We've known for a long time that Splatoon would arrive in May, and it seems that previous - and hastily removed - official web pages were correct; the new third-person shooting IP for Wii U arrives on 29th May.
During today's Nintendo Direct broadcasts we were given more information, too. To start off with amiibo, new toys for the game were confirmed, proving previous loose retail listings correct. There'll be three amiibo overall - Boy and Girl inklings, along with a Squid inkling; each figure will unlock special missions and gear to tackle in the game. The release strategies for these toys will vary per region though, details below.
- In North America all three will be released together in one special pack, or the Girl and Boy figures can be bought individually.
- In Europe the Inkling Boy and Girl toys will be available separately, while the Squid will be included in a 'Special Edition' bundle with the game; no triple pack was announced for the region.
Moving onto game modes, we saw the "Ranked Battle" online mode, with online rankings and tougher, objective based 4 vs 4 online matches - an example given was both teams having to fight over a smaller area. We also saw the "Battle Dojo" 1 vs 1 local multiplayer mode, with one player using the GamePad and another focused on the TV. The main goal in this mode is to shoot more balloons than your opponent.
You can see a couple of short videos below. Are you excited about Splatoon and its amiibo?
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They look amazing and i think i can guess which gender of Inkling of amiibo will sell more.
This game is looking better and better each time I watch something new about it. As for the amiibo, they shall be mine. Just one more month a a few days.
Getting all three.
I voted for them to be the next smash bros characters
I'll have to see how much getting all three costs.
It's very awesome that this game releases on my birthday, definitely at least getting the Girl Inkling Amiibo.
Have fun finding them! Just some more really cool looking amiibos that I'll never see in stores.
Dangit Nintendo! You're breaking my pockets!!!
The left is the girl and the right is the boy, right? Or is it the other way around? Either way, I want one of them!
@DBPirate: The boy has the short tentacles on the top and the girl has the long tentacles on each side of her head
Preordering the bundle as soon as I can, whichever site takes them first.
Another amiibo I need. Amiibo's really taking off, isn't it?
If there is an instabuy amiibo, this is it. Please have the cat too!
i dont even necessarily want the game... but i do want the amiibo.
does. not. compute.
what have u done to me nintendo?
Nintendo's really made a huge turnaround with their direction this past year or so. I'm liking this new Nintendo I see.
It's a shame we in the EU don't also get the triple pack, but the single Inkling squid is incentive enough for me to aim for that special addition of Splatoon. I'm so glad I pre-ordered this game already.
So then, the release date of May 29th is very pleasing, it saves me another trip to GAME to retrieve Hastune Miku: Project Mirai DX. It's nice to finally learn of the local multiplayer mode, and it's neat how it in a way prepares you for the ranked matches. As for the Amiibo, I love Amiibo's, and I have a feeling I'll be wanting to have all the Splatoon ones given all the equipment you can earn through them looks awesome.
I'm ecstatic for Splatoon, and eagerly await it's release.
Looking pretty darn sweet. The one on one mode looks dull though, would've rathered a co-op campaign.
Their dedication towards amiibos have been pretty good so far, but finally getting something non-Smash or Mario related shows that they mean business with amiibo functionality now.
On one hand, I'm super happy about it. On the other hand, my wallet is in absolute tears right now.
How about a Wii U bundle w/ the game and all 3 amiibo? Xenoblade X is getting a nice bundle in Japan in a few weeks.
Wonder how much, and more importantly how hard to find, the amiibo will be?
Looking forward to the game. If only b/c if not this, what else is the Wii U to do between now and September? MK8 DLC? Is that it? Splatoon it is.
Already have the game preordered, I need the amiibos
I'm more then happy to pay for the amiibo pack, better pay attention when they become available. I just hope they don't sell out as quickly as the Smash Bros editions. I really want that green squid form amiibo, to bad you can't buy it separately like the girl and boy inkling.
SPLATOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!
I'm so getting all of these! Actually, I'll get both Inklings twice! But when thinking about it, this also raises chances of Xenoblade X getting some amiibo representation!
I'm pumped about the amiibo, but I'm just glad that their is some local co-op. Amiibo is really putting a dent into my pocket book.
What's the point of releasing more amiibos if they won't have enough stock? I at least want the female inkling but, like my Samus amiibo, I'll have to wait 2 months after shipping to actually get it.
This is going to be a fun game and why is it that Amiibo for a game I haven't played is maybe more attractive than the others? I keep thinking that amiibo for the new Zelda game would also intrigue me before I play it. It's probably that it's just a way to get to know the characters more because I haven't had the experience with them in-game yet.
Anyway, it will be hard to resist buying it all up. The local 2 player play and surprisingly fleshed out single player game is helping to make up for the other multiplayer problems for me.
Anybody else feel like Amiibo are starting to become keys to unlocking on-disc content with this announcement? From what I understand they unlock missions that you can get special gear from. Doesn't sound like these Amiibos do much besides unlock content.
But even though I'm afraid this could turn into a cash-grab, it's really hard to not want these. I might end up picking up the 3-pack, especially to get that Squid Amiibo. Surprised that one isn't getting sold on its own, out of the three I want that one the most.
Those amiibo will be mine...
Those amiibo will be mine...
Those amiibo will be mine...
https://twitter.com/fakehedgehog/status/583392466730147840
I'm all digital with my Wii U games now so I won't be buying the bundle just for the squid. It would be nice if the triple pack will come to Europe as well.
Ditto, hopefully they'll be easy enough to import or this is an experiment and they'll do the squid amiibo separately after release.
@ToastyYogurt I agree. The concept of amiibo I like, and I have quite a few, but this direct really just enforced that content is locked away unless you buy some costly figurines. Suddenly a $70 game becomes $100 (assuming the three pack is $30) to get the full experience. No thanks, Nintendo.
I'm so happy Europe and North America are getting this at the same time. I have no problem with games being delayed, but to have a large gap between regions for such a multiplayer focused title would have been hard to swallow.
As for the amiibo... I found it pretty concerning how Nintendo are putting them into every game and locking something behind them, but I'll pick up one for Splatoon. I'm so thrilled they went with a new IP for the first time in over a decade instead of making it Mario Paintball, so I'm going to support it as much as I can.
@sinalefa
Oh GAWD, the cat! I NEED an amiibo of that cat!
It's funny, right when I figured I'd completely lost interest in amiibo these cool figures roll out.
@Peach64 @willobee It's tiny content locked away, if it wasn't locked people would think it's a waste of data.
heh, the female inkling in the 2nd video has straight teeth even though they said they have spiked teeth
The Splatoon amiibo look very cool.
With all the various amiibo toys, amiibo cards, paid DLC, its first smartphone/tablet games and lots of other stuff now in addition to its usual games, I'm thinking surely Nintendo will be in the black this year.
I mean there's a crap load of stuff for fans to spend their money on.
I am for sure getting that bundle with the Squid amiibo. Shame about no triple pack in Europe though.
I want the triple pack!! not fair!!
I wonder if there will be any options for joining up with friends in 4v4 ranked battles. That way you could actually coordinate and have teamwork using Skype or something similar on another device.
4v4 matches with random people doesn't sound like much fun without built in voice chat or any other way to coordinate.
Still not completely sold seeing as there was no mention of being able to play against bots offline since I am unable to play online unfortunately. I need to know how good the campaign is as well.
Ranked online matches... for a game where you can't even communicate with your team.
@ToastyYogurt
Yes, they very much sound like an "on-disk DLC" kind of issue. Which is something gamers totally love, right?
Everyone cheered when Capcom did that, right?
Yeah, but watch people defend Nintendo for the same practice.
I need the squid amiibo. Any places in the UK to pre-order from?
@Sforzando omg lol
Looks like Japan gets the squid by itself. If i kept the packages I'd import for that reason.
I need a pushmo amiibo.
@Captain_Gonru
Because Nintendo has never heard of parents or mute buttons.
Already put down a pre-order I'll be getting the three pack of amiibo that is coming to NA, for $35 it's not too bad of a price.
I should try to find someone who wants the girl and the boy and buy the squid one off of them. I don't want to have to buy the three pack.
@Captain_Gonru - "Though I'm wondering which amiibo will unlock voice chat."
Link.
Crud. Now I need these.
Does Nintendo offer a seasons pass on Amiibo?
@Quorthon Not having voice chat is to protect Nintendo's reputation, as just a single thing kid cussing or a grown up cussing can put them in hot water legally from sue happy parents, not to mention the media could use that to misconstrue information for some type of agenda like they usually do.
Don't like it? Then do something to stop sue happy parents and dishonest news corporations. Otherwise you have no right to complain.
anyone else reminded of u.b. funkeys with this?
@Captain_Gonru - Word play?
What I actually meant was Link would unlock "voice chat" b/c Link doesn't talk, he's a "silent" protagonist. Well I guess if I have to explain it then it wasn't funny.
The Splatoon amiibo look to be some of the coolest so far imo.
@Omarzy
Good choice.
I would vote for the inklings, Wart, Kamek and one other I thought of the other day but that isn't immediately springing to mind right now.
Edit: Non Specific Action Figure, I think it was.
Edit 2: I just went and voted for all four of those characters in a single vote lol
this is the first time I have actually thought about buying an amiibo.
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