Splatoon (Wii U)

[Kaslo]

Oh good, smash website shows Splatoon outfits will be buyable later.

[Purrrfect]

Gonna download this tonight and hopefully exercise my noobtacular fps skills tomorrow!

[6souls]

New Details

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Splatoon represents Nintendo’s take on the action shooter genre. Characters called Inklings can transform into squids as they attempt to cover the play area with their team’s colorful ink and splat opponents. Today’s Nintendo Direct detailed many of the weapons, stages, gear, modes and other features available in the game. New announcements from the Nintendo Direct included:

• Global Testfire: Wii U owners with a broadband Internet connection can now download from the Nintendo eShop a free special demo, which will enable them to participate in four-on-four Turf War battles in several one-hour demo events set at optimal times for global play. The first Testfire event is scheduled for 8-9 p.m. Pacific time on Friday, May 8, with additional opportunities on Saturday, May 9, at both 4-5 a.m. and 12-1 p.m. During the first one-hour demo event, Nintendo will be broadcasting a live stream hosted by game experts from Nintendo’s Treehouse as they play against other Testfire participants.

• Four-on-Four Online Action: Players will have to think strategically when participating in Splatoon’s Turf War mode. Two stages are refreshed every four hours, meaning players will have to carefully consider weapons and tactics for the stages on hand. Different weapons work better in different stages, so players will discover depth in the weaponry as they focus their strategies on different two-stage pairings. After each four-on-four match, players are randomly reshuffled to form new teams, so sometimes players will be working with their friends and other times they’ll be looking to take them down.

• Free Post-Launch Content: Five Turf War stages will be available at launch, but Nintendo will continue to add free new stages throughout summer 2015. Additionally, Nintendo plans to continually expand the game with new weapons, battle modes and gear. A major game update event in August will add two additional matchmaking options, including the ability for friends to form four-person teams and search for other four-person teams to battle against. The second option lets eight friends join up to battle in four-on-four matches on any stage and with any rules they want. The August update will also deliver a new battle mode and additional gear for characters to wear.

• Gift with Purchase: Players who pre-order or purchase Splatoon at GameStop stores or GameStop.com will receive a digital download code upon their paid balance of the game for two Mii Fighter Splatoon-themed costumes available to download in summer 2015 for use in the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U game! This offer is available in the United States only while supplies last.

• Splatfests: Themed events called Splatfests will pose questions to players such as: Do you prefer dogs or cats? Players must choose and represent their side during online battles. Players who rank high enough can even get a valuable Super Sea Snail item to upgrade gear. Prepare for the first Splatfest, taking place on June 20.

http://splatoon.nintendo.com/

[Kaslo]

Test-Fire starts in 10 minutes!

[Ratatapa]

YEAh ill try it I guess

[Serra]

Hype building!

[Ratatapa]

I really love the music at the title screen though

[Tomiko]

I really love the music at the title screen though

Same.

Trying to connect now. Was getting "server reached the connection limit" the first few tries to join, now I'm just getting a "standard" error.

Edit: I'm in!

[Serra]

Agreed -- Wish it would keep playing while connecting to the internet though.

On that note, anyone connecting? Gotten an error 106-0502 twice

[Serra]

Oh shit, I'm in!

[Serra]

After the tutorial you can turn off motion controls.

[Ratatapa]

Really? Fuck the gyroscope

[Tomiko]

Really? Fuck the gyroscope

A million times this.

[Serra]

Yeah, the tutorial is kinda awful. Would have called it a bust if you couldn't turn it off.

[6souls]

[Serra]

Roller is op!

[Salodin]

Nah, no one is good at the controls yet. Wait until guns can hit you from afar a week after launch.

[Serra]

It's the fastest way to cover a lot of territory in turf war. In other modes, I imagine the different guns will have their benefits, but since kills don't matter that much, the roller is what's standing out.

And it's done

[Salodin]

They wasted no time in turning the servers off...lol. As it stands, I think it's a fun game, but idk if it's $60 fun.

[Tomiko]

Yeah, the tutorial is kinda awful. Would have called it a bust if you couldn't turn it off.

That would have a been a deal breaker for me if I had to use those controls. The game became a lot more fun once I got the controls where I wanted them.