 In 2011, the convention generated an estimated $2,137,157 in economic spinoffs in the city, while in 2010 it generated an estimated $1,606,076.In 2020, Otakuthon was cancelled for the first time due to concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.In 2014, the World Cosplay Summit (WCS) announced that Canada would join this international event as an Observer Nation in 2015.