Nintendo of America and Interstate Scholastic Esports Alliance (ISEA) have announced a partnership "to make gaming competitions more social, accessible, and rewarding".

Starting later this year, school-organized tournaments and events for grades 4 through 12 will be able to utilise Super Smash Bros. Ultimate , Splatoon 3 , and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for competitive play on the Switch and Switch - OLED Model, with the partnership potentially reaching "80,000 elementary, middle, and high school students across 23 states".

As part of the partnership, Nintendo has pledged to provide "a large quantity" of Nintendo Switch Online memberships and game download codes at no cost. How nice!

ISEA President Danielle Johnson said the following:

“We are so excited to partner with Nintendo as we co

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