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Police Arrest Man Who Threatened To Blow Up Nintendo

Kotaku·Kenneth Shepard·19 days ago
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Kyoto police have arrested a 27-year-old man who allegedly sent threatening messages to Nintendo, claiming to have planted bombs at the company’s headquarters. While no dangerous devices were found, it’s not the first time the Switch 2 manufacturer has been threatened.  KTV News (translated by Automaton ) reports that the man had been sending Nintendo envelopes with letters inside with threats claiming he had planted “multiple bombs” near the company’s offices. “I’m going to blow you all up” and “my plans cannot be thwarted,” he reportedly wrote in messages to the Mario maker.  Nintendo reported this initially back on March 16, and after a sweep, it was determined no bombs were actually planted on the premises, but the man admitted to sending the letters and was finally arrested on May 12.  At the moment, no motive has been publicly shared. All we know about the guy is that he was apparently unemployed.…

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