{"id":16067,"date":"2022-10-06T17:01:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T08:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=16067"},"modified":"2022-10-06T17:01:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T08:01:13","slug":"20221006-16067","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20221006-16067\/","title":{"rendered":"Splatoon 3\u2019s QR codes on in-game illustrations cause concern among players"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br><em><strong>Splatoon 3<\/strong><\/em> lets players freely walk around its new setting of Splatsville which is dotted with other players. Approaching these players will display illustrations they\u2019ve made which keeps the hub lively with user-generated content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because these illustrations can be made as relatively high-resolution pixel art, it\u2019s also possible to insert valid QR codes into them. And when using support tools, these in-game illustrations can get even more complex. This has led to users warning of the dangers of untrusted QR codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3042\u306e\u306d\uff01\uff01\u5e83\u5834\u3067QR\u30b3\u30fc\u30c9\u306e\u6295\u7a3f\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u3066\u3082\u7d76\u5bfe\u306b\u8aad\u307f\u53d6\u3063\u305f\u3089\u99c4\u76ee\u3060\u3088\uff01\u3069\u3093\u306a\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\u2026\u52d5\u753b\u306b\u884c\u304d\u3064\u304f\u304b\u308f\u304b\u3093\u306a\u3044\u3088\uff01\u2026\u6700\u60aa\u5f37\u5236\u7684\u306b\u8cb7\u3044\u7269\u3057\u306a\u304f\u3061\u3083\u3044\u3051\u306a\u304f\u306a\u308b\u3068\u304b\u2026\u30b7\u30e3\u30ec\u306b\u306a\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3053\u3068\u3042\u308b\u3088\uff01\u99c4\u76ee\u3060\u3088\uff01<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B33?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30b9\u30d7\u30e9\u30c8\u30a5\u30fc\u30f33<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Splatoon3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Splatoon3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9oK83YIwsa\">pic.twitter.com\/9oK83YIwsa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30c4\u30c3\u30ab\u30fc\ud83c\udf1e (@zuckerikamark) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zuckerikamark\/status\/1577340205761466368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet Translation:<br><\/strong>Hey! If you see a QR code in the hub area, do not scan and click it! You have no idea what kind of site or video it could lead to! It\u2019s no laughing matter and worst-case scenario could force you to buy something! Stop it!<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Of course, no trouble can come from just seeing a QR code in one of these messages as long as you don\u2019t scan them with a smartphone or other device. While it doesn\u2019t look like there have been reports of codes posted within<em> Splatoon 3<\/em> causing harm as of now, there\u2019s always the possibility that scanning a random or untrusted QR code could link to an unsafe website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for why there\u2019s been concern over these messages with QR codes, there was a message gaining attention in Japan the other day that contained an image of a famous actor with a QR code next to it. In <em>Splatoon 3<\/em>, the more reactions a message receives, the more players it gets shared with. Because of this, the message started to go viral within the game. The message was later <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mokkori_MKR\/status\/1577547209666535424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deleted<\/a> by Nintendo for \u201ccontent that includes advertising,\u201d which goes against the <a href=\"https:\/\/accounts.nintendo.com\/term\/eula\/JP?lang=ja-JP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo account user agreement<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-002-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-002-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-002-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-002-1-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-002-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-002-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-002-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-002-1-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-002-1-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-002-1-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Judging by the reactions of users, the QR code link appears to not have been dangerous, but if this sort of thing were to catch on, it might only be a matter of time before nefarious users post harmful links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Splatoon<\/em> series has featured illustration submissions since the first game, and as bad actors have appeared, Nintendo has had to take them down. <em>Splatoon 2<\/em> also had messages posted that contained QR codes but those didn\u2019t go viral like the aforementioned example in <em>Splatoon 3<\/em>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221006-221770-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Splatoon 3<\/em> stipulates that images posted with its in-game tools can\u2019t include advertising, violence, copyright infringing content, or content that goes against social standards. While including QR codes in an image isn\u2019t outright forbidden, it\u2019s likely that using the tool to lead people to a specific website is brushing against these rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At any rate, plenty of players seem to be able to enjoy submitting illustrations within the confines of the rules. But out of consideration for safety, it\u2019s probably best not to scan any QR codes you might come across from other players.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20221006-221770\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-10-06 10:55 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Splatoon 3\u2019s QR codes on in-game illustrations cause concern among players. 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