Just arrived on the hybrid console, the famous Nintendo Switch Sports is already inundated with inappropriate usernames. Nintendo must now counterattack.
Nintendo Switch Sports is the game that wants to ride on the success of its predecessor, the famous Wii Sports. With the game’s release on April 29, 2022, Nintendo has also implemented profanity filters to ensure that no player can put an inappropriate or outrageous nickname on screen, especially when playing online. . It was not enough.
The measures taken by Nintendo are easily circumvented and some players manage to display their jokes in the game designed for the Switch console.
Gamers escape Nintendo’s profanity filters
In Nintendo Switch Sports, players can create the usernames they want themselves, and modify the Mii characters they create. Some players choose simple, cute, or even harmless nicknames. Others, on the other hand, waited until the game was released to start trolling and posting names of a sexual nature or referring to terrorism.
The Nintendo community reacted quickly on Reddit and requested the addition of a new feature to report these players to the support service.
Some players have already been blocked by Nintendo, but as often, all they have to do is insert a number or a special character to recreate an account and get around this problem. Additionally, the addition and modification of Miis has allowed players to post other inappropriate content — players have reported on Reddit that they have played against other players named Bin Laden, Hitler, and Michael Jackson.
Although it’s a long-standing tradition for gamers to evade profanity filters during the release of certain games, Nintendo should quickly tighten security on Nintendo Switch Sports, especially the online mode. The game is above all a way to have fun, to spend time with friends or family.