Nintendo has just announced that another worldwide Splatfest is on the way to Splatoon 2, and this time your choice of team has the potential to cause more friction than ever before.
Taking place on 4th - 6th January, this next global affair will see players choosing between their family and friends. Specifically, the question is asking who you'd rather spend the holiday season with; would you like to sit around the dinner table with your loving Grandma, sharing some quality family time together, or would you ditch her entirely to spend the day chilling with your BFFs 4 Lyfe? The choice is yours.
In addition to the Splat-tastic gameplay you can expect to enjoy during the event, the Splatfest also brings with it a seasonal aesthetic makeover. You can check out the revamped Inkopolis and event stages below.
Will you be taking part in this global Splatfest? Which side will you choose? Let us know in the comments.
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Can we have the glitter forever, Nintendo?
Quick note to Nintendo, you’re doing great but if you ever tweet the word ‘fam’ again I’m buying an XBOX.
@TheFanatic YES!
Anyways, you can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family!
So does that mean there will be no Splatfests in December? I know the Spaltfests have been getting later and later, so I suppose it makes sense otherwise it will clash with the Holiday season. Ironically, I would be too busy to play as I'm with family =0p
Loving the Christmas makeover. Bored of the team thing.
I’m probably in the minority but I’ve been very lucky with family, so family it is.
What a mean spirited theme. Why not a fun one like savoury vs sweet, Mario vs Luigi, Game Boy vs 3DS etc?
OOF!!~
Right in the generational gap, Nintendo!!
These Splatfest topics get harder and harder to choose from
Ohana it is.
I think I will go with friends just so I can get the silver ink.
I've always prefered the look of silver over gold.
Family for Christmas. Just make sense. Friends most other times haha
There should be a third option - games!
The new makeover looks gorgeous!
Guess I'll drop Smash for a few days to annoy people with my Heavy Splatling again xd
Merry Squidmas!
But why January?
EDIT: It's a New Years one. XD
ANOTHER Splatfest during MAGfest?! Jiminy Christmas! 1st time it was Pokémon Red/Blue on Splat1, that year when MAGfest was in February. Ugh, looks like my iPad is going to have to record off-TV this time...with commentary!
@Pod And because of the way splatfest usually work, everyone is going to choose Family which means that Team Friends will have more matches against them so they'll probably win.
@locky-mavo LOL got that refrence!
@locky-mavo Team Tomodachi BTW!
Team Friends will be way less popular, but I can imagine more friends will be playing the splatfest together than family members. So...
That theme seems a little cold-blooded.
Can't wait for memorable Splatfests like:
Mother or Father!
Right Leg or Left Leg!
Your Money or Your Life!
I do like the seasonal makeover, though.
You guys are missing the whole point of this splatfest.
We can wear Christmas trees on our heads!
I mean, look at all those amazing hats!
Let's go team family! I might show up to one of these for once. I would much rather spend Christmas with my little brother playing new games and opening stuff then with a few friends.
Why else do you think we're called the "Mystic Bros."?
....and team friends is-a-go.
THIS IS SO PRETTY!!!
...Why you gotta make us choose between family and friends tho? That's really mean.
The makeover is awesome, but the team choices are terrible.
You are born into family but only you can choose your friends.
Neither. Best Christmas was when I managed to get out of any commitments and spent it at home alone playing video games. Christmas parties are the worst.
They both suck really. Holidays with either is always drama. Alone please!
I probably won’t participate in this, both because it would be disrespectful to choose either of the sides, and because of the constant communication errors I got last Splatfest.
When did SplatFests get so personal and divisive? I only remember the times of ketchup vs mayo.
Where is the option for "leave me alone, I hate the holidays"?
@G-Boy In the case of choosing a side, you can always just pick based on your preferred color. That's what I'm going to do as I can't really choose between family or friends either.
Ohh, doing this in January....kind of nice...gives something to look forward to after the holiday. Also makes me less likely to put a fist through the screen mixing Splatoon and holiday stress.
The silver & gold ink is fantastic, too. I love this new trend of fully decorated themed splatfests rather than the generic ones. I can't imagine they'll do it for too long, that has to take a lot of effort, but it's so cool and keeps me coming back.
@PolarExperience It started with pineapple pizza. #neverforget
@sikthvash Makes sense. People will be obsessed with 5mash throughout December. By January, they'll have calmed down and remembered they have other games.
I got you fam! Bros before ho... Now that I am away from I family, I do miss them and it is great to visit them for the holidays and other times when I can go!
@TheFanatic ....' I thought you where bae, now your just fam '
I'll go "family" without a single doubt.
I do think the timing is a missed opportunity by Nintendo once again. Why not do it from Christmas to New Years???? I know it doesn't apply to everyone but a lot of adults are off work and a lot of kids are out of school that week. It would have been great. People who just got their Switch and Splatoon 2 could have enjoyed a full week of splatfest.
Am i the only one who thinks this is a bad idea for a splatfest. Like it almost seems controversial no matter which side you choose. It seems pretty wierd if you ask me, its like if they did Christmas or hannuakah
I’d rather be alone
@SuperCharlie78 I agree, I also want glitter all the time
I might be able to participate in this one! I'm hoping to buy an online subscription for Christmas!
I'll be choosing family because I don't have friends.
Family.......the older the get, you appreciate them more. And if friends are really close, then they are like family.
Family: They bought me my switch
I’m split. At first I said family, but then I remembered that I have some friends that I really do consider to be family. Alas, I’m gonna go with friends, only because I think gold is gaudy. I’m a silver guy. Makes me wish th choice was silver or gold. Sorry fam. Next time don’t be tacky gold and I’ll pick ya.
What if you consider your friends family, or vice versa?
Weird to be doing this after the holidays but I guess the expectation is that everyone will be playing Smash next month.
When I was younger I would go for friends, but now, as I got older and wiser, I have no friends anymore so I'm going with family.
@Grumblevolcano It would be hard to take the time to play during the actual holidays IMO.
@ButterCup It's just a videogame.
@PolarExperience Since Dogs vs Cats
Does Nintendo online subscription still feel very mediocre?
@Syrek24 Question: what makes the holiday season different from any other time of the year?
Some people don’t want to be bothered. Nothing unhealthy about that. Humanity as a species may be social creatures but not every personality (or family for that matter) is compatible with that. Doesn’t make it unhealthy or even grinch like.
I am my own relative and friend. So, what will I choose? Curious.
@OctoVeemo20 Sigh ...You still going on about that?
@OctoVeemo20 Also, you claimed that dozens upon dozens of people complaining to Nintendo about adding delicate servers and crud, do you have the numbers or proof to back up your claims? I know it's rough with your father's mother passing away, but like I said before on a previous article, that still doesn't excuse your behavior or gives you the right to continue to bad mouth a gaming company.
@OctoVeemo20 Oh really? I'm still waiting for you to prove your dozens and dozens of unhappy people who are upset with NSO via Twitter and other social media.
If you can't prove what you say is true, then only one who is ignorant and abysmal is you. I'm sorry to say this, but I think you're butthurt about Nintendo's success and throwing out these ridiculous claims.
@OctoVeemo20 Sigh Since you're beyond reasonable, I'll say this:
You're acting like a spoiled brat who wants many things from a gaming company, yet when they failed to give you what you want, you acted like a child, thinking your whining and complaining will try to get through to them. And when someone tries to correct you or disapprove your insane thoughts, you resorted to insults and name calling like a immature kid. Calling me or people who don't think like you delusional is not really adult like and is mainly an insult. And when you swear a lot, you should know that this site doesn't allow swearing, yet you swear and broke the rules about not using profanity. You really need to act your own age and learn that the world doesn't revolve around you or the people who think like you. Because right now, you're throwing a temper tampdrum like any immature 10 year old or younger would do.
Forgive me for saying this, but complaining and throwing insults at gaming companies doesn't make you any better than the so called delusional people you claimed are ruining Nintendo.
@OctoVeemo20 Again, you're throwing insults and swearing and you're proving nothing by having a childish fit. Also, tl;dr. Also, keep making those lies. I'm not being dishonest with myself.
@OctoVeemo20 Also, ReviewTechUSA is only saying that to get some views. He's a fool. And I feel sorry for those who are fans of him for believing any silly thing he says.
Plus, I checked the YouTube fandom wiki and found out that ReviewTechUSA did some shady stuff and controversal stuff like falsely accusing PewDiePie of something which will not be mentioned, he also has incorrect insider information.
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