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Nintendo knows when it's got something good on its hands. Splatoon 2, alluded to in Nintendo's 2015 Fall Preview of the Switch, has finally been blown out in glorious fashion at the January 12th/13th event.
Key Features: New Weapons (like the Duelies) New stages and classic stages (some with zip lines from the single-player mode!) Online Multiplayer Expanded Local Multiplayer Presumed Single Player Mode New Mode: Salmon Run (aka Horde Mode) - 4 player co-op
Key Questions: What are you most excited about from the trailer? What are you most hopeful for? Are you buying at launch? When do you think launch will be?
Releases: July 21st, 2017
Ploot and DrFinkelstein Discuss The July 6th, 2017 Nintendo Direct about Splatoon 2
I'd like to, I miss Splatoon, but we're on the tail end of our first game deadline and so I shouldn't even be here talking right now, ha ha. Enjoy the Splatfest! :D
I'm #TeamEgg too. We have someone coming into town this weekend so while I'm sure I'll play, I just don't know what times. When would you generally be available to play? For me it's likely in the early morning which may not jive.
The new DLC story mode addition looks AMAZING. I can not wait for that. Single player is my favorite part of Splatoon (because I suck at multiplayer so much), and why I love Splatoon 2 so much more than the first in the series. This is right up my alley!
Also it has made me want to go play more Splatoon 2 now, before the DLC. And thanks to finishing up Xenoblade 2 and not re-starting Zelda yet, that's what I'm going to go do after we finish up the first Weekend Panda game release! Woo!
EDIT: Also those two character designs? Flippin' fantastic. So good.
Another Splatfest has come and gone! I fought hard for #TeamEgg but ultimately it was not my strongest Splatfest. Frankly it was my absolute worst. The first Splatfest I actually lost more than I won, thus hurting the overall chances of winning. Damn. Rough day. I detailed the event, shared some videos, and photos, over at my blog post about it. However below are some of the highlights for the stats I took. With 8 stages having been played this time, I had to work to expand my usual sheet and calculations.
Total Matches Played To Reach “Egg Queen”: 37 Matches Most Points In A Single Match: 2,203 points Matches As The Top Player On The Team: 12 Matches / 32.4% of Matches Win/Loss Ratio: 17 wins to 20 losses Weapon of Choice: N’Zap ’89 Best Session: Morning Session (60% Win Rate) Total Splats: 254 Splats Maximum Splats In A Single Match: 12 Splats Closest Match Percentage: 2.20% Most Played Stage: Shifty Station (10 times) Most Played Stage Besides Shifty Station: Kelp Dome (8 times) No-Death Matches: 1 Match (on Shifty Station)
I finally got Splatoon 2! I'm not very far because apparently I have to share with my family or something. But anyways, I picked Team Chicken for fun and won some snails out of it! I really want the new DLC despite not being far into the regular game.
I think I'm going to hard reset Splatoon 2 and start over from scratch. I miss playing, but at this point I opened up the game and had even forgotten how to recenter the camera. Oops. So it would probably be wise if I started over entirely at this point. Not like I'd really LOSE anything...
In my experience, it was all over the place. I'd go one match where I was easily the best player in the room (a shocker), and then the next match would have people so skilled I'd question if they were actually human. Despite that however, it felt like my win rate was about even for both solo and teams, so I saw it as a toss-up which could go either way.
The only thing I was surprised about was how Egg won popularity, as I figured Chicken would be more popular, getting the vote from immature guys. Plus, out of all my matches, only one was against my same team, which is unusual for being on the most popular team.
Anyone interested in Splatoon 2 action tonight? I have some folks lined up to play and it'd be great to see a lot more. Maybe we can reach 8 and do some private matches! Turf or Ranked. Salmon Run if there's not a ton of us is also on the table.
I'm playing by 8:30pm EDT with a twitter friend and possibly others.
Let me know if you're interested. Just under 5 hours away now.
Is this the first time they did tournament style? But wait, how do I pick... based off the old TV show? Donatello! Based off the movies? Probably Leonardo.
There is really a dude who works for Nintendo named Doug Bowser? I wonder if that helped him in the interview process. Can't have hurt.
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cowabunga! This May, Splatoon 2 for Nintendo Switch will host its first-ever tournament-style Splatfest to determine which brother from the iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise is the ultimate fan-favorite. Featuring characters from Nickelodeon’s upcoming animated series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, fans will vote in three rounds to crown one Hero in a Half-Shell (turtle power!). Will it be Raph, Leo, Mikey or Donnie?
To participate, players won’t be asked to order a pizza, hop on a skateboard or save the city from an army of masked ninjas – they can just start voting for their pick beginning on April 27 simply by visiting the in-game Inkopolis Square. The first of three in-game Splatoon 2 Splatfest tournaments takes place May 4-5 and pits Raph against Leo, with the second running May 11-12 and featuring Mikey vs. Donnie. The final match between the winners of the first two showdowns takes place May 18-19. The full schedule is below:
Round 1: Raph vs. Leo May 4 (Friday), 9 p.m. PT – May 5 (Saturday), 9 p.m. PT
Round 2: Mikey vs. Donnie May 11 (Friday), 9 p.m. PT – May 12 (Saturday), 9 p.m. PT
Finals May 18 (Friday) 9 p.m. PT – May 19 (Saturday), 9 p.m. PT
“We love working with unexpected partners to expand our brand and bring smiles to people’s faces in surprising ways,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Teaming up with Nickelodeon and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles made perfect sense, as we share many of the same fans who enjoy family-friendly entertainment and classic characters.”
Splatfests are recurring online competitions in Splatoon 2 that ask players to pick a side – in this case, their favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Once players choose a team, they’ll receive an in-game T-shirt adorned with an image of their preferred Turtle for their Inkling character to wear as they compete in online multiplayer Turf Wars battles to see which side comes out on top. At the end of the Splatfest, each team’s popularity and win rate is tallied up, and one team is crowned the victor. Depending on what Splatfest rank players achieve, they’ll receive Super Sea Snails, which can be exchanged to further customize gear in the game. Because of the new tournament format, players need to pick up their Super Sea Snails by the Tuesday morning following each round. The early squid catches the Sea Snails, as the old saying goes. Splatfests are open to all Nintendo Switch owners who have the Splatoon 2 game and an Internet connection.
Nickelodeon’s new animated series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles follows the band of brothers as they discover new powers and encounter a mystical world they never knew existed beneath the streets of New York City. The 2D-animated series debuts later this year on Nickelodeon. For more information about the show, visit http://www.nick.com/rise-of-the-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/.
For more information about Splatoon 2, visit https://splatoon.nintendo.com/ or https://splatoonus.tumblr.com/. Learn about results of past Splatoon 2 Splatfests at https://splatoon.nintendo.com/splatfests/.
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