It didn't say in the article but why the hell are people sending threats? Knowing the types of gamers that send threats it's probably a really fucking dumb reason, isn't it?

[–] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 46 points 9 months ago (8 children)

I need to preface this by saying it's really stupid that anyone's sending threats, but I think the reason they're doing it is because Nintendo has made a very hard-line stance against small esport events. You arent allowed to host events without their permission

[–] TheSadPineapple@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Gotcha. I can see why people are upset. But threats? I guess I was right in thinking it was a dumb reason. Nintendo can go fuck themselves for sure. But at the same time if you are the type of person to send threats over trivial bullshit you are still a garbage human.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago

I fucking hate gamers, and I am one.

Remember when people started sending death threats to the CDPR over the Cyberpunk delays? People had been spending way too long sucking Witcher 3's dick so they automatically though CP2077 was gonna be the next game of the decade.

They were right, in a way.

[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 4 points 9 months ago

Threats are never justified, but I do see why they did it. "If we cant do it, you cant either" is a pretty common mentality, and this is a surefire way to completely shut down the official events.

The worst bit is now, if nintendo caves at all and pulls back their draconian behavior, these people will count it as a victory achieved via threats and likely encourage their use elsewhere.

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