It has to be next week at this point, there is not much time left.direct next week right? ahahaha
direct next week right? ahahaha
I hope this doesn't interfere with potential Splat 3 news
it uh totally does
the Splatoon 2 Direct was on July 6, so maybe we'll get the Splatoon 3 Direct on August 23-25?
The only thing is, we had a June Direcf with Splatoon info that year. We haven't gotten Splatoon 3 info (other than turf war gameplay in May) in a long ass time. Twitter map reveals don't cut it. They need to start hyping the game up.it uh totally does
the Splatoon 2 Direct was on July 6, so maybe we'll get the Splatoon 3 Direct on August 23-25?
Nintendo in the middle of August:The only thing is, we had a June Direcf with Splatoon info that year. We haven't gotten Splatoon 3 info (other than turf war gameplay in May) in a long ass time. Twitter map reveals don't cut it. They need to start hyping the game up.
While there actually wasn't much Splatoon 2 coverage in the 2017 Nintendo Spotlight, they did have E3 Treehouse segments for it and a Splatoon 2 Invitational with pro players.The only thing is, we had a June Direcf with Splatoon info that year. We haven't gotten Splatoon 3 info (other than turf war gameplay in May) in a long ass time. Twitter map reveals don't cut it. They need to start hyping the game up.
While there actually wasn't much Splatoon 2 coverage in the 2017 Nintendo Spotlight, they did have E3 Treehouse segments for it and a Splatoon 2 Invitational with pro players.
The Splatoon 2 marketing spread from announcement to release was much shorter than Splatoon 3, mainly because its marketing was coordinated with the Switch's marketing:
January 12, 2017: Splatoon 2 reveal.
April 12th: Salmon Run Mode reveal in Nintendo Direct.
May 17th: Story Mode trailer attached to an ARMS Direct.
June 12 E3: Treehouse segments + Invitiational
June 30th: Start of Splatoon 2 coverage by Nintendo Minute
July 6th: Splatoon 2 Direct
July 15th: Splatfest World Premiere
July 21st 2017: Launch
(191 Days from announced to launch.)
In comparison for Splatoon 3
Feb 17, 2021: Splatoon 3 revealed in direct.
Sept. 23rd: Story Mode Trailer + Specials Reveal in direct.
Feb 9th, 2022: Salmon Run Next Wave Reveal in direct.
April 22nd: Release date and first full gameplay demonstration of Turf war match.
Sept 9th 2022: Release date.
(569 Days from announced to launch, almost 3x as long.)
Right now we are 36 days from launch. I would expect a pretty big marketing ramp up very soon given the game has not had the benefit of E3 exposure this time. We can likely expect a Splatoon 3 Direct as early as next week but what else will they do?:
- Will we also get a prerelease Testfire or Splatfest?
- Will they do a treehouse recording for it?
- Will they do some kind of online invitational with pro players?
- Splatoon 3 is pretty much by itself for Nintendo late summer releases and can get the full marketing focus until they decide to have another general direct.
I added it.Idk if it's relevant, but for the sake of being thorough, I think a good thing to add might be that Splatoon 2 got teased in the Switch Reveal trailer, October 20th 2016
would have been a dope track if the vocals weren't so bad
would have been a dope track if the vocals weren't so bad
Imagine if this track had vocals similar to Metalopod from Splat 1
Whenever this direct is, it has a LOT of expectations to fulfil and it's not going to fulfil all of them. I think at this point it's safe to say a lot of people won't be able to justify purchasing the game to themselves. They'll reveal some big things in the direct, but not (big) enough to pull in everyone who's doubting currently.
The main issue is the trailer/info roll out has just been too stretched out, with pretty aggressively edited esoteric trailers that, for the more casually interested (who are not typically looking up the twitter/blog/website stuff), does not really clearly explain its new mechanics and changes to the formula.
Don't underestimate the effect of having all the information put together in one place and, assuming it's like the Splatoon 2 Direct, gives a clear and easily digestible run down of its mechanics and changes. I feel that giving a good look at the new hub and shops, campaign structure, host characters, etc will do a lot to solidify this games identity.
Nintendo really screwed the marketing on this game. It’s not exactly a small series but it’s not big in the same space as Pokémon, 3D Mario, Mario Kart, Smash, etc. I think it could have done a lot more of what could be shown instead of these cryptic trailers that don’t show anything real substantial especially for people that want to see what’s the difference from this being Splatoon 2.5.Whenever this direct is, it has a LOT of expectations to fulfil and it's not going to fulfil all of them. I think at this point it's safe to say a lot of people won't be able to justify purchasing the game to themselves. They'll reveal some big things in the direct, but not (big) enough to pull in everyone who's doubting currently.
Because probably it's actually just more SplatoonYeah, I do think it'll help a lot, however at this point it feels like it's too late to reveal multiple big hooks that will make everyone call it a justified sequel. I feel like they would've shown at least one of the big selling points by now. It'll help put out the fire somewhat, but there will still be plenty of people saying it's just more Splatoon
I mean, yeah, but I meant moreso the thought of "this could've been Splatoon 2 DLC"Because probably it's actually just more Splatoon
Yeah, I do think it'll help a lot, however at this point it feels like it's too late to reveal multiple big hooks that will make everyone call it a justified sequel. I feel like they would've shown at least one of the big selling points by now. It'll help put out the fire somewhat, but there will still be plenty of people saying it's just more Splatoon
Putting the vagueness of the expression "just more Splatoon" aside, of course it's going to be more Splatoon, what else is it going to be? It's a successful series with a very unique and specific gameplay hook that it's building on top of. It's not going to radically shift away from the competitive multiplayer focus that has anchored it as one of Nintendo's most popular new IP. As for the "why couldn't it have been DLC" argument, which was also stuck onto Splatoon 2 prior to release, it's kind of a pointless debate since the defining lines that clearly delineate the qualities of a justified sequel for a competitive oriented game are very subjective and I think that argument mainly comes from those who wish the game were not competitively focused. And I can certainly sympathize with that a bit since Splatoon is, by its nature, a very chaotic and intense experience which is not for everyone.
Have you tried Octo Expansion?I was hoping the single player would be a big deal. Maybe something meaty enough for fans who don't care for online play. I like the world and characters of Splatoon but I'm not big on competitive online play. A good single player campaign could make me interested though.
I really like this video analyzing the animations of the Turf War gameplay for two reasons:
1. It shows how many smart and stylish decisions have been made to improve the look and feel of Splatoon
2. It shows that the game was extremely not done in April and that they definitely needed the extra time
Splatoon 1.75Hmm. If Splatoon 2 was seen as Splatoon 1.5, and Splatoon 3 is being seen as Splatoon 2.5, does this make Splatoon 3 actually Splatoon 2?
Damn, gotta wait until the Switch successor for the true sequel to SplatoonSplatoon 1.75
Outside looking in, it's just Nintendo's COD in a sense, just choose your fav COD dev and there you go lol.Hmm. If Splatoon 2 was seen as Splatoon 1.5, and Splatoon 3 is being seen as Splatoon 2.5, does this make Splatoon 3 actually Splatoon 2?
In all seriousness, while I'm excited to see more with a potential Splatoon 3 Direct, it's kind of a shame that for as fresh and innovative Splatoon 1 was, both of its sequels can't completely escape the labels of being "just more Splatoon," even with their metagame modifications.
It was the same thing with the first Splatoon as well. Barely anything was known about the game until the Direct a few weeks before release. That's why I'm not too troubled about the lack of new info, now if it's late August and we still haven't had a Direct or any new info whatsoever then I'll be concerned.Another friendly reminder that we didn't know about idols, any new weapons besides splat dualies, and about half of the launch stages and way more until the Splatoon 2 direct
We had basically the exact same amount of info on Splatoon 2 at this point. The only advantage we had then was that they already held a testfire earlier in the year.
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