Topic: Splatoon 3

@Grumblevolcano I might be misremembering, but I thought it was supposed to be the whole 24 hours following the end of the Splatfest

@Grumblevolcano I've noticed that Daybreaker Anthem keeps playing even the day after Splatfest is over for a while now. It stops when there's the next in-game day. It's not recent.

One month until the Grand Festival! There will be reports on an "irregular basis" so stay tuned.

The amiibo box will not be available during Grand Festival and travel to other cities will not be permitted.

@Croctopus I love “announcer Callie” for the Hammerhead rework, and now we have “announcer Deep Cut”?! Can’t wait for the now-likely “announcers” of Marie and OtH…!

@Croctopus I wonder if that also means that you can't visit the Spire of Order during the Grand Festival... since you'd have to take the train for that.

@Croctopus Interesting, they don't mention Grizzco being unavailable during it.

@MarioVillager92 You got me thinking. Yes, the Order Sector will have to be closed because Off the Hook can’t be present, pun intended. The same could be true of Alterna with the Squid Sisters.

Maybe when Grand Festival begins, we’ll automatically be at the venue at the title screen and we have to stay there all three days. No hub travel, no story modes, and no Tableturf Battle, that last one being confirmed in an English post. Grizzco might even be closed. This might be the one time Salmon Run is closed in Splatoon 3!

Talk about disruptive, but whatever. We know what the vast majority of people will be playing Splatoon 3 for. If a few people want to still play single-player modes, then they can go offline, when the game is as if nothing is happening.

@Croctopus Ah yeah I could see that happening, since it'll be the last new Splatfest and it'll take place in a different hub area. Not to mention this will very likely determine what Splatoon 4 will be like! I'd imagine you could still get new weapons and gear since those are used for Turf Wars and Ranked Battles. It'd be kind of an odd decision, but yeah I'd definitely play for that Splatfest when that goes on.

Nintendo has released NSO icons for Grand Festival, so Splatoon 3 is getting even more waves of icons through the middle of September. Granted, a lot of them are still the old ones, but maybe there can be some new 3D art or even backgrounds like of the venue? You can see I'm more than ready!

Big Man reports about taking special photos with the Splatoon idols on stage. You can take photos with the groups if you reach Ruler rank or higher. No need to win a 100x or 333x battle like normal Splatfests. Being at extra high ranks allows you to make special poses. You can unlock the Squid Sister and Off the Hook poses if you have the expansion pass.

Shiver reports on a website for Grand Festival that will be updated.

https://www.nintendo.com/jp/switch/av5ja/grandfestival/index....

Very excited for those Grand Fest pics...!
I have gotten every S3 NSO icon and currently there are 465.

@CaleBoi25 I thought there was no way there were that many Splatoon 3 NSO icons. I was surprised to see I have 294.😆 As I scrolled through them, I was also surprised to see how many are borders.

@WoomyNNYes Yep, almost every Background has a corresponding Border to match. Then the Icons themselves have NPCs, player characters, weapons, and TTB artwork.... Lots of stuff all together!

Shiver reports about when Sneak Peek begins as well as our first look at the voting station and special decorations. The Grand Festival's Sneak Peek starts on the first of September in Japan or the last day of August in the West. This is the first time in Splatoon 3 that a Sneak Peek is almost two weeks long instead of the usual one week.
There's concept art for the venue. The themes are harmony, destruction and creation. It's designed by famous artists.

This weekend has a Grizzco weapons (gold question marks) rotation, August 17th 9am to August 19th 1am (UK time).

Golden rotation starts over night. https://splatoon3.ink/salmonrun

What are everyone's thoughts on the Grand Fest outfits? Personally, I only like the Squid Sisters'

Also! I think I played with ProChara's video editor! Replay code is RPJ8-F6DU-TO49-HB1R

@CaleBoi25 They're all nice, though I still have no idea what the thing on Shiver's head is supposed to be. A horn-like ornament? Big Man looks so intense with his spikes and headdress.

Mark my words: there's going to be a Big Run of some kind during the Grand Festival Sneak Peek. I'll be disappointed if it's not another BIG Big Run at the very least. Dare I dream of an even more special Big Run with an exclusive site and/or King Salmonid?

Waitwaitwait haven't been active on here lately, but no amiibo box? So, if I get the new squid sisters amiibo i won't be able to use them untill after the final fest? I hope that's not right. Am I missing something?

@BingleyBong_TEAMPAST Yeah, there's no amiibo box at the venue. We don't know if we're truly forced to stay at the venue for the entire Main Event or not. Sounds like it to me.

There's a shuttle bus, but it apparently can't take us back to a hub since there's no travel between cities during the Main Event. It acts like a replacement for the lobby since there's not even a lobby at this venue. We ride a bus to our battles?

So my understanding is that since the amiibo launch on Thursday, September 5, we only have a week to unlock all their gifts until they're unavailable during the Main Event the 13th through 15th. That's assuming you get your amiibo at launch.

Just a reminder; we earn one piece of gear after ten victories, and amiibo always give three pieces each. With all four amiibo, that would require 120 wins. That's a lot of playing in such short time! Not that it bothers me TOO much since I'm on Team Future, but this would be a hassle for someone on Past or Present who wants to use their new gear on the Squid Sisters or Off the Hook team.