Topic: Splatoon 4- Hopes, Theories and Predictions

See now I'm upset bc that actually sounds so dope. Think they'll do that with another character later in the series?

One thing I thought of that would be amazing in Splatoon 4 would be that Salmon Run (or its hypothetical replacement) could have more than 4 players. Imagine having 6 cowokers fighting off the enemy! Not only would it be unique, it would open up a lot of possibilities for enemies (and you would have fewer "everyone threw bombs into the same Flyfish basket" scenarios!).

@CaleBoi25 This would if my rabbit theory is correct be replaced with a rabbit run (Since there's tons of rabbits

I just heard someone theorize about Chirpy Chips becoming the idol group in 4 since

• They are in every game
• There are four of them
• Harmony already got a bit of bigger role in the lore

Though I honestly don't love their songs, I would not be against this!!

I saw this today and totally agree. That would be so amazing!

I could see Splatoon 4 exploring the connection between "Song" and "Color. Side Order underlined this when Agent 8's "beat of their heart" restored color the area/world/whatever. It's possible that the "passed the incantation down from Humans" was done in the form of music. Our dreams made into song, absorbed by liquid crystals, and into the bodies of the sea life that would take over the planet.

@gamergirl4 What if (this is off the top of my head) but what if the hypothetical "moon bunnies" somehow sabotaged the ships, hence why Grizz was the only survivor? And now they want to hide what they did by (ready for this?) erasing the past (or rather, documantation of it, like ORCA and such. Not literally un-existing the past haha)?! Boom, now we have a game about saving/remembering the past, without it being time travel!

@CaleBoi25
Ooh that's a good theory if they do decide to go in this direction. Only question left would be why?
Maybe their leader pulled a Tartar and was disgusted at humans? Though at that point they would still be normal rabbits... IDK abt this one I'm at a bit of a dead end

@Dev1024 Absolutely! I can't wait to see what else we learn about this is S4.
@Gamergirl4 Fair point.... But I think we all know at this point that the Splatoon devs know what they are doing, and how to weave a story, even if it seems impossible!

All I want from a sequel is to be allowed to use up and down on the right analogue stick when using gyro aiming (I’m assuming that was never added to Splatoon 3, I tried the demo and it didn’t allow it so I didn’t buy the full game).

@BulkSlash that is correct. Splatoon 3 does not allow up and down camera control with the R stick. Personally I wouldn't use it anyway, but I totally understand your annoyance.

You guys know how Bluefin Depot has that really unique gimmick where in Splat Zones, the Zone move depending on who has control? That makes me wonder if the next game could take that to the next level. Imagine having a select few stages that are mode-exclusive! (I would assume probably one per mode at launch, with maybe some others being added later.) Some ideas I had would be:

• Zones - A stage where the zone splits apart and reforms, switching between the stage between single- and double-zone versions.
• Clams - A stage where both teams share a single basket, and it just is usable by whichever team scores a Power Clam first. (Then once the time runs out the other team can try to open it.)
• Tower Control - A stage where the Tower morphs to fit various sections of the stage, such as becoming tall and thin to go through a valley or short and fat to cross a gap.
• Rainmaker - A stage where the Rainmaker has a normal, two-checkpoint route, and a super-risky route with a single checkpoint but if you die the Rainmaker gets completely reset.

What do you guys think?

Please let me wear jeans 🙏🏻

Personally hoping the team is working on the next Animal Crossing before making a Splatoon 4. The switch generation had two games, so I feel like it's overdue for another Animal Crossing.

@KidSparta AGREED! I need my jeans, that is what I wear almost exclusively irl...
@VoidofLight They probably are, but it's never to early to start hoping!!

@VoidofLight I love both series a whole lot, but I technically hope the same. Splatoon 2 and 3 are both really solid experiences, but I feel like New Horizons was a particularly weak Animal Crossing game (despite the excellent Happy Home Paradise). To be fair, that’s partially because of lockdowns really complicating their post-launch content plans, but still, I’d really like to see them take another shot at next-gen Animal Crossing as soon as possible. Splatoon 3 can keep me occupied for a while longer, even though the thought of 4 is very exciting.

@CaleBoi25 exactly bro. I want my inkling’s outfits to look like something I’d wear, and I rock a lot of denim

@KidSparta Yeah, New Horizons was a pretty weak title for the series. I feel like looking back, a good chunk of that was because of the move into HD. They modeled all the furniture, NPCs, and environments with an immense amount of detail, and so that probably ate into the development of the actual gameplay. I'm hoping that the next Animal Crossing will be a more complete experience at launch (instead of trickling content), and that the content they do add via updates (if they do updates again) will end up being brand new to the series and not stuff like diving, the roost, etc.

@VoidofLight @KidSparta I see New Horizons as a bit of a soft reboot of the series. New Leaf was the best in the series IMO, so rather than try to make miniscule improvements on that formula, they went in a new direction. I fully expect the next game to be fantastic!
That said, there have been rumors of the dev team being split apart to work on both series at once.

@CaleBoi25 I genuinely hope it wasn't a soft reboot and was moreso a fluke. The game lacks everything I actually liked about the series and takes it into a direction that I can't enjoy. New Horizons is probably the game I have the least amount of hours in for the series because of how sterile it feels compared to something like New Leaf, City Folk, Wild World, and the Gamecube Original.

@VoidofLight Based on what I have seen online, I think (if Nintendo is paying attention) they will agree. I still think then next entry will be heavily inspired by New Horizons (which, by the way, I love), but will try to incorporate more of the classic "feel" into it.
@Dev1024 My hope is that, regardless of how quickly it can be made, Nintendo will let S4 cook for as long as it needs. I really don't want it to be rushed!!

@Dev1024 Animal Crossing used to have much lesser gaps. The Wii U kinda messed things up for the series along with the move to HD. The next game is most likely going to be reusing a lot of assets, so it shouldn't take as long.

@CaleBoi25 I just hope that they'll go back to tools no longer breaking, along with having actual holidays that you build up towards. The option to let villagers move out of your town on their own again, instead of having the village be a hostage situation- and a reason for watering flowers outside of just growing more of them. I also hope there'll be more progression in the game outside of just customization (given I don't really play the games for the customization aspect as much as I do the other aspects).