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Nintendo rescinds Splatoon 3 World Championship winners' title after racist messages surface online

Nintendo has formally revoked the Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024 winning team's title after racist messages sent by…

Nintendo has formally revoked the Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024 winning team's title after racist messages sent by several of its members surfaced online. North American team Jackpot was eventually named the winner, but the four-person group became embroiled in controversy this June, after Discord and social medias chats showing some of its members engaging in racist behaviour began circulating online. Nintendo additionally notes the Splashtag banner currently commemorating Jackpot's win in Splatoon 3 will be "adjusted" in a future update.

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