Nintendo fans outraged as earthquake delays game announcements

MANY fans were supportive of Nintendo’s decision to postpone after the deadly quake — but a disgusting minority expressed their displeasure at the news.

NINTENDO announced that it was postponing a broadcast announcing new games that it had planned for this evening after an earthquake hit just off the Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Nine people were killed, many homes have been destroyed and more than three million people in the region are still without power.

As a result Nintendo postponed it’s planned Nintendo Direct event “out of respect”.

“Due to the powerful earthquake in Hokkaido, Japan, we have decided to delay this week’s planned Nintendo Direct,” the company said in a press release. “We will provide a new time and date in the near future. Thank you for your understanding.”

Many fans praised Nintendo for the delay, with comments from the community backing the firm’s decision.

“Don’t worry about the Direct. Everyone has to be safe and good first. Praying for Japan,” one user said. Others said they were glad for the sake of the community that the announcements had been delayed until a point when everyone who wanted to watch it could again.

A car is seen stuck on a road damaged by an earthquake in Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture on September 6, 2018. — A powerful 6.6-magnitude quake rocked the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on September 6, triggering landslides, collapsing buildings, and killing at least two people with several dozen missing. Picture: Jiji press

Others, however, were less charitable, taking to social media to complain about the decision.

“Did the pre-recorded video get injured or something? … Japan gets hit by earthquakes every year. What’s new?” said one gamer.

“It probably wasn’t even a big earthquake I didn’t see it on the news,” said another of the 6.7-magnitude tremor that left dozens missing after it hit shortly after 3am local time.

Another thoughtless Twitter user simple said: “The earthquake has nothing to do with Nintendo Direct. Bad luck to those in Hokkaido, but they can watch it later or read a summary.”

Some even posted earthquake memes mocking the situation.

Nintendo has not yet announced a new date for the broadcast.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission.

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