Splatoon screenshots (5/13/15)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 2 Comments
Five more screenshots from Splatoon were posted on the title’s Japanese Twitter account today. Each one provides a look at the different mini-games. Check out the full set of screenshots below.
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Two more Japanese Splatoon commercials
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Nintendo uploaded two more Japanese Splatoon commercials to its YouTube account. Both are included below.
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Splatoon “Squid Kid” commercial – 15-second edition
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 10 Comments
Just like with the first North American Splatoon commercial, Nintendo has created a shorter, 15-second edition for the latest TV ad. We’ve attached it below.
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NintendoWorldReport has published a new preview for Splatoon, which contains a bunch of details about the game’s Hero Mode (single-player). You can find the information rounded up below.
– As previously mentioned, you’ll be battling against the evil forces of the Octarians
– Octarians have snatched all of the Zapfish they could find in the area
– Zapfish are needed for electricity
– First few levels are basic
– In these levels, you shoot ink in your humanoid form and then switch to your squid form to move quickly through the level
– The campaign differs in what you need to accomplish
– Outwit various octopi troops
– Levels are made up of small islands that you hop between using launch pads
– Each level has a unique setup that challenges your skills and introduces new elements
– Floating Sponge Garden: has platforming and enemies to fight, but you also shoot ink at sponges to let them grow to huge proportions
– This lets you traverse the stage in brand new ways
– Propeller: when ink is shot at it, the device moves in different directions
– You can raise the propeller far above your enemies and inflict an immediate attack from above if your timing is right
– Timing is another important part of single-player
– “Inkraill Skyscape”: hop on various rails in your squid form and perform timed jumps to land on higher platform
– “Inkvisible Avenues”: platforms are almost impossible to see without ink guiding the way
– Your Inkling can only withstand three splats before you get booted to the overworld
– Checkpoints are scattered throughout levels
– Some levels are apparently very difficult – notably bomb drop levels
– In these, an enemy from above will constantly drop ink tornados around you in an attempt to destroy you
– “Flooder Junkyard”: gigantic robots try to spray the field completely in their color
– When the robots spot you, they’ll come after you with a full assault
– Octostamp boss: gigantic cube that tries to squash you as soon as he sees you
– Climb the sides of his body to start an assault on the tentacle that pops out and free the Zapfish inside
– Octowhirl boss: will fly straight towards you; trap him in a huge pile of ink to nail him down and once again hit the octopus tentacle three times
– One level has you scaling skyscrapers while another is in a galaxy-like setting rife with moving platforms
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Splatoon “Squid Kid” commercial
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 4 Comments
Nintendo shared Splatoon’s first North American commercial last week, and now the company has uploaded a second. That one is included below.
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Splatoon footage roundup (5/12/15)
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It’s probably going to be one of those days when a ton of footage comes in for Splatoon. We’ll be posting all videos here throughout the next several hours.
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Update: Second boss video – Splatoon – Octostomp boss fight footage
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Update 2: Bumped to the top. Added a second boss video after the break.
Update: And another video!
Another Splatoon video has come in showing the Octostomp boss fight in Hero Mode. View it below.
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Update: Inkopolis Plaza tour – Splatoon – story mode intro and opening cut-scene (plus splash screen)
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Update: Another video!
The folks over at GameXplain have posted Splatoon’s story mode intro/opening cut-scene. That can be found below. Additionally, you can get a look at the splash screen when loading from the Wii U menu above.
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Splatoon Twitter images (5/11/15)
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Screenshots, Wii U | 3 Comments
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Splatoon features Miiverse posts as in-game graffiti
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 11 Comments
Splatoon makes use of Miiverse in some interesting ways. For one thing, your character can appear in other players’ Plazas. Those who tried out Splatoon Global Testfire this weekend also noticed that Splatoon-related Miiverse art was showing up on billboards (and apparently some walls as well). It’s something that was hinted at before, but we now have a complete confirmation of the functionality.
If you’re not interested in seeing other players’ art/posts, it seems as though there will be an option to disable this. You’ll be able to either enable or disable “Miiverse Tags”, which show up as in-game graffiti.
Thanks to Austin for the tip.
