Splatoon 2 Global Testfire Demo Details Confirmed for Europe

The world will be testing the servers together

by Thomas Whitehead Mon 13th Feb 2017

At the weekend Nintendo revealed and outlined details for the Splatoon 2 Global Testfire Demo in North America and Japan. It's now been confirmed for Europe, too, with the times confirming that players will be tackling each other from across the Atlantic.

With the times matching up between regions that means that, whichever territory you're in, a couple of the one hour sessions will be at an unsociable hour - that's the nature of timezones. The EU times are below.

Friday 24th March

19:00 - 19:59 GMT / 20:00 - 20:59 CET

Saturday 25th March

03:00 - 03:59 GMT / 04:00 - 04:59 CET
11:00 - 11:59 GMT / 12:00 - 12:59 CET
19:00 - 19:59 GMT / 20:00 - 20:59 CET

Sunday 26th March

04:00 - 04:59 BST / 05:00 - 05:59 CET
12:00 - 12:59 BST / 13:00 - 13:59 CET

Are you planning to jump into the Global Testfire Demo for Splatoon 2?

[source nintendo.co.uk]

Tom has been involved in the games industry for over a decade, mostly writing about it or struggling to sell Indie games. Loves reading, writing, hunting Capcom’s fiercest monsters and watching baseball.

1
erv
Mon 13th Feb 2017

oh yeah here we go

2
SLIGEACH_EIRE
Mon 13th Feb 2017

A few very awkward times in there. But it'll be the same for other regions in the time slots that suit Europe.

3
wolvesboy
Mon 13th Feb 2017

I think out of them all there's only two slots I can't do, but after the fun we had playing it yesterday, I'm gonna have to share the slots equally do I'll at least get one of them

4
Akropolon
Mon 13th Feb 2017

Alright then, apart from the 03:00 and 04:00 time slots very accessible. I'll most definitely be joining in on the fun.

I did participate in the testfires for Splatoon on Wii U, but never pulled the trigger and bought the full game. On Switch, I'll be rectifying that mistake and get Splatoon 2 day one.

5
G-Boy
Mon 13th Feb 2017

This will be exciting, but I'll have to talk my parents into letting me play the Switch after 20:00 on Friday.

6
Bunkerneath
Mon 13th Feb 2017

Never played it, but still might give it a go. Not really sure how to play or what the goal is but hey, life is about learning new things.

7
Lord
Mon 13th Feb 2017

Oh yeah!

8
DarkRula
Mon 13th Feb 2017

Well, I certainly know how I'll be spending that weekend. Splatoon 2 should be interesting to play, especially exploring the different ways to play.

9
GoldenGamer88
Mon 13th Feb 2017

Well, these are some weird times for me but for a Splatoon 2 Testfire, I'll definitely be there.

10
Souldin
Mon 13th Feb 2017

Q) Are you planning to jump into the Global Testfire Demo for Splatoon 2?

A) I hope to jump into at least one of them, which even in the case of getting the job I'm currently applying for, should be likely.

With this comment, I'll be able to quickly get back to this article to remind myself of what the times are.

11
shani
Mon 13th Feb 2017

Damn...should I really retain my Switch pre-order just for this?
I mean, I was about to cancel it and wait until Splatoon 2 and ARMS are released... but the thought alone of being able to play the Global Testfire is very intriguing! I just can't wait to play Splatoon 2.