Splatoon 2 (Switch) News Articles
Thursday30th Aug 2018
News Nintendo Is Launching Brand New Starter Packs For Top Switch Games In North America
Comes with a free strategy guide
Nintendo is set to launch a new series of starter packs for some of the Switch's biggest games next month, giving fans the chance to grab a copy of each game alongside an additional strategy guide. The games in question are The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 2, and Super Mario Odyssey. Each pack is...
Friday24th Aug 2018
News The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild And Splatoon 2 Awarded At CEDEC 2018
Ongoing success
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is easily one of the greatest games of all-time. Nintendo's already received a stack of awards for the game and now it appears to have scored one more at this year's Computer Entertainment Developers Conference held in Yokohama, Japan. The title has received an excellence award from...
Monday20th Aug 2018
News Nintendo Appears To Have Finally Added An Anti-Cheat System To Splatoon 2
Be gone, cheaters!
Splatoon 2 has proven to be a wonderfully enjoyable experience online, with round after round of the ink-tastic shooter warfare being a highly addictive pastime, but a number of issues with hackers and modders cheating their way to victory have been ruining the fun for a lot of users recently. It appears that this could now...
Random Nintendo Australia Shares Brief Interview With Splatoon 2 Producer
Stay fresh, mate
Over the weekend, Nintendo Australia shared an interview it recently conducted with Splatoon 2 producer, Hisashi Nogami. The five-minute clip touches on the game's community, the World Championships, and the game's new Octo Expansion. Take a look below: Much like the
Thursday16th Aug 2018
News Mario, Metroid And Star Fox Feature In The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
And those Octopath Traveler case covers
The latest batch of My Nintendo rewards has now gone live in Europe, with a collection of Wii U and 3DS games being offered at a discounted price alongside those lovely Octopath Traveler Switch case covers that were released in the US recently. Here's the full list of games that have been added to the...
News Battle Royale Newcomer Crazy Justice Will Support "Splatoon-Style Motion Controls"
More Battle Royale goodness
Some fresh details have been shared for Crazy Justice, the latest Battle Royale title aiming to challenge Fortnite for supremacy on Switch, and they definitely sound most welcome. The news comes from an updated FAQ list on developer Black Riddle Studio's website, in which various little nuggets of information are shared...
Wednesday15th Aug 2018
News The First Splatoon 2 Online Qualifier For The UK Championship 2018 Kicks Off This Weekend
Sign up now
If you live in the UK and want to enter the Splatoon 2 competitive scene, or even if you're already a pro-fresh-ional Squid looking for more prizes to be had, you may be interested to know about this online qualifier coming up this weekend. WIth the juicy prize of qualification into The Splatoon 2 UK Championship 2018...
News Switch Continues Its Hardware Dominance In Japanese Charts, Games Fill 16 Of Top 20 Spots
Didn't get the number one spot, though
Nintendo's Japanese chart success has continued once again this week, with the Switch being the most popular consoleand its games filling sixteen of the top twenty places. It wasn't a Switch or 3DS title sitting on top of the pile this time around, as the newly released Yakuza 3 soared to the top...
Monday13th Aug 2018
News Splatoon 2's Producer Talks About Fresh In-Game Culture And Lore
Cool squid kids
The world of Splatoon has a very youthful look about it, and that’s not just because it’s a fresh IP. In a brand new Nintendo published interview translated by Nintendo Everything, Hisashi Nogami once again touched on the culture within Splatoon 2 following the release of the
Tuesday31st Jul 2018
News Splatoon 2's Ancho-V Games Stage Arrives Tomorrow With Four New Weapons
More details shared
Earlier this month, Nintendo teased the return of Ancho-V Games to Splatoon 2 - a stage that featured a large office complex and a game development studio. This stage and four new weapons will arrive in-game just as the month of August gets underway. In the original Splatoon, Ancho-V featured raised floors and interactive...
News Nintendo Releases Complete Sales Figures For Its Million-Selling Switch Games
A healthy selection
We now know that the Switch has accumulated a grand total of 19.67 million Switch units sold worldwide, with 86.93 million software sales complimenting that number rather nicely, but how exactly is that latter figure split between Nintendo's top titles? Well, Nintendo has provided sales figures for its top-selling games to answer...
Monday30th Jul 2018
News One In Two Japanese Switch Owners Have A Copy Of Splatoon 2
Tremendous popularity
Splatoon 2's popularity in Japan is going from strength to strength, with new reports suggesting that the game is owned by one in every two Japanese Switch buyers. According to Dengeki Online, Splatoon 2's attach rate is standing at 53.5% as of July 2018. This means that the game has sold just over half the amount of copies...
Saturday28th Jul 2018
News Nippon Professional Baseball Launching Splatoon 2 eSports League
The future is now
It's not uncommon nowadays to hear about a domestic sports competition starting up its own eSports league. Plenty of famous clubs and teams worldwide have also jumped on the bandwagon of acquiring well-known cyber teams in the hope they can broaden their reach and earn some extra revenue on the side. In Japan, it's no...
Friday27th Jul 2018
News Latest Splatoon 2 Update Fixes Troublesome Issues Tied To Bubble Blower
Maintaining the experience
Nintendo is continually refining the Splatoon 2 competitive experience. As you’ll know, updates are pushed out on a regular basis as a result. In the latest patch, Version 3.2.1, the development team behind the title has sorted out a few issues with the Bubble Blower and also fixed a small problem in the game’s Salmon...
Tuesday24th Jul 2018
News Get Your Hands On Super Smash Bros. Ultimate At NintendoUKVS Live: London This Weekend
Splatoon 2 UK qualifiers taking place, too
Nintendo UK is kickstarting the rest of its 2018 gaming schedule this weekend with NintendoUKVS Live: London, playing host to the first qualifier events for the Splatoon 2 UK Championship 2018 and giving players in the UK the very first chance to go hands-on with none other than Super Smash Bros...
Monday23rd Jul 2018
News A Range Of Splatoon 2 Trading Cards Is Hitting Japan Next Month
With edible wafers inside
In today's episode of 'Japan gets all the cool stuff and we're incredibly jealous', we present to you this new set of Splatoon 2 trading cards that are set to launch next month. The cards feature beautiful, standalone pieces of artwork on one side, with written chunks of information on the reverse, and even come with...
News Team Squid Wins Splatfest Celebrating One Year Anniversary Of Splatoon 2
Li'l Judd exhausted
Over the weekend, Splatoon 2 celebrated its first anniversary with a Splatfest asking players if Inklings or Octoling reigned supreme. Following the hard-fought battles, Pearl and Marina have now tallied up the scores. The winner is Team Squid, with a 2-1 victory. The squid kids got less votes, but gained more...
Friday20th Jul 2018
News Splatoon 2's Octoling amiibo Hit Japanese Stores On 9th November
Update: Europe confirmed, too!
Update: As if to lovingly prove us right, Nintendo France has shared this tweet to confirm a European release on the same day. North America is very much expected to follow suit. Original Article: Nintendo has revealed that the lovely Octoling set of amiibo for Splatoon 2 will land in Japan this November. To...
Wednesday18th Jul 2018
Soapbox Fortnite's Motion Controls Leave a Lot to Be Desired
Nothing like the glory of Splatoon 2
The Fortnite devs have clearly been listening to their fans, as at the very start of Season 5 of the game, we were gifted with something that people have been cleating on about for some time, us included. Yes, the inclusion of the oft-contentious motion controls that have grabbed Switch players hearts and won't...
Monday16th Jul 2018
Random Meet The Ten Year Old Splatoon 2 Star Who Is Probably Better Than You
And by "you", we mean "all of us"
Nintendo's family-friendly image, as well as its emphasis on designing games to be accessible by players of all ages, no doubt attracts younger gaming fans to titles like Splatoon 2, but the eSports world is still heavily dominated by older teens and young adults. This is potentially thanks to the fact that...
News Nintendo's Dominance In Japan Continues, Publishing Over Half Of 2018's Top-Selling Games
Winning the game
Last year was a fantastic one for Nintendo - the Switch launched in March, gaining universal excitement from the off, and a splattering of truly brilliant experiences like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey took the world by storm. As it turns out, despite not feeling quite as dramatic so far, 2018 isn't...
Sunday15th Jul 2018
News Nintendo Of America's Doug Bowser Says Switch Has "Broad Appeal" And A Diverse Library Of Games
A fair assessment?
Nintendo's representatives at this year's E3 made a variety of statements about the current performance of the Switch. During an interview with GameDaily at the annual video game convention, Nintendo of America's head of sales and marketing, Doug Bowser, defended the system when asked about its ability to appeal to a broader...
Friday13th Jul 2018
Random Splatoon 2 Player Hacks In-Game Leaderboard To Send Nintendo A Message
Fighting against cheaters
Splatoon 2 has, unfortunately, been subject to a number of hacking attempts over the past few months, with many players reporting stories of cheating taking place online. Fans of the game have been using social media to share stories of others using unlimited ink cheats, rapid ink fire cheats, players who were using...
Thursday12th Jul 2018
News Ancho-V Games Is Coming To Splatoon 2 Alongside Two New Weapons
More squidy goodness
Nintendo has teased some fresh additions making their way to Splatoon 2 including a brand new stage and two fancy weapons. Ancho-V Games is a multiplayer stage that is making a welcome comeback from the original game. The map is essentially a large office complex with a game development studio inside it. In the original game,...
Wednesday11th Jul 2018
Video See The Voices Behind Pearl And Marina Laying Down Some Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion Tunes
Music to our ears
Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion has been out in the paint-soaked wilds for a few of weeks now and Inklings the world over are enjoying the joys of a proper single-player portion to balance out the game's usual multiplayer offerings. And, as you might imagine, all that extra content also included some brand new music, including a new...
Friday6th Jul 2018
News Splatoon 2 Pearl And Marina amiibo Will Provide Special Gear And Photo Opportunities
Off The Hook!
Details have been shared explaining the exact functionalities we can expect to see from the shiny new Pearl and Marina Splatoon 2 amiibo releasing next week. Both figures will provide players with a complete set of gear based on the two characters' outfits from the Octo Expansion, essentially allowing you to dress up your squid...
Tuesday3rd Jul 2018
News New Nintendo Switch Bundle Includes 90 Day Free Trial Of Switch Online Service
Will all future Switch bundles be the same?
Nintendo has revealed that the Splatoon 2 Nintendo Switch console bundle, which usually comes with the neon pink and green coloured Joy-Con and a copy of the game, is returning to Japan in a couple of weeks' time. This time around, though, it will also include a free 90 day trial of Nintendo Switch...
News Splatoon 2 Is Having A Worldwide Squid Vs Octopus Splatfest To Celebrate Its Anniversary
Which will you pick?
Nintendo has announced a new, worldwide Splatfest for Splatoon 2 to celebrate the game's one year anniversary - and this time it's a big one. Yes, players must choose between Team Squid or Team Octopus in an ultimate showdown between the two primary playable sea-dwellers. Will you be sticking with the squids, who have been...
Friday29th Jun 2018
News Four New Weapons Are About To Make A Splash In Splatoon 2
And the New Albacore Hotel stage, too!
Ever since Splatoon 2's weapon distribution system changed a while back, the game has been receiving regular splatterings of four new weapons at a time. The next set is just about to arrive in the game, and we've got all the details for you right here. The four weapons in question are the Bamboozler...
Tuesday26th Jun 2018
News Splatoon 2 Developers Aren’t Planning More Single Player Expansions
Paid multiplayer DLC, on the other hand…
Much noise has been made recently about Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion, a new single player add-on that considerably expands on the already meaty single player campaign in the base game. Indeed, considering the staggering amount of post-launch content that Splatoon 2 has received, and in light of the recent...
