{"id":912363,"date":"2025-12-26T07:08:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-death-threats-suspect-sentenced-to-year-in-prison"},"modified":"2025-12-26T07:08:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:08:15","slug":"nintendo-death-threats-suspect-sentenced-to-year-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nintendo-death-threats-suspect-sentenced-to-year-in-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo death threats suspect sentenced to year in prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nintendo-death-threats-suspect-sentenced-to-year-in-prison.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>A man who sent almost 40 threatening messages to Nintendo, including death threats, has been sentenced to one year in prison and four years of probation by Kyoto District Court.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by Japanese newsite <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/lnews\/mito\/20240724\/1070024657.html\">NHK<\/a>, Kenshin Kazama &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/suspect-behind-nintendo-live-tokyo-cancellation-death-threats-arrested-in-japan\">a 27-year-old employee of Hitachi City<\/a> &#8211; was accused of forcible obstruction of business after sending 39 threats using the inquiry form on Nintendo&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>These threats were sent between August and November last year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-death-threats-suspect-sentenced-to-year-in-prison\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-death-threats-suspect-sentenced-to-year-in-prison\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man who sent almost 40 threatening messages to Nintendo, including death threats, has been sentenced to one year in prison and four years of probation by Kyoto District Court. 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