{"id":689279,"date":"2025-08-26T01:47:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T01:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/splatoon-3-players-banned-before-game-is-out"},"modified":"2025-08-26T01:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T01:47:21","slug":"splatoon-3-players-are-getting-banned-before-the-game-is-even-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/splatoon-3-players-are-getting-banned-before-the-game-is-even-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Splatoon 3 players are getting banned before the game is even out"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Splatoon 3<\/strong> might not actually be out yet, but people are still already experiencing console and potentially Nintendo Switch Online bans from cheating.<\/p>\n

In more recent years, Nintendo<\/strong> has been holding online tests for its multiplayer games, and it just did so over the weekend with Splatoon 3, giving everyone a first taste of the revamped Splatfests. The objectively correct Rock won the festivities<\/a>, but it seems like some players were out for more than just splatting. As reported by Nintendo Life<\/a>, and as spotted by dataminer OatmealDome, Nintendo has already banned players who are modifying the game.<\/p>\n

It seems that the main reason players are experiencing bans is that they are accessing areas they aren’t meant to be able to yet, such as the testing range, by using patches that have been shared online. OatmealDome noted that players are receiving console bans if they’ve modified the game, and potentially even complete bans from using Nintendo Switch Online.<\/p>\n

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Splatoon 3 might not actually be out yet, but people are still already experiencing console and potentially Nintendo Switch Online bans from cheating. In more recent years, Nintendo has been holding online tests for its multiplayer games, and it just did so over the weekend with Splatoon 3, giving everyone a first taste of the revamped Splatfests. The objectively correct Rock won the festivities, but it seems like some players were out for more than just splatting. As reported by Nintendo Life, and as spotted by dataminer OatmealDome, Nintendo has already banned players who are modifying the game. It seems that the main reason players are experiencing bans is that they are accessing areas they aren’t meant to be able to yet, such as the…<\/p>\n

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