Overview

• The program will kick off this fall with school-based tournaments featuring Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 3 on Switch and Switch OLED systems.
• ISEA will coordinate events at elementary, middle and high schools across 23 states, aiming to engage roughly 80,000 students in grades four through 12.
• Nintendo’s commitment includes distributing Nintendo Switch Online memberships and digital game codes at no cost to lower participation barriers.
• ISEA President Danielle Johnson said the initiative will boost student attendance, academic achievement and social belonging through inclusive gaming experiences.
• The collaboration builds on Nintendo’s November 2023 overhaul of its competitive-event guidelines, which streamlined approvals for not-for-profit community tournaments.