New Splatoon weapons Sploosh-o-matic and .96 Gal Deco arriving today/tomorrow
Posted on 9 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in Screenshots, Wii U | 11 Comments
Splatoon has been giving players tons of free content since its release back in late May, and the love continues today in North America and tomorrow in Europe as we’ll be receiving some more weapons to add to the already robust selection. The Sploosh-o-matic and .96 Gal Deco will both be available very soon. Check out some photos of the weapons and them in action below!
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Nintendo restocking the Splatoon amiibo in Japan this month, but not the 3-pack
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments
Nintendo has announced a restock for the Splatoon amiibo in Japan. On July 9, consumers will be able to find the Boy and Girl Inklings. There are also plans to make more Squid figures later this month. The one thing that will not be restocked is the 3-pack, which has been discontinued.
Japanese Splatfest #2 results
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 13 Comments
While Splatoon’s Splatfest had its debut in the rest of the world this weekend, Japan already had its second one. The results are now in – Red Kitsune instant noodles won, Green Tanuki lost. Even though Team Green Tanuki won 53% of its matches, this wasn’t enough to offset the 67% who picked Red Kitsune as their team.
Splatoon devs on the level cap, Inkling customization, and more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 38 Comments
The developers of Splatoon had a whole lot to say about the Wii U title while speaking with Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream this month. Last week, we shared translated comments from directors Yusuke Amano and Tsubasa Sakaguchi as well as producer Hisashi Nogami in which they discussed the map rotation, content updates, and more.
We have a few more final translations to tackle this week. The three Splatoon developers commented on the game’s level cap, Inkling customization, and a couple of other things.
In one section of the interview, Nintendo Dream mentions how many players are at the max level of 20, and asks if this will be raised in the future. Sakaguchi and Nogami were not-committal, but seemed surprised that so many people had already reached the maximum:
Sakaguchi: Er… That is also under investigation currently… We originally expected level 20 to require a nice amount of time to play.
Nogami: [The leveling up has been] so fast that it makes me worry about players’ daily life…
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Update: Europe – The results of Splatoon’s first Splatfest in North America
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 24 Comments
Update: Bumped to the top. The results are in for Europe, and rock was victorious over pop.
Splatoon’s first North American Splatfest is finished. How did the results pan out?
While cats took home 51 percent of the wins, dogs ultimately came out victorious. That’s because of the dogs’ popularity (62 percent versus only 38 percent for cats).
The final tally ended up with dogs taking in 160 points compared to the cats side of 140 points.
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Splatoon becomes the highest-selling game on the Japanese Wii U eShop
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 3 Comments
Dragon Quest X has long been the most popular game on the Japanese Wii U eShop. However, that honor has since gone to Splatoon, which is now the top-selling title on the store. We don’t have concrete numbers for digital sales, but it’s estimated that they’re higher than 57,000 units.
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Splatoon – European Splatfest footage, a note about matchmaking
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments
We posted a few videos from Splatoon’s North American Splatfest earlier today. You can now view a couple of videos for the European version below.
As a side note, I wanted to pass along a tiny bit of news about today’s Splatfest. In North America, you have have noticed a few rounds in which you were playing against your own team. Nintendo tweeted about the situation and explained that this was done to ensure that matchmaking was conducted in a timely fashion.
In order to keep matchmaking timely, you may be in a match against four players on your chosen team. #Splatfest
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) July 4, 2015
Thanks to Scott for the tip.
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Update: Live in Europe – Splatoon – first Splatfest live in North America
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 9 Comments
Update: Bumped to the top. The Splatfest is now live in Europe.
It’s 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET, so the first Splatfest in Splatoon should now be live in North America. This first event pits cats against dogs. You’ll have until 12 AM PT / 3 AM PT on Sunday to participate.
In Europe, the first Splatfest will begin later today – 6 PM BST / 7 PM CEST. That event has pop music going up against rock music. As is the case in North America, Europe’s first Splatfest also lasts for the full day.
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Splatoon – videos for the first North American Splatfest
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment
The first North American Splatfest in Splatoon kicked off earlier today. You can get a look at a few videos below showing off the event.
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Splatoon weapon analysis videos from Nintendo
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo added four new videos to YouTube in which different weapons from Splatoon are analyzed. The Splat Charger, Blaster, .52 Gal, and Splattershot Jr are featured in the different clips. All of the videos can be seen below.
