Splatoon 3 Fan Who Derailed Nintendo Shareholder Meeting Appears in Official Transcript

The Splatoon 3 player who derailed a Nintendo shareholder meeting to complain about the perceived lack of boy character support has appeared in its official transcript.

Appearing under question eight of Nintendo’s investors Q&A transcript, a seemingly simplified version of the complaint was given alongside a brief answer from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa.

The fan spoke out during the portion of the June 23 meeting where Nintendo shareholders are given the opportunity to ask a question about business performance, but instead used the opportunity to say he believes female characters got preferential treatment in Splatoon 3.

“The company has blatantly given the boys in Splatoon the cold shoulder and I would like to see some improvement,” he said. “In Splatoon 3, there is a lot more customisation [than the first two games] and there is clear favouritism towards girl characters over boys.”

Furukawa allegedly attempted to stop the Splatoon 3 player’s complaint, saying the question was too long, but was unsuccessful as the individual continued. Once finished, Furukawa thanked them for playing Splatoon 3 and for sharing his opinion.

An individual on Twitter claiming to be the Splatoon 3 player said they sent several emails to Nintendo expressing their concerns and, upon not being listened to, bought shares in the company in order to gain an audience with company executives.

Nintendo did not respond to IGN’s request for comment on the shareholder meeting disruption.

Splatoon wasn’t the only topic of conversation at the meeting, of course, as Furukawa also said Nintendo plans to give Switch players a “smooth transition” to its next console using Nintendo Accounts.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.