“I want this game to not be an absolute toxic cesspool.”
Nintendo Switch Sports released last week and already the game is being flooded with inappropriate user names.
Players on Reddit want Nintendo to amend the naming filter, or add a method of reporting inappropriate content.
I want this game to not be an absolute toxic cesspool with names that could be offensive.
Another usershared namesreferencing child sex abuse images, requesting Nintendo add a reporting function.
One user replied: “100 percent this.
It should be better than this and their filters need to catch more.”
Obvious swear words have already been blocked by Nintendo.
But often, simply inserting a number is enough to get around this.
Further, the game allows players to choose a title from pre-determined words, butsome playersaregetting creativewith their phrasing.
The inclusion of Mii characters has also allowed players to get inappropriate content passed.
We described the game as “a treat” both offline and online in ourNintendo Switch Sports review.
But it seems Nintendo needs to up the safety of online play.
Eurogamer has contacted Nintendo for comment.
