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<\/figure>\n Splatoon 3<\/em><\/span> fans were treated to a nice surprise this past weekend when Nintendo staged a special Splatfest<\/span> event before the game\u2019s official release. This gave folks a chance to download and play a demo of the colorful shooter ahead of its September 9 release date. However, players bold enough to \u201cfuck around and find out\u201d certainly found out, as it appears that Nintendo\u2019s anti-cheat system has now begun banning the Switch consoles of Splatfest players who tried to get ahead by modifying the game.<\/p>\n According to noted Nintendo Switch dataminer OatmealDome, the game\u2019s anti-cheat system was indeed active over the weekend. The Splatoon 3<\/em>: Splatfest World Premier<\/span>, which ran from August 27-28, offered three teams to choose from\u2014Rock, Paper, or Scissors\u2014as well as an assortment of gear and weapons to experiment with. You\u2019d think this would be enough to tide people over while we all collectively wait for the game\u2019s official launch in a couple of weeks. But some still stepped out of bounds by downloading and using a user-made patch<\/a><\/span> that skipped the tutorial and granted early access to Splatoon 3<\/em>‘s testing range, the game\u2019s practice lobby of sorts. The patch worked, but players who used it soon started finding their Switches getting banned.<\/p>\n