Splatoon has various strengths to appeal to gamers of all ages, from its colourful aesthetic to hugely effective controls, and also its blend of shooting for kills and covering the ground. Another strength is fashion. There are clothes, hats, sneakers and even trendy glasses so you can look good when splatting opponents.
Fashion may not be a priority for all, but it can help, and we've had a charming young reader brighten our Saturday and remind us that an Inkling's look matters as much as the gun they're carrying. Wii U owner Kevin got in touch to share that he'd been enjoying the previous rounds of the Splatoon Global Testfire with his nine year old daughter, Erin. Unknown to him Erin was so taken with the game, and clearly by its sense of style, that she wrote us a letter.
Erin somewhat overplays our ability to sway Nintendo, but nevertheless shared some rather stylish ideas for outfits in the game.
Needless to say Kevin and young Erin are looking forward to the game's launch in the coming week.
We've picked out some of the official fashion shots from the game, below. Maybe it's worth picking out some neat outfits before heading into battle, not just eyeing up available gun upgrades.
Don't forget that the final Global Testfire is today (23rd May) at 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern / 11pm UK / midnight CET; we'll have live chat on the go for the final pre-launch online session.
With special thanks to Erin and dad Kevin for the letter.
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Girl's got style - You can't beat Converse High Tops.
Jelly Fresh would be a great place for a Style Savvy 3 ad. Just saying'.
Erin is over the moon this is on here, shes got the biggest grin right now lol her day can't get any better now, thanks Tom and everyone at nintendolife I am one proud Dad right now
So cute!
!!!! reading this made me so happy
Awesome Erin! I think that is a fabulous idea. Great sense of style! Splatoon On!
That's so adorable!
Feels good to see kids fall in love with Nintendo games as I did when I was that age
D'aaaaw! That's sweet!
This is an awesome game! I'm loving it so far.. Can't wait to play online though
@JaxonH
Yes, it's happening to my first 8 years old son, too.
Now we're playing Kirby and we couldn't love it more.
Have a son (or daughter) able to play videogames? Just play Kirby with him
@wolvesboy
Congrats! Lovely daughter!
Really loving these comments, Erin says "thank you and she hopes she has encouraged you to play Splatoon" as for me I will be on the testfire tonight as its past Erin's bedtime something that she isn't too pleased about but she's only got one week to go maybe some of you lovely people can add either of us do we can splat you up
Erin, you rock! Great ideas. My 10 year old daughter is similarly taken with this game. I'm just excited there is about to be a shooter I can enjoy with my kids. We're counting down the days!
I'm actually pretty excited about the clothing in this game. Almost more than the gameplay.
I REAALLY hope that this game brings the new generation into Nintendo. I'm done talking to my students about 5 Nights at Freddys.
@ekreig Iono. I get it that form should follow function, but them wearing caps to get splattered in ink also feels strange.
Love the enthusiasm she has.
Go Erin!
@wolvesboy I'm grinning at the thought of you grinning like a proud Dad! Fantastic, great stuff
@awesomeunclet Amen!
@wolvesboy Would you mind running this idea I had, while running in the dark with my wife, with Erin? How about Nintendo turns down the lights and turns up the ink? Glow in the dark ink on darkened maps. I think the splats on her chucks that glow in the dark would be awesome on darkened Splatoon maps too. Splat👀n On to the two of you!
@JaxonH Haha those were the days eh? Kids nowadays are just way too obsessed with military shooters and mobas.
@Hy8ogen
Indeed. Wish the gaming community maintained that innocence- good old fashioned fun. At least there are still a few million of us left
Aww that's lovely:)
@Grafeaux that is such an awesome idea! I hope Ninty thinks the put that in this game at some point!
@wolvesboy Gotta love young kids' enthusiasm. And to me it seems so nice for you to be able to transfer and share that love of video games, and Nintendo's in particular, to your offspring. And Splatoon is a great game so your kid's got taste. Cheers.
@JaxonH Especially since most of 'em are just into the nitty, gritty, over-their-age-limit games, nowadays...
But I can't exactly say anything; I'm too young for Resident Evil, but I love the series.
Either way, I'll always have a special spot for my favorite company–Nintendo—and their "kiddy" games.
@wolvesboy Are you not in UK? Cut her some slack, dad, we''ve got half term, now, with a week off!
But seriously, congrats, and all the best.
That is coolest 9 year old I have ever heard of! Raising her well, Kevin!
Meh I would prefer them being able to walk around in the nude ( with or without gentiles ). They are based off those squidies from the Mario games. I mean seriously that is just lame in it's self. A bunch of super-soaker armed squids; that transform into people.
Awwww ^–^
@JaxonH Heh. I hope you don't actually think you're one of the innocent ones.
I remember back in like third grade I wrote about Paper Mario. This sort of reminds me of that. I was just writing school papers, though I had fun doing it.
That's too cute! I love seeing the enthusiasm of young Nintendo fans!
@andrea987 I would've loved to let her stay up but considering the session didn't really start until midnight I think she would've fell asleep anyway lol
Love all your comments, I have made gaming a big part of Erin's life, she has a lot of dedication, she won a GBA for wearing pants on her head lol she has also been to Revival twice and every summer I get the retro stuff out for the whole family everything from the NES right up to the GameCube just gotta learn her how to use the Nintendo Scope my youngest daughter is 6 and she's a mean fisher on streetpass fishing we are a true Nintendo family
There are still kids that write notes?!?! O_O
The world is saved.
My faith in humanity = restored.
Little Nintedo Fans? That's sweet.
@Fee
I meant people who still play and like Nintendo games
Kawaii!
Aha, so this is why they go crazy with clothing options in games.
@RegalSin Only you would buy it then ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Splatbacks = Genius!
@JaxonH I know what you meant, but that's not what innocent means. Haha.
@noctowl Hardly. Relatively speaking.
@Thatguywhoeats I'd buy it.
It's time to paint the town red with those outfits!
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Friday Cant Come Quicker ~
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