Bomber man threatens to blow up Bomberman dev

by Alexander Sliwinski on Feb 2nd 2009 1:30PM

A 29-year-old man in Japan has been arrested for threatening to blow up Bomberman developer Hudson's offices. The publisher obviously had a sense of humor about being torn apart in a fiery blast, as the man had sent 11 terrorizing emails during a four-month period before the company finally decided to do something about it. The misguided gentleman allegedly made the bomb threats because he was unhappy with the quality of Hudson's products.

Protip: When unhappy with a company's product or service, don't threaten harm to it or yourself. Make a clear statement by using your wallet as a tool of consumer activism.

[Via Kotaku]

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Tags: bomber-man, bomberman, hudson

Reader Comments (27)

But Bomberman: Act Zero was released two years ago...

At least hire the guy as your mascot, suit him up with a giant helmet and make a giant maze on the parking lot so people can see him blow stuff up.

OK, that's kind of like threatening the Human Torch with a flamethrower. Or nuking the Hulk. Or locking MacGyver in the janitor's closet...

That guy must have a really short fuse. Yuk yuk yuk.

Who lets the internet subject me to these things? ...fine I'll admit, I giggled.

+1

...Bob?

Salty?

Speaking of Bob... I dabble in amateur Indy game makin', and my bro dabbles in pixel art... He just came up with the idea that we make Bob's Game.. Think of it, we could have a level where he fights the Yakuza, gets abducted by aliens... All in the search for the SDK...

Was there any mention as to what kind of bomb he planned to use? Did he plan to stand outside Hudson's HQ, bomb held high over his head, mashing A to pump it up?