NINTENDO has stripped the Jackpot team of its Splatoon 3 World Championship title after old messages were leaked online.
Jackpot won the 2024 Splatoon 3 World Championship, which took place in April and featured six teams who won the championship title in their region.
The winning team representing the USA won 11 of 14 matches to take home the crown.
However, Nintendo has since released a statement vacating the team from the champion position.
The statement reads: “It has come to our attention that certain members of the Jackpot team, the team that recently won the Splatoon 3 World Championship, have acted in a manner that does not comply with our Community Guidelines while playing the Splatoon 3 game.
“As a result, the Jackpot team’s victory will be considered vacant, and the team will not receive trophies associated with the event.
“Additionally, the game’s Splashtag banner celebrating your victory will be adjusted through a future software update.
“Nintendo cares deeply about our players and our community, and we take the responsibility to seriously uphold our Community Guidelines.”
Private messages and stream clips emerged showing staff members making racist and homophobic jokes.
Team Jackpot players used insults against members of these communities and made statements such as “I’m joining the KKK.”
Following Nintendo’s statement, some members removed themselves from social media while one professional gamer, Leafi, apologized for his comments.
They claim the racist comments come from 2021, when they were 13 and didn’t realize the gravity of what they said.
They also blame the group of friends they hung out with, who normalized this language and behavior.
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