Topic: Splatoon 3

I'm a little surprised Nintendo hasn't used QR codes again to give out any more Splatoon 3 content/banners. I thought for sure, we'd see another by now.

If anyone is new to Splatoon 3, and may want the Deep Cut banner, here's an NL article with the QR code
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/10/get-a-free-nintendo...

**I miss when Splatoon 2 would give DLC gear via Switch news posts. That's how we got themed splatfest gear, like the halloween masks in Splatoon 2).

@WoomyNNYes @TheBigBlue yeah i've been having the same situation, i frikkin' love this game with all my heart but DANG has it been frustrating recently

@WoomyNNYes
You probably missed that one

@Budda AHHHH!!! I did miss that one!!!

I didn't know that was a QR download!!! I had noticed that banner, but assumed it was part of the fresh season catalog or shellout machine, and that I'd end up with it at some point. Thank you for the link @Budda! I'll go grab it.

After having Food as a centerpoint for most recent Fests, it's nice to not only have something different, but something THIS cool! Can't wait for April 1st (that date seems pretty intentional given the theme honestly XD).

You're talking about Nessie right?

But they are all real though.

They should have gone with something silly like dinosaurs, a round earth and the moon landing which are all clearly make believe.

@Fizza
More like:

But seriously. Aliens existing is the most likely of these choices.

@Dev9417
The picture shows an alien how many people imagine them. Complex lifeforms are unlikely but not impossible. But at the very least, there should be microorganisms out there. Which counts as "alien". Any lifeform outside of earth is an alien.

Here's the English version of the tweet:

The splatfest theme is fine. What would make splatfest ACTUALLY cool is splatfest themed headgear, like we had in Splatoon 2.

We need a alien/gray masks, hairy bigfoot mask, and a nessy mask. We know they can do it.

Gear from splatoon 2's halloween splatfest: https://static0.gamerantimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploa...

Guys! Guys! Guys!

New Splatfest!

By the by, it's been confirmed by Nintendo of Spain that Side order will launch in 2024.

Personally, I'm not bothered by it, in the last direct, they only said it was coming soon without specifying a date, and since they did specify 2023 for Xenoblade's wave 4, that seemed inevitable.
It seems pretty ambitious and I hope they take their time.

My number 1 wish is that they bring in a brand new enemy type, I like the Octarians but they've been reused and barely changed for 4 campaigns in a row. I really hope this one brings brand new Coral themed enemies. I guess time will tell!

I have seen a lot of people complaining about Side Order coming out in 2024, or trying to come up with reasons why they actually made an error, but I am not really bothered by it. There are other games to play for the rest of the year, and hopefully it gives the developers more time to make it really good. I would be disappointed it was later than what they said earlier, but that is not the case. It was always going to be released some time before the end of 2024 (it said this on the eshop).

@GX_64 I saw that the "Day XXX of waiting 4 Pearlina DLC" girl was disappointed 😅

Ugg. Octo expansion came out a year later. I'm not a fan of the underpowered switch or waiting amlost ten years for the next 3d mario or mario kart. I wish PS or xbox had games I wanted. (forgive my venting and beating a dead horse)

@WoomyNNYes It is an oddly long wait for it. Either they'll release it very early next year or it's actually going to be massive, which is pretty exciting to me!

I do wish they didn't reveal the DLC so early though, I would have been totally satisfied with just the seasonal updates for a few months, but oh well

@GreenTea I'm honestly reminded of that rumour about more powerful hardware launching alongside Scarlet/Violet DLC part 2. I'm not convinced the rumour is true but if is true, it could be that the launch lineup for the hardware is DLC for big games (e.g. Scarlet/Violet, Splatoon 3, MK8 Deluxe, TotK, Smash Ultimate).

I remember how sure we were (in this thread) that milk chocolate was going easily get the most votes? 🤣😁

@GreenTea Pretty sure this is an error. According to OatmealDome that date was most likely announced on accident, because the placeholder date for it is December 31, 2024. It’s pretty likely that this was an accident.