Nintendo death threats suspect has been sentenced

UPDATE 26/07/24: A Eurogamer reader has reached out to clarify some of the wording from yesterday's report, regarding the man who threatened Nintendo staff and his sentancing. Our reader kindly explained the Kyoto District Court has sentenced Kenshin Kazama to a year's prison sentence, suspended for four years.

This means, unless he commits some other offense, it's likely he will not be jailed immediately for threatening Nintendo. The original story continues below.

ORIGINAL 25/07/24: 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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