@r_hjort It isn't just about precision, it's more fun too! That may be a deal-breaker for me, but we'll see how it ends up. Still plenty of time to go.

@Mop it up

Yeah because the idea would fly soooooo well on the XBone or PS4.

@Mop it up

Actually, it's built up kind of a surprisingly sizable fanbase for a game that was just revealed. Check out all the fan art people have made of the characters already!

Actually, you better not check out *all* of the fan art...

I do like me some Wiimote controls for shooters, but I had no qualms using the second stick and gyro controls in tandem at E3. It felt very smooth and natural and fit the gameplay nicely. I also like having the map onscreen, which is constantly useful to seeing/warping where your buds are, and seeing which parts of the map you still need to ink. One of the better uses of the GamePad already, IMO.

Mop it up said:

It's kind of a shame that this game has to release on the Wii U instead of a system with a larger userbase.

Nintendo should hold it back until the Wii U has a larger user base.

@-JKR-

Why stop there? The world population is always on the rise. Why not wait until we hit 8 billion?

@Mop it up

They've said there will be local multiplayer so it's possible, but I'd assume just Pro controller for that for now.

@Jargon

Makes logical sense to me. If they wait until then, they will have more people to sell to.

@TriforceBun Yeah, it's had a positive reaction so far, that's good and I hope it carries onward as time marches toward release and translates into nice sales!

I simply don't like the GamePad so I try to avoid it when possible. If all it's used for is a map, that's what the stand is for. I can just prop it up in front of my like I do for Wind Waker HD and Mario Kart VIII.

@chrisbg99 Who said anything about the PS4 and XBONE? Not I.

@-JKR- lol nice callback.

@Mop it up

They said you could use the Pro Controller, I believe.

The talking about this game makes me want the game now, so I'm going to avoid this until next year.

This game looks pretty cool. I'd like to see the asymmetrical local play that they discussed. Hopefully, they can get more than two players in. That really hurt Zombi U's local multi.

Hey, have you guys noticed how more devs are doing asymmetrical multiplayer? Like Evolve? People even steal Nintendo's unpopular ideas (like dual-screen play last year)!

Not that Nintendo invented it, but it's still interesting.

I forgot this was made a year ago. Perhaps we can see the OP edited to include a bit more information about the game now that we know more?

Regardless, who is planning to join in on the Splatoon Global Testfire happening shortly.


The times are as follows...
First Round - 11 PM EST on Friday May 8th
Second Round - 7 AM EST on Saturday May 9th
Third Round - 3 PM EST on Saturday May 9th
All rounds last one hour and require you to download the demo software from the eShop. I've got mine ready to go and I'm excited to be getting to try this out in a little over an hour. It's storming here but I hope the power stays strong... that would be a bummer. I'll be in the Negative World Chat also at this time for chat stuff if people want to join.

In the meantime, if you haven't already, why not watch the Splatoon Nintendo Direct and talk about it. You can find the video and the discussion here.

I'm hoping your storm doesn't make its way here!
I have the software ready to launch and I'll try to be in chat as well.

@ploot

It's been raging for a while so you're probably good. I don't think it's going south.

I should be in tonight, and possibly tomorrow afternoon.

How big is the demo file?

@Jargon

500ish megs. Maybe closer to 600.

@DrFinkelstein

Alright, downloaded and ready to go.

Guess I'll be seein' you suckers online in just a few minutes! Don't get inked.

No luck connecting so far...