We already know Nintendo of America is partnering with Apex 2015 for the Super Smash Bros. tournament event and also providing some Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire action on the side, and now it has been revealed that the 2014 E3 demo of the upcoming team-based multiplayer shooter, Splatoon, will also be on hand.
The announcement was delivered via the official Nintendo of America Twitter account:
Adding to this exciting news was a tweet from JC of Nintendo Treehouse, who teased there was more to come:
Given the nature of Splatoon, do you think the announcement of a playable demo at this year’s Apex is fitting? Is this title perhaps even a direct push by Nintendo in hope of further engaging with the eSports market and tapping the competitive gaming scene in general?
Let us know what you think in the comments below.
[source smashboards.com]
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Splatoon perfectly fits in with eSports tournaments.
Hopefully this gets the same sort of marketing as MK8 or Smash did,maybe even run the same sort of promotion they did with MK8.I'm a little concerned it wont sell enough and the online multiplayer will never quite live up to it's potential or die off after a few months.I even struggle to find players on Smash and MK8 at certain times of the day as it is.
That pic is creepy as all heck
@drewb0203 - I'm gonna ink in ya reeeal goood.
I'm never doing that again.
I guess this means that Splatoon will be in Apex next year? And I still think there's a good chance that Mewtwo will be playable in Smash 4 at this year's one.
Looks fun. Does anyone know when its being released?
@dr_nintendofan It's coming in May
Please o please include an Inkling amiibo with a copy of the game! Boom or bust, I'm getting this day 1.
@OorWullie I never have problems finding people on Mario Kart 8, Smash however is generally as barren online now as Brawl was just before the Wii server shutdown announcement.
LOL I never knew that the inklings had sharp teeth! I really hope this game sells well, this could be the start of an amazing new IP!
@Grumblevolcano Yeah, I stopped playing Smash online because I just got tired of getting my butt whooped. At least in Mario Kart I can come in first sometimes.
Hype!!
@Grumblevolcano It's usually when I try to play in the evening time.I'm 7 hours ahead of the UK so most of the US players will be in their beds,Japanese will be on their way to them and EU players,well there's not really much of them anyway.I'll usually find a match quick enough in Global but most of the time it's under 6 players.The Tournament mode though there doesn't seem to be anyone there when I check.I've had a few matches in the Mercedes cup at a time a lot of the US players would be on but thats morning time for me,so not ideal haha.Shame NL don't still run their weekly MK8 tournaments they had a while back.Never did get to play one.
Any chance of bringing them back NL?
This makes me wish I was attending APEX. If Nintendo is hoping to get the attention of the competitive gaming crowd, they must really have something good in the multiplayer here. May cannot get here soon enough.
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