If inking some squids is more your fancy this holiday season, you’ll be happy to hear that the development team behind Splatoon 2 is rolling out a brand new weapon you can get your tentacles on this holiday season. In a posting to the official Splatoon 2 page on Tumblr, the Squid Research Lab revealed the Squeezer. The weapon
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While Splatoon 2 for Nintendo Switch normally gets its praise for the original mechanics or family-focused fun, it may have one under-appreciated element: the soundtrack. Thankfully, Nintendo is giving it the credit it deserves with a brand new video showcasing the behind the scenes recording of some songs. Seen in the three-minute video below, we don’t see
If you’re an avid Splatoon 2 player, then you know that the series’ Splatfest events ask players to choose a side in some of the most hard-hitting debates of our time, like ketchup v. mayonnaise, sci-fi v. fantasy, flight v. invisibility, and more. Today, Nintendo UK has announced the latest Splatfest coming to Splatoon 2 in Europe. Book lovers will
Nintendo has done a great job with supporting Splatoon 2 in the form of new weapons, maps, and more, but now it seems like the House of Mario is kicking its support into overdrive. Today it was revealed that the hit third-person shooter will receive not one, but two brand new updates and they both add a
The results for Splatoon 2‘s fourth North American Splatfest event have been calculated, and Team Fantasy has won. Splatfest results are dictated into three categories: popular votes, solo, and team; Team Fantasy snagged popularity and solo battles with 57 and 51% of the votes respectively, while Team Sci-Fi won the team battles category by 51%. Additionally, the
Nintendo has asked Splatoon 2 owners to pick a side on some pretty controversial debate topics like vampires versus werewolves, ketchup or mayonnaise, flight versus invisibility, and more. The game’s next Splatfest asks us to choose one genre, sci-fi or fantasy. Like previous Splatfest events before this one, players can choose their side in Splatoon 2’s lobby area. The
Since 1985, Nintendo has provided countless memories for veteran gamers and newcomers alike. With the Nintendo Switch now available, the company has released a new commercial for their hybrid console, showcasing everything that makes Nintendo great. The less than two-minute-long trailer features various snippets of titles available on the console, including a competitive game of Mario
Today Nintendo announced its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year, which ended on September 30th, 2017. On top of an update on shipments of Switch consoles and the 3DS family of systems, we get to see that the Kyoto-based console manufacturer and published concluded the first six months of the year
Splatoon 2‘s Splatfest is back, and this time European players will get the chance to duke it out based on how they prefer their breakfast. The event begins next Saturday, at 16:00 CET. There’s the “warm” team, which includes bacon, eggs, and toast, and the “cold” team which prefers cereal and milk, fresh fruit, and
It’s that time of the week again. Today, Nintendo revealed a brand new weapon that will be coming to its hit third-person shooter Splatoon 2 very soon. The weapon, which is named the Long Blaster, was officially revealed through the game’s official Twitter account. It has an extended range, and even at those long ranges, it still
What’s better than surprise content drops? Nothing, when we are talking Splatoon 2 — in fact, that seems to be the traditional method to how new items tend to drop in the game. And following in those same foot steps (or should I say ink trails?), two brand new weapons have been announced for the third-person
If you’ve been eager to learn about the latest Splatfest then your wait is over. Today the House of Mario announced that the next Splatoon 2 event for North American players will be Halloween-themed, as it tasks players with choosing between Vampires or Werewolf. Players will begin fighting for whichever team they choose on October 13,
Media Create has released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between September 11 and September 17, Konami’s latest installment in its yearly soccer simulation series, PES 2018 (known as Winning Eleven 2018 in Japan) debuted at No.1, doubling its nearest competitor, which was Splatoon 2. Rounding at the top five is new release Metroid: Samus
Media Create has released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between September 11 and September 17, Konami’s latest installment in its yearly soccer simulation series, PES 2018 (known as Winning Eleven 2018 in Japan) debuted at No.1, doubling its nearest competitor, which was Splatoon 2. Rounding at the top five is new release Metroid: Samus
On Thursday, Splatoon 2 received its latest update. It brought about various fixes to a lot of issues found in a few different game modes, as well as some other small changes to minor things in the game. Some of the main focus points are changes to Salmon Run enemies and player glitches, special gauge changes in
Last month Nintendo announced the second Splatfest event coming to Splatoon 2. The competition pit two very popular superpowers against one another, flight versus invisibility. On the side of flight, we saw the inkling Pearl, and on the side of invisibility was everyone’s favorite Octoling, Marina. But it seems that even Marina’s fandom couldn’t save her this time,
Splatoon 2’s weekly update is now available; the new update features two new weapons as well as a brand-new special included. As of last night, players will have the chance to purchase the Forge Splattershot Pro from the Ammo Knights shop. Similar to previous weapon DLC drops this is a returning weapon from the first
Nintendo has announced new information on Splatoon 2. The next DLC update will introduce a new map and weapon to the game. Starting tonight, American Splatoon 2 players will be able to clean up the battlefield with the Sloshing Machine; a home appliance-inspired item that was introduced in the first Splatoon title and will be available for purchase at the
Following the reveal of the top-twenty sales chart on Wednesday, Media Create released its weekly analysis, providing deeper look at the situation of the Japanese market last week. Last week marked the beginning of the Obon shopping period, that is normally particularly strong for gaming sales. This year there have been several elements that made
It’s that time of the month, and the NPD released its monthly results describing the situation of the gaming market in the United States in July. All figures were up this month, including software, hardware and accessory sales. Hardware was driven by by new supply of Nintendo Switch console and by the continued strength of
The Nintendo Switch has proven to be a popular console since it released back in March, and while the system has been fairly hard to find since launch, those still looking for a Switch will have a new opportunity to grab one in September alongside one of the system’s most recent titles, Splatoon 2. Nintendo
Splatoon 2 released last month to eager Nintendo Switch owners and has largely been praised for keeping what worked in the Wii U original and refining it even more, with the game’s next limited time Splatfest event coming in a few weeks. Nintendo’s UK and European channels have confirmed that the next Splatfest event is coming
Today, Media Create released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between August 7th and August 13th, it was once again Square Enix’s 3DS and PS4 game Dragon Quest XI at the tippy top of the software chart, making it a three-peat for the eleventh main series entry in the iconic
Today, Media create released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between July 31st and August 6th, it was once again Square Enix’s 3DS and PS4 game Dragon Quest XI at the top of the software chart, making it two straight weeks for the eleventh main series entry in one of
Today, Media create released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between July 31st and August 6th, it was once again Square Enix’s 3DS and PS4 game Dragon Quest XI at the top of the software chart, making it two straight weeks for the eleventh main series entry in one of
Today, Media create released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between July 31st and August 6th, it was once again Square Enix’s 3DS and PS4 game Dragon Quest XI at the top of the software chart, making it two straight weeks for the eleventh main series entry in one of
Today is the Wednesday that many Dragon Quest fans waited for, as the Media Create charts related to the period between July 24th and July 30th have been released. That includes the first two days on the market of Dragon Quest XI. Unsurprisingly, the game took Japan by Storm, it’s Dragon Quest, after all. Check
If there was any doubt on the fact that Japanese gamers love Splatoon, it has been wiped off the face of the planet today. The newly-released Media Create charts related to the period between July 17th and July 23rd were absolutely dominated by Splatoon 2, which of course also pushed sales of the Nintendo Switch.
Another year, another E3 — and as is tradition, DualShockers hands out awards to what we (and our readers collectively) think are the best games at the show. This year had some stiff competition, with three games nearly tying for Game of the Show. But, with plenty of arguing, debating, and compromising we have DualShockers’
Nintendo’s signature third-person “shooter” Splatoon 2 is right around the corner, and the House of Mario isn’t shy showing off the additions that the sequel is bringing to the table. In Nintendo Treehouse’s E3 Livestream, the Nintendo staff and the Squid Research Lab development team on site demoed Splatoon 2‘s single player mode. The demo