hosted annually across Japan, where teams of all ages across the country and online compete in Turf War battles.

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