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Nintendo death threats suspect has been sentenced


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.

As reported by Japanese newsite NHK, Kenshin Kazama - a 27-year-old employee of Hitachi City- was accused of forcible obstruction of business after sending 39 threats using the inquiry form on Nintendo's website. Watch on YouTubeAs reported in April, the threats sent during this time included messages such as "I'm going to make you regret releasing such a crappy game to the world" and "I'm going to kill everyone involved". In his ruling on the 24th, Judge Hiroshi Kawakami said "the defendant was frustrated by the fact that he continued to lose in online matches of Nintendo games", and that he committed the crime as a way "to relieve stress".

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