Nintendo vacating team Jackpot’s win for Splatoon 3 World Championship

After recent controversy, Nintendo will no longer be recognizing the win team Jackpot had in the 2024 Splatoon 3 World Championship.

The company put out a statement on social media which mentions that some members of team Jackpot “acted in a manner that is not in line with our Community Guidelines”. Due to this, their win will be voided and they won’t be getting trophies either. Nintendo will also adjust the Splatoon 3 Splashtag banner that was released with a future patch.

We won’t get into much of it here, but some members of team Jackpot were found to have posted racist content online (and there’s been talk about homophobic messages as well). You can read a bit more about the situation here (beware that the content can be considered sensitive). Nintendo then became aware of the situation and has decided to act.

The full statement from Nintendo about team Jackpot and the Splatoon 3 World Championship is as follows:

It has come to our attention that certain members of team Jackpot, the team that recently won the Splatoon 3 World Championship, acted in a manner that is not in line with our Community Guidelines while playing the Splatoon 3 game. As a result, team Jackpot’s win will be considered vacated, and the team will not receive trophies associated with the event.

Additionally, the in-game Splashtag banner commemorating their win will be adjusted via an upcoming software update. Nintendo cares deeply about our players and our community, and we take responsibility to uphold our Community Guidelines seriously.