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The latest Splatoon update covers the squids’ ability to pass through wire fences. View the new screenshot above, and some information from the game’s Japanese Twitter account below.

It appears that when transformed into squids, the Inklings can pass through wire fences. The can use this special ability to take shortcuts and hidden pathways. However! They must be careful as if they transform while on to of a wire fence, they will fall to the bottom. With that said, what are their bodies made out of that it allows them to do this???

Recently, probably because I’ve been thinking about squids non-stop, I can’t help but notice them everywhere – even at the supermarket.

The other day, I bought a packet of a certain type of calamari for 150 yen. I pan fried it with butter and soy sauce, then dipped it in mayonnaise that was mixed with some ground up chilli pepper seeds. I wonder if it it is alright for something so delicious to exist…..

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Yet another photo has landed on the Japanese Splatoon Twitter account. This time around, we learn a bit more about the Octopus Army Corps:

We have obtained a photograph of one of the fighters in the Octopus Army Corps. They control a hovercraft-like vehicle using the end of their tentacle, while shooting ink from the nozzle. Their attacks are strong, but perhaps they are a little dim; when the hero hides in ink, for these soldiers, it is as though they suddenly disappeared.

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The Japanese Splatoon Twitter account has continued to publish new content from the game. Check out a new set of images above, and some new information below.

This image was sent by one of our researchers.
It appears to be a sketch of the Octopus Army Corps Base, which is the setting for Hero Mode. It seems as though it was made using the remains of an ancient civilization. It seems to be using very familiar things…or is it just my imagination?

This is a sketch from the secret investigator. This inkling boy is using a giant paint roller. You can customize all your weapons and clothes; like t-shirts and glasses. Inkling are very fashionable!

In turf battles, you can use special weapons by painting the ground and building up power. Below is one of these, the ‘Barrier’. For a short time, this will rebound all of the opponent’s attacks. It appears that there are other kinds of special weapons to be found as well.

Squidssquirt ink to create a substitute to escape their predators.
It’s an oily substance, difficult to dissolve in water, that becomes a sort of mass.
On the other hand, octopi use ink as a smoke screen. It is water soluble in order to spread.
Like oil and water, even the inks of the two species doesn’t mix.

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The Japanese Splatoon Twitter account hasn’t stopped sending out new content over the past week. View a few new screenshots above, and some bits of information below.

Investigation report from the Squid Research Lab. This mysterious person (sorry, squid) guides the protagonist in Hero Mode. It seems that in the peaceful squid world he is the only man (sorry, squid) that has noticed the plans of the Octopus Corps. Anyway, he’s totally seeing our cameraman here.

We have confirmed the existence of various contraptions in Hero Mode. This cannon can shoot powerful ink bullets. Could it be something that the Octopus Corps set up, or was it someone else entirely? Be that as it may, it looks like a rather technologically advanced device.

Report from the Squid Research Lab. This guys name is “Denchinamazu” [Lit: Battery Catfish]. This world appears to run on the energy produced by this catfish. The protagonist enters the Octopus Army Corps base alone in order to return the stolen Denchinamazu.

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New messages continue to hit the Japanese Splatoon Twitter account on a regular basis. Over the past few days, another round of details and tidbits landed on the page. There’s some rehash here, but it’s nice to brush up on some previously-revealed information in any case.

On with the latest content:

– Inklings can climb walls when in squid form
– Walls don’t count toward the result of Turf Battles
– As previously mentioned, you can touch the icon of a team member on the map, and be flown in the air
– The Inklings can move freely while inside their own ink
– However, in enemy ink they move slower and can’t become a squid
– Inklings move faster than their human forms when swimming in ink
– If they don’t move, they can hide from enemies

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Since last week’s Nintendo Direct, the Japanese Splatoon Twitter account has been posting screenshots and details on a regular basis. The latest images can be found above, and a batch of information is posted below.

– The cave we’ve seen is the referee who decides the winner of each match
– They can determine who has the largest covered area in an instant
– Protagonist wears the Hero Suit and travels through the underground world
– The Octopus Army Corps hope to invade the Squid’s world
– The army built the underground facility
– ZL: Squid (dive into ink, restores ink)
– L-stick: move
– R: bomb (uses 70% of your ink)
– ZR: Ink Shot (uses up ink)
– R-stick: look left/right
– X: jump
– Y: camera reset
– Touch the Squid Icon to make a big jump to one of your team mates
– Use gyro to aim
– Your main way of painting the ground in ink and attacking enemies is the Paint Gun
– Different weapon types
– This includes the Charge Gun
– Charge Gun lets you hit at a distance
– Roller is useful in close-range combat
– Use sub-weapons by tapping the R button
– Splash Bomb is one such sub-weapon
– Splash bomb explodes and shoots ink over the immediate area
– The bomb hurts your opponents and has tactic uses
– These include distracting enemies or exposing hidden ones

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The official Splatoon Twitter account posted a plot overview a short while ago. Here’s a translation:

Investigative Report from the Squid Research Lab. The protagonist, wearing the Hero Suit, travels through this underground world. The Octopus Army Corps, hoping to invade the Squid’s world, built this underground facility. Is it just me that feels the Octopus’ longing for the world above-ground from the blue sky projected onto those large monitors?

Nintendo showed a first look Splatoon’s single-player during a Nintendo Direct presentation yesterday. Along with a campaign, the game will feature an extensive multiplayer mode.

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With Splatoon’s visual style, Nintendo wanted to do something “different” from the competition.

“Shooters have tended to become more realistic, but it’s not Nintendo’s way to do that,” legendary video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto told EDGE this month. “It’s [got] to be different from what other folks are doing.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Miyamoto touched on shooters in general. While Nintendo may not visit these types of games on a regular basis, Miyamoto said he likes their controls and he wouldn’t say that he’s not interested in the genre.

Miyamoto’s comments in full:

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