Nintendo has announced the return of the "Spra Esports Event".

Nintendo Vs.'s official Twitter account posted a message confirming that the North American League "Spra 3" was launched, and the tweet said:

"It's time to warm up your Sprah 3 skills! Stay tuned for more news!"

Since "Spra's Escape" was first released on the Wii U platform, this online multiplayer shooting game has shown great potential and is expected to become the stepping stone for Nintendo to enter the competitive and e-sports fields.But Nintendo faces a unique problem: how to accurately balance the event positioning.Although "Spra's Escape" has both family charm and cross-border appeal, its family-friendly style has a sharp conflict with the controversial ecology in the e-sports circle.This contradiction broke out in the 2024 "Spra Escape 3" World Championship - Nintendo had to disqualify the e-sports team Jackpot for violating community guidelines.

Previously, Nintendo had briefly suspended the "Spra Escape" e-sports event and Nintendo Live event, because employees received real threats during the event.Fortunately, the official identified the suspect in April 2024, but this undoubtedly made Nintendo re-examine how to organize offline events safely.

Now, Nintendo has ushered in a new starting point: the first sales of Switch 2 consoles have broken a record, and the new derivative work "Splatoon Raiders" has also been announced.In addition to "Spra 3", Nintendo can completely launch events around the new work.

In the long run, the greater challenge lies in community management: it is necessary to reasonably restrain players and teams, and to ensure the safety of all participants.Compared with other games, Nintendo needs to bear more responsibilities because it is aimed at players of all ages.

At present, Nintendo's "Spra Exit" Jiaziyuan event in Japan is more successful - through strict control of the community ecology, it has achieved healthy development.Although it is impossible to stop American players from spontaneously forming independent communities, Nintendo can guide the community through official support.

Ultimately, the core value of Nintendo games does not rely on e-sports, but the launch of the "Nintendo VS" plan has its own significance: if the e-sports system can be successfully built, it will not only expand the influence of the game, but also promote it to break through the circle and become a part of mainstream culture.