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Wednesday25th Apr 2018
News Splatoon 2 Is Changing Up Its Weapon Distribution System
No more weekly updates
Splatoon 2 is the gift that keeps on giving; every single week for the last few months has seen new weapons be released at the very least, sometimes with new gear, stages, or even things like yesterday's humungous update providing even more fun. This system is about to change slightly, however, with updates being released more...
Tuesday24th Apr 2018
News Splatoon 2 Version 3.0.0 Arrives Later Today, Includes Fan-Favourite Stage Camp Triggerfish
Rank X also available
Nintendo has revealed that Splatoon 2 will be receiving its huge update to Version 3.0.0 later today, bringing an absolute squid-load of changes, fixes, and additions to everyone's favourite neon ink-coverage shooter. Some highlights from the update include: - Rank X is now available - New gear has been added to the shops -...
Friday20th Apr 2018
News The Snack World Scoffs Its Way To Number One In The Japanese Charts
The Switch port does the numbers
The Japanese charts are in, with The Snack World Trejarers Gold Nintendo Switch port filling its belly with sales (and the top spot, just for good measure). It did so well it's knocked Kirby Star Allies off the number one position, although Splatoon 2 holds fast at three for another week. Elsewhere, Mario Kart 8...
News The Custom Range Blaster Will Wreak Havoc In Splatoon 2 From This Weekend
Heavy damage
As we eagerly await the release of Splatoon 2's upcoming single player campaign expansion, Nintendo continues to provide us with weekly additions to the game's ever-growing weapon roster. This weekend sees the return of the Custom Range Blaster, which originally appeared in Splatoon on Wii U. It is set to feature the Curling Bomb as...
Thursday19th Apr 2018
Video One of You Sent Us a Box to Open, So We Decided to Open It
Fresh from Japanese shores
We've unboxed a fair few things in the name of so-called entertainment on our YouTube channel, but one in particular sticks in our mind. Perhaps spurred on by the tantalising idea of a mystery unboxing, one of you lot thought it would be a good idea to ship something off in our direction without telling us what it is, on...
News Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion Is Getting Its Own CD Soundtrack
Octotune up
Splatoon 2's upcoming Octo Expansion DLC is getting its own soundtrack album in Japan, it has been revealed. The album - which launches on July 18th in Japan - will come with two CDs. One will contains tracks from Octo Expansion, in addition to new songs which have been added to the core game via software updates. The second CD...
Wednesday11th Apr 2018
News Kirby Star Allies Gobbles Up The Top Spot Again In The Japanese Charts
And Switch sells four times as many units as PS4
It's been another big week for Nintendo in the Land of the Rising Sun as Kirby Star Allies storms back into first place following a drop to number four last week. Splatoon 2 jumps back into the top three now that the PS4 and PS Vita versions of Super Robot Wars X have dropped further down the charts...
Monday9th Apr 2018
News Baseball And Salted Popcorn Emerge Victorious From The Weekend's Splatfests
2-1 victories all round
Another weekend has been and gone, and with it came Splatfests in both North America and Europe. As usual, both events were well contested, with Splatoon 2 players of all ranks and skill levels taking part to bring home the win for their selection. As is often the case, both events resulted in narrow 2-1 wins, with each...
Friday6th Apr 2018
News The Clash Blaster Neo Will Hit Splatoon 2 In Time For This Weekend's Splatfests
Are those crayons?
As ever, a brand new weekend brings with it a free weapon update for Splatoon 2 - just in time for the Splatfests taking place in North America and Europe. This time around sees the introduction of the Clash Blaster Neo. It will come with the Curling Bomb as its sub weapon, and the Tenta Missiles as its special, potentially...
Thursday5th Apr 2018
News Nintendo Switch Continues To Dominate The Hardware Charts In Japan
The Switch reign continues
Last week's Japan charts are in, and they show Nintendo Switch holding onto the top spot in hardware sales with over 44,000 units sold. Even with a drop over 6,000 from the previous week, Switch sold almost three times as many machines as PlayStation 4, its nearest competitor. Sales in Japan have now topped 4 million...
Wednesday4th Apr 2018
News The Gucci Gang Are Crowned Kings Of Splatoon 2 In Europe
A convincing performance against El Firmament
A few weeks ago we reported on the Splatoon 2 European Championship, so now that it's all done and dusted... we thought we'd give you an update and let you know who the best players of Splatoon 2 in Europe are. The amazing Team Gucci Gang managed to beat El Firmament in the gripping finals of the...
News Nintendo Shares Images Of Strange New Creatures From Splatoon 2's Upcoming Expansion
"Deep sea dwellers"
Splatoon 2's upcoming Octo Expansion is still somewhat shrouded in mystery; we already know that it will feature 80 brand new stages and a much darker overall tone, but we're yet to find out exactly how the narrative will play out. Something that might help to give us a sense of what to expect, however, are these new images...
Tuesday3rd Apr 2018
News It's A Battle Of Sports And Popcorn In This Weekend's Splatfests
Which side are you on?
Nintendo has announced upcoming Splatfests for Splatoon 2 players in Europe and North America, with two very different conundrums in place for each region. North American players will be fighting it out over their favourite sports, with inklings being made to choose between baseball and soccer. In Europe, though, players...
Thursday29th Mar 2018
News The Piranha Pit Returns To Splatoon 2 This Weekend Alongside A Brand New Weapon
It just keeps coming
As is usually the case, this weekend will introduce some additional content for Splatoon 2, giving players even more to think about when deciding upon their splatting strategies. This time around we have a new stage and a new weapon being added to the mix. Piranha Pit is a map making its return from the original Splatoon...
Wednesday28th Mar 2018
News Detective Pikachu Has A Much Better Launch In Japan While Kirby Remains On Top
There's still love for Pokémon spin-offs in the East
While Detective Pikachu had a lackluster debut last week in the UK, the 3DS-based spin-off fared far better in Japan with a respectable 42,013 units sold. That puts it in fourth place with Kirby Star Allies performing well enough to hold off two big releases on PS4. Hyrule Warriors: Definitive...
News The Nintendo Switch eShop Prepares To Launch In Hong Kong
Bringing out the big guns
Nintendo is no doubt really keen to sell Switch in China, which could be potentially very lucrative indeed. Until then, Nintendo will have to make do with launching the handheld console in Hong Kong, which is an autonomous territory of China. The Switch eShop for the Hong Kong region will launch on 3rd April and...
News Splatoon 2 Producer Reveals More Details About The Octo Expansion
It can't come soon enough
During the last Nintendo Direct, Nintendo dropped the rather surprising announcement that Splatoon 2 would be receiving a new single player expansion. Details have been a bit thin on the ground, but it promises 80 new stages and a much darker tone; hopefully adding a hearty amount of content to the game’s already great...
Monday26th Mar 2018
News Detective Pikachu Is Off The Case As It Debuts At Number 23 In The UK Charts
And Kirby Star Allies drops to number 11
The latest UK multiformat charts are in for the last week and they show Detective Pikachu failing to break the multiformat top ten - in fact, it debuted as low as number 23. We really enjoyed our time with - and Nintendo Life's very own Ryan gave it an 8/10 - but it's clearly not proved a hit straight out of...
News Sketch Amazing Splatoon 2 Banners (And More) With This GameTech Stylus Pen
Illustration station
Are you a budding illustrator with a Nintendo Switch in your possession? Do you wish you could put together one of those amazing banners in Splatoon 2? Well, this new stylus pen from hardware maker GameTech is going to make all your artistic dreams come true. It's out now in Amazon Japan (with a rest-of-the-world release set...
Friday23rd Mar 2018
Random Splatoon's Inklings Used To Be Rabbits And Cubes That Shot Black And White Ink
Nintendo revealed the shooter's oddball origins
From Ubisoft's madcap mascots in Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle to the Broodals of Super Mario Odyssey, rabbits have had plenty of appearances on Nintendo hardware, but did you know the Inklings of the original Splatoon started out as fur-covered cottontails and cuboid creatures? In a recent...
News The Zink Mini Splatling Joins The Fight In Splatoon 2 This Weekend
Mini but powerful
As we start to count down the days to Splatoon 2's upcoming extended solo campaign, the game continues to provide us with more new weapons to test against our foes. This weekend sees the return of the Zink Mini Splatling. It will come with the Curling Bomb as its sub weapon, and the Ink Storm as its special, changing things up...
Thursday22nd Mar 2018
News Super Smash Bros. Switch And Splatoon 2 Tournaments Will Take Place At E3 This Summer
So Smash Bros. will be at E3!
Nintendo has confirmed that it will be hosting both the Splatoon 2 World Championship 2018, and Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018, in an E3-related event in Los Angeles, CA on 11th - 12th June. This will be the first exhibition tournament featuring the recently announced Super Smash Bros. game coming to...
News Nintendo Reveals Splatoon’s Original Prototypes At GDC
How different things could’ve been
Splatoon is the most notable new IP to come out of Nintendo in recent times, blending ink-blasting action with a bizarre sense of style to make for a memorable experience that’s unlike any other. Of course, the project was a long time coming, and went through numerous iterations and prototypes before arriving...
Wednesday21st Mar 2018
News Kirby Star Allies Gobbles Its Way To The Top Of The Japanese Charts
Splatoon 2 also sees a resurgance
The Media Create data for the Japanese multiformat charts is in, hot off the digital presses, and it shows Kirby Star Allies arriving on Japanese shores with quite the impressive debut. It enters the charts at number one, with 222,031 copies sold in its first week. Splatoon 2 has also had a great week, surging back...
Tuesday20th Mar 2018
Video Nintendo Releases Infectiously Upbeat Switch Spring Line-Up Video In Japan
Mario Tennis Aces! Splatoon 2 DLC! Donkey Kong! Kirby!
Nintendo's got a lot of forward momentum right now, but if 2018 is going to be anywhere near as successful as 2017, the company needs to keep hammering home the key "play anytime, anywhere" message of the Switch. That's precisely what it's doing in Japan with this new spring line-up commercial,...
Monday19th Mar 2018
News Kirby Star Allies Denied UK Number One Chart Debut By Burnout Paradise
Mario Kart, Odyssey and Zelda also impress in the top ten
New Switch release Kirby Star Allies has made an robust start in the UK video game charts, dropping in at number two, just behind the remastered version of Burnout Paradise - which, it should be noted, launched on more than one system (Kirby is of course entirely exclusive to the Switch)...
News Get Ready To Get Inked In The Splatoon 2 European Championship
Off the hook
Splatoon 2 is just one of those games that is fascinating to watch skilled players challenge each other on. Europe’s finest Inklings will soon be splatting it out for ultimate glory when they meet at the Polymanga event in Switzerland at the Splatoon European Championship. Using their own Switch consoles and copy...
Friday16th Mar 2018
News The H-3 Nozzlenose D Will Be Covering Turf In Splatoon 2 This Weekend
Keeping things fresh
As has become tradition, another weekend brings with it another new weapon in Splatoon 2, offering more and more destructive options for battling Inklings. This time around we see the return of the H-3 Nozzlenose D, making a comeback from the original Splatoon. It will come with the Suction Bomb as its sub weapon, and the...
Thursday15th Mar 2018
Nintendo Download 15th March (North America)
Every new slice of gaming goodness on the NA eShops
There might not be a big Nintendo Direct dropping like we had last week, but that doesn't mean today's Nintendo Download drop is going to be any less exciting. In fact, we've got a huge haul of new titles, ranging from classic Neo Geo ports (because HAMSTER always has one of those up its sleeves),...
News Nintendo Reveals Details About Rank X In Splatoon 2
Sounds pretty Xtreme
Alongside the standard Turf War battles, Splatoon 2 has a fierce competitive scene with a much higher skill requirement. The coveted ‘S’ rank in this mode used to be the end goal for those with their eyes set on glory, but Nintendo recently announced that it would be raising the bar even higher in a big upcoming update...
