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virtualboyCOLOR posted:Literally the only console shooter worth owning. God drat is Nintendo knocking it out in 2015. Devil's Third, son.
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AMooseDoesStuff posted:But how many people can play splitscreen? There's a local 1v1 mode with one player on the TV and one on the gamepad where the players race to pop balloons that spawn all over the map, but there doesn't seem to be any sort of standard local multiplayer.
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There'll be a Nintendo Direct for Splatoon next week (May 7, 11PM Japan time). JP stream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxbn868TgDQ US stream link: http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct UK stream link: http://www.twitch.tv/NintendoUK
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Jonas Albrecht posted:Is there a Game + Amiibo bundle? I assumed so, but it doesn't seem to be listed anywhere. PAL-land has a game/squid amiibo bundle, NA gets nothing. The squid amiibo is exclusive to either the game bundle or the amiibo 3-pack, you can't buy it individually. Boy/Girl will be available individually. Each one unlocks different weapons/costumes within the game. They look like this: http://www.levelup.com/noticias/317699/Estos-son-los-nuevos-amiibo-de-Splatoon TRU is doing a "pre-order Splatoon, get any amiibo at pickup for $5" deal, incidentally.
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:There'll be a Nintendo Direct for Splatoon next week (May 7, 11PM Japan time). 10 minutes!
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May 7, 2015 14:51
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One thing I didn't see mentioned: leveling your gear lets you add extra slots with random perks, but there's a currency in the game that will let you manually customise any of your gear, so you don't have to worry about being stuck wearing gear you don't like just because it's the most powerful or whatever. The amiibos also unlock additional 8-bit squid minigames that can be played in the plaza or while waiting for a match.
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May 8, 2015 01:42
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I don't think squids have hair.
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May 8, 2015 09:14
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They have all those things, plus Attitude.
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May 8, 2015 09:24
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Overbite posted:There's a minigame on the wii pad when waiting for a lobby to fill If you beat the amiibo challenges you unlock additional minigames, too.
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May 9, 2015 04:17
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They said they'll be releasing more maps for download in the immediate launch window (so before the big August update, I guess?) They also said that when the game launches they'll be limiting the map choices to one of two maps, with the eligible maps cycling every 4 hours or so, so regardless of which ones people do/don't like, you'll be playing all of 'em at some point.
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May 9, 2015 06:29
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Krysmphoenix posted:Is there anyway to contact the Splatoon devs? Because my last queue had the timer go from about 150 to 120 and then back to 150 over and over, and there was no way to escape other than to turn off the Wii U (Home button was disabled). It's a really obnoxious bug and I want to see if there's a place to report it. This happened to Nintendo Treehouse on their stream, so one would think they know.
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May 10, 2015 00:58
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Japan's first splatfest is "Rice vs. Bread".Once again, the rest of the world gets screwed.
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May 10, 2015 01:31
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Best Buy is doing a Splatoon stream thing right now: https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/ccrc6hgpteeuoddava7jimq5bo8 EDIT: this is just some google hangouts bullshit I guess? Oops! Best Buy Canada is gonna have in-store demo units soon, too.
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May 13, 2015 01:23
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NOA's press people have been telling people that they expect the ranked mode to be unlocked within a couple days of launch, which makes me wonder why they're even bothering to "unlock" it to begin with.
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May 14, 2015 08:10
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Squid cushions! http://www.inside-games.jp/article/2015/05/15/87625.html
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May 15, 2015 14:32
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Violen posted:They struck me as blatant 90s marketing parodies but maybe I'm seeing things that aren't there. What' the point of parodying '90s commercials to literal children? People online have been buzzing about this game as if everyone's already on board but I have to wonder if kids even give a poo poo.
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May 16, 2015 08:17
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I've seen way more ads for this game than for any Nintendo game in a long time.
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May 17, 2015 02:46
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They're adding Splatoon Mii costumes to Smash, that's probably as far as they're gonna go.
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May 17, 2015 05:05
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I think so, yeah, but I'm sure they'll be available a regular DLC pretty soon after launch Some other retailer (it might even be Gamestop/EB) is selling Splatoon shirts and/or giving them away with preorders, too.
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May 17, 2015 05:16
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UK dudes, I can't remember how fast/reliable The Game Connection is but they're doing Splatoon preorders for £24.95 (Squid Amiibo bundle is £38.95): http://www.thegamecollection.net/all-products/?title=Splatoon&keywords=splatoon
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There are a few Vita games that use it, at least.
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May 19, 2015 09:04
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Some more Japanese Splatoon merch, including shirts and tote bags; https://editmode.jp/special/nt0094/
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May 20, 2015 12:55
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Nintendo gives preferential deals to select youtube channels, ones you don't watch because you're not a 10yo girl.
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May 20, 2015 14:46
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Iwata Asks: Splatoon! http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/splatoon/0/0
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quote:Nogami I just wanted to say one last thing…
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UK dudes, Nintendo UK online store is doing a bunch of Splatoon hardware bundles: http://store.nintendo.co.uk/games/w...mpaign=splatoon 32GB console with Splatoon, strategy guide, gamepad decal and Inkling Girl or Boy Amiibo - £259.99 32GB console with Splatoon, strategy guide, gamepad decal - £249.99 8GB console with Splatoon, Smash and Inkling Girl or Boy Amiibo - £214.99 If you use the promocode INKHAT7 you get one of those inkling hats, too.
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May 21, 2015 03:26
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Each amiibo also gives you an additional Squid Jump-style minigame to play while waiting for a match.
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May 22, 2015 06:46
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Tengames posted:this is honestly the bigger deal to me if the minigames are any fun. Waiting to see what they are though. Inkling Girl: "Squidball" Inkling Boy: "Squid Racer" Squid: "Squid Beatz" (also includes a BGM player, I think) Amiibo stuff starts at 29mins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQsZPYB0vMw
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May 22, 2015 07:17
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#gamergate expose: Splatoon's secret games journalist SJW cabal revealed! https://miiverse.nintendo.net/titles/14866558073653509034/14866558073653509047/new
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May 22, 2015 10:42
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I heard the mp servers aren't up right now anyway.
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May 23, 2015 14:06
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NOA posted a list of all the Gamestop/Best Buy locations with the Splatoon demo: http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/hlLtTDh1Su6qCiyeMEDYbU_eFiPr4qMZ
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May 24, 2015 09:15
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The two gamepads thing will never happen but the lack of real local multiplayer content still sucks. Even just a Metroid Blast-style PvE mode would be more interesting than what they're offering. (Online PvE should probably be a thing at some point, too.)
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As far as "character IPs" go, this is pretty much the first one EAD has produced since Pikmin, yeah, but Nintendo as a company has released quite a few, either through the SPD division or collaborations with HAL, IntSys, etc or through external collaborations.
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Evil Canadian posted:I never got a chance to play the betas, just wanna know can you also play this game on the pro controller, or is it tablet only? Gamepad only, the Pro Controller only works as the p2 controller for local multiplayer.
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May 27, 2015 06:14
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 Girls Mode 3 (Style Savvy) is getting some Splatoon-themed apparel.
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May 27, 2015 08:14
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Add the option to use a 3DS as a controller, problem solved (in the most half-arsed fashion imaginable).
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Disargeria posted:Not really local multiplayer, just 1v1. Short answer: the devs think the touchscreen map is an essential part of the experience and by mandating it for online play they don't have to balance the game for people who aren't using the gamepad. Even the local 1v1 mode was designed to maintain parity between players (and I wish they hadn't because it might have led to more interesting modes with a higher player count).
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May 28, 2015 00:39
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Please add a kid/squid poll, thanks.
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There's a list of the top players/loadouts that changes every map rotation, neat:
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