Splatoon launching in May
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Only a few months until #Splatoon is here! The game launches exclusively for #WiiU in May. #NintendoDirectNA pic.twitter.com/Stb2MpYluf
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 14, 2015
Splatoon screenshot (1/13/15)
Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in Screenshots, Wii U | 1 Comment
We just received a new photo upload from one of our junior field researchers! From the looks of it, this appears to be a floating oil rig. The open area on top sure looks like a good place to battle it out, but…it seems like a lot of work getting out here in the middle of the ocean just to throw down on a cool location. Just saying.
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Toru Minegishi is composing Splatoon’s music
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 9 Comments
Have you wondered who the composer is behind Splatoon’s music? It’s none other than Toru Minegishi, according to the 245th of Nintendo Dream.
Minegishi is a well-known composer at Nintendo having spent over 15 years at the company. He has worked on Zelda games (Majora’s Mask, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and the DS games), Animal Crossing, Super Mario Sunshine, Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D World, and more.
Minegishi has typically worked with other composers. Splatoon might be the first game where he is the only person responsible for the soundtrack.
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Splatoon screenshots (1/9/15)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 12 Comments
Breaking news! One of our interns recently saw a squid guy fall into a creek during a turf war, and guess what?! The squid dissolved! This suggests that these creatures can’t maintain a solid form when submerged in water. Does this mean that they’re actually made of liquid? The mystery deepens…
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Splatoon screenshot (1/7/15)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 7 Comments
Update: Translation is below:
This just in! One of our senior research assistants just faxed over a fascinating new image. At first glance, this looks like a typical back alley, but word on the street is that it’s a favorite battleground for these crazy squids. Apparently it’s a popular place to hone one’s skills in one-on-one duels. If fact, it looks familiar for some reason…
As usual, we’ll add in Nintendo’s official translation when it’s available. It should come in shortly.
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Splatoon screenshot (1/5/15)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 1 Comment
We shared this screenshot in our New Year’s roundup post, though we now have Nintendo’s official translation of the included message. View it below.
Happy New Year! Wishing you a tentacular, squidtastic, cephalopoppin’-off 2015! Now let’s get down to business. Check out the first photo we received this year from our research team. It looks like the crazy squids celebrate New Year’s also! But…wait. Squids keep track of time?! I don’t even…
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Splatoon image (12/26/14)
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We’ll update this post with Nintendo’s official translation once it comes in.
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Splatoon screenshot and art (12/23/14)
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Update (12/24/14):
Here’s the translation of the above image:
Breakings news! We’ve just received solid evidence confirming that some of the octopus creatures can take on a humanoid form, just like the crazy squids! However, this has so far only been observed in females. Are the octo-males not capable of this amazing feat? We’re assigning two interns to focus on answering this tantalizing question.
We also have this new piece of art:
Merry Squidmas! Check out the awesome holiday card one of our senior interns sent us this year. From the looks of it, he’s been bitten by full-on squid mania!
We’ll update this post with Nintendo’s translation once it comes in! That’ll likely happen tomorrow.
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Splatoon screenshot (12/22/14)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 7 Comments
Another Splatoon screenshot has landed on the game’s official Tumblr page. View the new image above, and check out an explanation of the shot below.
Check it out! One of our lab assistants just texted over this fascinating new image. It looks like the interior of a giant warehouse, and the location of some intense turf-war battles. I sure hope the squids get permission before going in here and clean up after themselves when they’re done…
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Nintendo holding Splatoon event in Japan later this month
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Nintendo will hold a Splatoon event during the Game Party Japan 2015 on December 31 and January 1 in Tokyo, the company has announced. The Wii U game will be playable as well. I imagine the demo will be the same as the one shown at E3 in June, but maybe Nintendo will surprise us!
