Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 19 Comments

Splatoon’s seventh Splatfest has been dated for North America. You can either choose to be on Team Pirate or Team Ninja (not the developer!).

The new Splatfest will begin at 12 AM ET on October 31, and 9 PM PT on October 30. Nintendo will hold the event for a full day, with the results coming soon after.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments

Nintendo just announced another Wii U hardware bundle for Japan. Starting on November 12th, a Splatoon bundle will be available for a limited time in stores for 34,000 yen. The bundle includes a white 32GB Wii U and a digital version of Splatoon. Given the game’s ongoing popularity in Japan, it’s not surprising that Nintendo is including it in a hardware bundle.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments

Oricon is known for putting out music charts and in Japan. Based on information that they’ve shared, it looks like the Splatoon soundtrack sold 24,355 during its first day of availability. It was actually the second best-selling album as a whole, falling only behind Arashi’s Japonism.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 41 Comments

Thanks to dataminers NWPlayer123 and DrLilrobot, a little bit of new content from Splatoon has leaked. What was recently found appears to come from the game’s 2.2.0 update.

To avoid spoiling anything, we won’t be showing any specifics on the homepage. Head past the break for more details!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Splatoon’s latest update has gone live. Version 2.2.0 can now be applied to the game.

If you need a recap of what’s new with today’s update, head past the break for Nintendo’s patch notes. A whole slew of changes and adjustments have been made to weapons and more.

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We recently told you about a few Splatoon plushies that will be coming to Japan in December. These will be based on Callie, Marie, Inkling Boy and Inkling Girl. Nintendo has now posted a few photos of the plushies on the Splatoon Twitter account, which you can find below.

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Walmart is selling an interesting “bundle” based on Splatoon. For $58, You can pick up a copy of the game along with an Inkling Boy or Girl amiibo. Head on over here for Walmart’s listing.

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The results are in for Europe’s sixth Splatfest in Splatoon. Thanks to an edge in wins, Team Cat managed to beat out Team Dog.

Those who sided with cats secured 56 percent of the wins. Dogs did have a slight edge in popularity, but that wasn’t enough for them to come out on top.

The final score was 270 points for Team Cat and 230 points for Team Dog.

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Splatoon’s sixth European Splatfest is now up and running. This new competition will run for a full day, and the results will then be posted soon after.

In Splatoon’s latest European Splatfest, players can either be on Team Cat or Team Dog. This was actually the very first Splatfest in North America.

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As was promised last night, Splatoon has been updated with another new weapon. Players can now begin using the Rapid Blaster Pro.

A sizable update will be coming to Splatoon next week, which makes a slew of adjustments to the game. This will be going live on Tuesday evening in North America and early Wednesday morning in Europe.

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