Splatoon

And all because the lady loves… Nintendo has announced the next topic of discussion set to cause a helluva lot of mess in colorful arena shooter Splatoon 3 — Set to kick off on the weekend of February 11, the next Splatfest will ask squid kids and octolings everywhere to pick their favorite form of chocolate: Dark, Milk, or White. As always each choice will be captained by one of our three lovable splatfest hosts, with Shiver representing Team Dark, Frye representing Team Milk, and Big Guy lumbered with…

Ready for all you weekend warriors Load up on paint, and bring your friends, as Nintendo has released its hefty Version 2.1.0. update for its messy multiplayer shooter Splatoon 3. Now available to download on Nintendo Switch, the new patch brings a laundry list of balance tweaks, bug fixes, U.I. polishes, and much more. It’s difficult to know where to start when an update has this much coverage… There has been an array of buffs and nerfs to many tools in the Splatoon 3 arsenal, from damage, to spread, to ink…

Nintendo has confirmed that a big update is being released for Splatoon 3, with the Version 2.1.0 patch focusing on battle adjustments. The latest update to Splatoon 3 includes several changes to main weapons in a bid to “lessen the impact on some of the weapons from Splatoon 2, where the increased performance of the gear ability was negated in Splatoon 3.” The Bamboozer 14 Mk 1 now consumes 17 per cent less ink, while the Nautilus 47 has had its firing duration increased by 15 per cent. Special weapons Tacticooler,…

Sweet… sweeeet… sweet victory… The final whistle has blown on this weekend’s Splatoon 3 splatfest, and, as a posse of tired and sticky squid kids and octolings return to the locker room, the points have been tallied up and now have an official winner in the battle of Spicy vs. Sweet vs. Sour: Scoop yerself a victory ice-cream Team Sweet! Yes, it appears that fans of the sweetest of treats took home the gong this weekend, walking away with a massive 30 points in total, double that of its closest competitors, Team Spicy…

Do you eat whole lemons or pure salt? Nintendo has dropped the details for the first Splatoon 3 splatfest of 2023! The next battle of squid kids and octolings will kick off in the first weekend of January, and will see players fight it out in another weekend of colorful chaos — hoping to bring home the gong for their team and bag themselves some exclusive rewards. This time around, the topic is — quite literally — a matter of taste, as players will have to choose which is their favorite food flavoring. The options…

Splatoon 3 entered Chill Season, the first major update, on December 1. And with it comes a modified Salmon Run called Big Run, scheduled to start on December 9 at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET. The limited event will run over the weekend and end on Sunday, December 11 at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET.Big Run will feature waves of Salmonids invading the amusement park Wahoo World stage, and players will need to team up against the invaders. This is the very first Big Run, and it will be a recurring event.…

Let’s get groovy, Nintendo style If you love live gaming music, then you’re in for a treat — Nintendo has posted a VOD of their Animal Crossing x Splatoon live concert performance from the recent Nintendo Live 2022 event to YouTube for our viewing pleasure. The event actually took place at the Tokyo Big Site in Odaiba back at the start of October, and featured tournaments for games like Nintendo Switch Sports and Super Smash Bros., as well as a stage performance from comedy duo Yoiko. Arguably the main event, however,…

Move over, Spotify Wrapped. My favorite music thing on the internet this week is Nintendo’s official English translation of its Splatoon 3 and Animal Crossing concert with holograms of the characters from the games.The concert, starring the musical dog K.K. Slider as a DJ and the idol superstars from Splatoon 3, originally took place at the Japan-only Nintendo Live 2022 event in October. I watched it after the fact, thanks to generous fans who had uploaded the livestreamed concert, but the characters’ subtitles were in…

The Nintendo Switch had yet another big year for exclusive games, and none were bigger for multiplayer than Splatoon 3. The charming and thoroughly engaging third-person shooter released in September to critical acclaim. If you haven't picked it up yet or you want to buy it for someone on your shopping list, now's your chance. Splatoon 3 is discounted to just $45 at Amazon for Cyber Monday. It's worth noting that Amazon already sold out of this deal once, so you may want to hurry.Splatoon 3…

The Nintendo Switch had yet another big year for exclusive games, and none were bigger for multiplayer than Splatoon 3. The charming and thoroughly engaging third-person shooter released in September to critical acclaim. If you haven't picked it up yet or you want to buy it for someone on your shopping list, now's your chance. Splatoon 3 is discounted to just $45 at Amazon for Black Friday. It's worth noting that Amazon already sold out of this deal once, so you may want to hurry.Splatoon 3…