Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 Coming to High School Varsity Athletics

Nintendo and PlayVS have announced a new partnership to bring Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 to high school varsity athletics in the US and Canada. Starting in the fall of 2021, the two Nintendo Switch games will be officially recognized varsity athletics in participating schools. The season will kick off on September 20th, and schools will compete against one another online. In spring 2022, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will also be added to the program. PlayVS will provide hundreds of Nintendo Switch consoles to qualifying schools, and 3,000 schools will receive either a copy of Splatoon 2 or Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with a 12-month individual Nintendo Switch Online subscription.