Splatoon Global Testfire is Confirmed for One More Round

omg yes.

WOOO, Hype train has no brakes!!!!!

YES!!!!!! I've been suffering from Splatoon Withdrawl Syndrome all week! Haha

I just pre-ordered this yesterday because of the global testfire last week, so excited to get another go at it a week before I get it.

I love Nintendo

I thought it was this week at first... Oh well, I guess I can wait another week

Called it yesterday, knew they'd have another test, but for 1 hour only? Why bother? And that's Memorial Day weekend in the US, people will be out at the beaches and stuff or having bbqs. Won't exaclty be a "stress test" more like a "lets see if anybody shows up" test.

And this:

"and as before those with the demo will be able to save 10% on the eShop purchase for the game from 29th May until 4th June."

Has anybody in the US seen that 10% off anywhere? I thought it was UK only but no mention of that limitation here. Too bad no Digital Deluxe PRomtion or Club Nintnedo replacement yet.

Sorry for being so negative yet again, I did by a pre-order card yesterday so I'm in Day 1, but Nintneod continues to confound me. And the Mets continue to have no offense

NA discount??

So I learned something. When you go to the E-shop, the game is $70 in Canada (CAD)... What is going on here, what happened to the games being $64.99 like they always were. All of the other main retail games are that price so WHY is this game more expensive? This is now the most expensive Nintendo game. Man Nintendo, you really don't want me to have this game at all. I hope you don't increase the price of all your games from now on.

I hoped I'd get another chance since I missed the first one because my phone's internet connection ain't enough to run Splatoon but now that I'm able to play it at home with better internet, it's going to playable at 1 AM. I don't want to cause noise while my family is sleeping and I tend to go to bed early too. Might as well wait one more week and play it once my copy arrives.

@ikki5 - $70!?!?!? What's the retail situation like up there? Is it MSRP everywhere like in the US or more varied like the EU/UK? Either way I know you won't be buying it at Target.

@rjejr The problem is the exchange rate, We have always had our stuff a little more expensive because our dollar is worth less and yes it is MSRP. But the games have always been $64.99 due to the exchange rate between USD and CAD however this is the first game to be $69.99. It worries me that all Nintendo games are going to $69.99 which would have them matched with Xbox and Sony now.

I generally don't work weekends but I do this weekend for an hour or so.....right at that time. D:

@RupeeClock Nintendo can't really do much about that, most people work weekdays too.

@ThomasBW84 - Thanks TW. I'm going to make a new years resolution to learn to point things out to you more politely instead of being such an ...

Of course if you were running Nintedo instead of editing NL I'm sure we wouldn't even have these odd issues. Promotions, discounts, release dates - Nintnedo missed the "it's a small world" memo.

They really should have made this one an entire weekend's worth of beta. They already stress tested for limited 1-hour periods in the previous Global Testfire; letting this one be available for a more extended period of time would help a lot with pre-release hype.

Wahoo! More free Splatoon!!

goodness nintendo, why only a small taste yet again? i know they want to save the good stuff for the game actually releases, but it's a little unbearable for those who are super hyped for this game. like me for example...

@ikki5 I'm using the Canadian store, and I've noticed some pretty ridiculous price increase as well. I was thinking about getting Attack on Titan but for $50 CAD I rather wait on a sale. I was also thinking about getting one of the Wii Sports Purchase Pass, but those increased by $3.50 CAD. $5 I can understand, but $10 is just taking advantage of the consumers.

Oh, not this weekend but NEXT weekend?!? I'll be on vacation at the beach and very far away from my Wii U!

@ikki5
That's not the only reason, when the Canadian dollar was worth more than the US we only had prices equal to the US, not less. We get screwed over on just about everything like that.

@rjejr

I really don't get you. You complain if they don't do anything on long weekend, and you complain when they do? Really?

I do agree just one hour seems like not enough, but the game will be less than a week away. I am happy to play it again.

Between the GameStop event tomorrow and now this, I can barely contain my Splatoon hype!!!!!!

@DracioKoi
Yeah, the other thing I noticed or am not really sure about but did Mario Vs DK tripping stars increase in price? I thought it was $22.99 and now I see it at $24.99... kind of not fair for those who have yet to buy it.

@SetupDisk Well... yes and no. We were getting screwed when the dollar was on par, however right now... $70 CAD is 58 USD so really, we are saving a dollar USD But yes, I agree with you there. Majority of the time, we are getting screwed

@ikki5 - So games like SSBU and MK8 were $65 and they decided to raise Splatoon to $70? They sure picked a strange game to raise the price on, especially considering how much cheaper it is all over the rest of the world, EU, UK and Japan. They should have at least waited until Zelda U next year.
Whats the Wii U going for in CAD these days?

NVM checked Amazon.ca, didn't realize you guys had Wii U on Amazon up there. Most games prices look like $70 but Amazon has them for $65 so your videogame future looks bleak. Disney Infinity 3.0 is only $65 though and that comes w/ 2 toys. Lego Dimensions is $110 though.

Maybe you can start an online webstore store trading videogames to the US for your cheaper subscription drugs?

@ikki5 I ended up downloading it on my Japanese Wii U since when converted to Canadian, it was about $62 and I got a ¥500 code.

@sinalefa - In the immortal words of Yoda:

This seems like a Nintnedo "try", therefore I complain.

@rjejr I can't remember if the prices had increased to $65 before Mario Kart, but I do remember paying $65 for Smash Bros. Wii U's are $330 and I think I saw PS4's for $450, but after doing some checking I'm seeing some bundles now ranging from $400-$500

@rjejr
I think Nintendo will try to crash the server by giving all players world wide with one shot.

@sinalefa - Are you able to play this? I thought I saw you complaining about your internet? Jax and I were just discussing exchanging friend codes (however it's done) w/ you on Wii U.

@rjejr Every game up until Splatoon from Nintendo was $64.99. Gamestop even sells all the games for $64.99 and then there is splatoon for $69.99 aside from the starter packs for the Toys to life games and the games with more than one game. I am now a little worried with my Xenoblade Chronicles X game, i fully paid that off with the $64.99 price tag. Are they going to raise the price of that too and I'll end up owing more money? Either way, i don't like it. Splatoon has already given me enough negativity towards it with the features, DLC, and crap. Now it is the first game to slap a $70 price tag on Nintendo games. It will be hard for Nintendo to kill this game anymore for me.

Also, our subscription drugs cost less because they are subsidized and they are subsidized because we pay higher taxes.

But can the servers really handle that much? These hours will prove to be a testament as to whether the servers can handle this single hour, especially due to the lack of additional hours for those who would prefer another time.

Can't make it this time because of other more important commitments but at least I got to try out the first round. May 29th is going to be one crazy Nintenday.

@rjejr

It is Nintendo, you will always complain

And I moved the router closer to the Wii U so I managed to play the third round, pretty solid connection, just one disconnect. I have Jax (whenever he actually accepts my invite), so I would be very happy to include you too.

I actually ordered an ethernet adapter just for this so my internet will improve in the future.

@DarthNocturnal I paid $64.99 for Mario kart 8, I paid that for Smash, I bought Hyrule warriors used but it is only $64.99.

Take a look at the list for gamestop

https://www.ebgames.ca/SearchResult/QuickSearchHeaderPlatform?platform=47

set prices to go from high to low

@rjejr @ikki5 Hello, i see your games are getting more expensive in Canada? well it's the same in Mexico.
All NEW games in Mexico used to cost around $1000 pesos, now they cost $1200 pesos.. and this all started with splatoon, but now all sony/xbox/nintendo games from the future and so on will cost $1200 pesos.
This is all because our $Mexican Peso$ is devaluating, along with $CAD it seems, meanwhile the American Dollar's worth just keeps going up.

Welp, I'll be at Anime North on that day so I'll be missing this final session. Though I know I'll be getting this anyways despite Canada's exchange rate and taxes being dumb.

AWW YEAH!!! This is gonna rock like no tomorrow! And this time, I'll REALLY keep the tutorial active until I have the retail game in my hands!

A birthday gift, just for me. Thanks Nintendo!

@bezerker99
Far away from WiiU?!? Say it ain't so 😫

Yes!

Extended summer of Splatoon it is then!

@rjejr Where i live I feel like game prices are coming down. I live in Australia and the prices are less now than they were in 1992- games like mario bros. 3 were 80-$90. I can pretty much get every wii u game for under $65aus these days. Back in the day (1994) nba jam was $140 day one on snes and even at that price it was worth every cent!!

I'll be lucky to make it home from work and play for 15 mins. Totally missed the first Testfire due to a vacation. Kind of annoying... Why don't they just release a proper demo.

@Grumblevolcano - Well Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial start of summer in the US, may as well have a Splatoon thing that Sat. I guess Labor Day weekend there will be a big online event as well. Then it will be all about the month of Mario the rest of September. (Labor Day weekend is late this year, the kids actually start school BEFORE Labor Day and that has never happened before.)

The excited-ness simply cannot be contained.

@Kaze_Memaryu How would you do that? Just enter the tutorial and never turn off the console?

@ghostjoshu - I've been noticing over the past couple of years Australia seems to be getting it's games quicker and at better prices. Maybe there are cheaper transportation options than there used to be? You guys are kind of off the beaten path, no offense.

@WinterIceFox you forgot to mention that in Mexico $1200 pesos = $78 USD @rjejr @ikki5

@ikki5 here in the netherlands/europe its $40

Fantastic! I just knew this was going to happen!

@C-Threep Yeah if you head into the tutorial, then you can keep playing until you exit even when they turn off the online. I managed to cover absolutely every surface last time.

Finally! I get to play Splatoon! Albeit just 6 days before release but hey, I'll take it!

@iamblinker actually, $1200 peso = $79 USD
We in Mexico are paying WAY too much for games, almost $20 USD more! the hell is going on? we used to pay $1000 peso ($66 USD~) For new games but now its even worse.. this is awful news for our gaming future @ikki5 @rjejr well yeah you should be happy you're getting it for $60 USD, i guess Brazil has it even worse than Mexico and Canada.

@WinterIceFox - A 20% jump? That's a lot.

Between you in Mexico and @ikki5 in Canada I guess I should be happy I'm getting it for only $60. Too bad I'm not good at being happy, bitter and complaining is more my thing. I guess I can try and see the glass half-full this 1 time, especially since I've already decided to buy it Day 1.

yay i honestly did not think that there would be more
oh well buying the game on may 29, 2015 anyways

Aww, I'll be at a friend's birthday party during this. I am bringing my Wii U there so all of us can play Smash Bros, though... maybe I can let the birthday friend try it out if we ever have a free moment in the party since he's been wanting to play it too

@rjejr Well... technically as of now, we technically get it cheaper even at a $70 price tag. It is just annoying seeing a price increase for a game like this. Plus that only applies if the exchange rate stays this way. If your dollar drops or our dollar rises... we're getting screwed.

Yes!!

@sinalefa - I've been using my old Wii adaptor since the day I hooked up my Wii U. I run a cable from my router on the second floor to another router in the basement (I have 2 WiFi hotspots in my house) that's hooked up to my Wii U, PS3 and laptop - for watching free Hulu on TV.

Glad to hear you figured things out on your end. I actually just bought my mother a WiFi repeater for $25 on Amazon b/c her WiFi only worked in the back half of their house and she couldn't Skype w/ her grand kids in the front half. If your ethenret adaptor doesn't work maybe you can give it a try?

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E98O7GC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

@WinterIceFox when i went to pre order the game i thought 1200 pesos was the price for the game and some amiibo, then i realised it was just for the game and it was a downer, but i'll be Day 1 for me

@ikki5 - "we technically get it cheaper even at a $70"

Thanks, now I can go back to being cranky again, being cranky makes me happy

That's such a bad time. 6 Eastern? That's when people go out to dinner

@iamblinker I thought the same as well, but i'm still getting splatoon on day one, along with the triple pack of amiibo, i do have money but it is annoying to pay so much for games.

Sweet! Looking forward to giving it one more go before I'm stuck waiting for a price drop or a sale.

At those times im in germany and when the game is out im still in germany

@rjejr Sorry, I had to when you mentioned you have a hard time being happy

However, if it makes you feel better, we pay higher sales tax so really, in the end we are actually paying a little more than what the average US citizen would.

Ugh, seriously only one hour? Yet again I have plans at that exact time...

Oh well, at least I already preordered it, but I'm dying to play it.

Worldwide pricing is weird on this. EU doing best for once!! Though we do have Code Name Steam available with one amiibo for £46 on Nintendo Store. To be able to unlock the full experience, we need to pay £46 x 3, then extra for Ike since he isn't in stock on the Nintendo Store and then we get lumbered with 3 copies of the game. Yeah, great! Amiibo pay walls and really poor stocking is driving up the price of gaming in a way that I really don't like at all. Splatoon amiibo don't even feel like extras, they're more like integral to the game.

Still, back on topic, it's nice to get another chance at the Splatoon demo.

@rjejr I agree with everything you said. I'm wondering if the US will get the same deal? Probably not.

Your Mets had no problem finding their offense against my O's last week!

@ghostjoshu haha I remember getting NBA Jam around the time it released for the Mega Drive too and it was $120! It's seems cheaper to game now than what it was 30 years ago. How times have changed...

Also for anyone in Australia, the TESTFIRE is Sunday morning, 8am AEST.

At friggin midnight? Nintendo being Nintendo

Well it sucks for me, I'll be out of town on the 23rd so I won't be able to play. If only it was in the morning I might have the chance but it's going to be at 2pm CT.

@ricklongo I think its good not to do a whole weekend. Look at what happened with Evolve when they tried that - people got bored pretty quick by the time it was released. And with Splatoon only having 3 minute rounds, you could arguably say people will get bored much faster.

Its funny how Europe finally gets Wii U games at a better price than the US everyone starts complaining.

Nope, won't be rushing to play this at 6am, no matter how much I enjoyed the first round. Not sure how Australia will price this. Mario Party 10 was $10 less than usual ($70 instead of $80) but EB Games seems to be sticking with the $80 price tag on this.

I was seriously considering deleting the demo last night, so I am glad that I didn't! Looking forward to giving this another go before launch. And I already have it preordered at BestBuy for pickup on the 29th for $50 (GCU price), so I know what I'll be doing the next few weekends.

I haven't tried the demo but will read up and view plenty of impressions upon release.

@tsukipon what GameStop event tomorrow? O.o

If they cared about giving everyone another opportunity to demo the game there would be two of these 12 hours apart. Apparently they really only care about testing the servers one last time. Whatever, I'm in!

Normally 6pm on a Saturday is a prime time to game for me. However, that weekend is a crazy weekend for me, so I may miss out on this. Guess the time has come to see if I love Splatoon enough to buy it...

Way too expensive to buy day one - I'll wait until the full game is out

WOOOOOO!!!! I actually screamed out loud when I saw this.

Yesss!! Missed all the others. Can't wait to feel the hype.

Well that's one hour of my long weekend wait for the Witcher 3

@dkxcalibur - 13-3 home, 7-12 road. I think your team was just unaccustomed to playing in a stadium w/ fans.

Aww, was so excited when I saw the headline, I'm not available on the 23rd. Hope those that weren't able to play last time are able this time round. I had so much fun, incredibly excited for the 29th.

Good news for us. Looks like the big N is testing the servers with as many people as possible.

Aww, only one single round huh? Oh well, better than nothing~ Can't wait for the full game though. <3

@Pete_Stooge What are they?

IGN teased a little bit about how the single player campaign works on their Nintendo Voice Chat podcast. What they talked about actually peaked my interest as I'm not into the online multiplayer mode.

What's the eshop price?

Awesome, Nintendo listened to us lol can't wait to play it again, and this time ppl got lots of warning when it's happening so ppl can't make excuses they missed it like last time

@rjejr Dang you're lame. I can respect that though.

Oh at first I thought it was this Saturday and was like. So I won't get to play it this time. Meh. But God willing I will be able to on the 23rd.

@C-Threep Pretty much. Just when the testfire's about to end, I enter the tutorial and leave the game running. Last time, I kept it up for only 4 days - this time, it's gonna be my hunting ground until the games' release!

@X_Octo Same here! Even discovered some small design oversights during my splattering rampage!

@ikki5 In NA it's 60$, in which I feel this is a 50$

Woo, can't wait to play this again. I guess I'm Splatooning up until midnight on that day. Still, some more times would be better. It's quite late for most Europeans.

Poot on everything holy! Looks like I'll miss this one as well. Unless I can convince my friends to elope instead of have a full fancy wedding that day. I've got the splatoon itch something fierce!!

Awesome!

"11pm UK time". This is why the global testfire should be over DAYS, not HOURS.

Cool. There was no way I could play within the previous timeframes. I think the previous ones were like at 5am in the morning for me O_O.

@ikki5 Games here in Canada are ALWAYS 5$ more expensive than in the US. Why are you surprised? We've always been buttf**ked in prices compared to the US and that's not only in video games.

@ThomasBW84 "6pm Easterm" typo. lol

@Hero-of-WiiU No, it is $60 in the USA, it is $70 in Canada.

@Lebon14
You missed my post. I mentioned that games in Canada are always $64.99 however this game, it is $69.99. $10 more than what it is in the USA.

This should be fun!

Maybe I'll actually get to play it this time...

@Captain_Gonru

Game is like 2.5 GB on the eShop. People who don't have an HD should have one by now, specially if they got the Basic Set.

Wait until release to see how much there is on the disc. Wait for a price drop or buy used. It will be easier to wait for a Nintendo game to lower price than to have a GOTY edition.

One hour... not much, but I won't bother since I know how it was the last time; 2 games and the rest was connection errors. It is sad, that the single player mode got no demo. Guess I have to wait until the end of May.

I'll be missing this round too. My husband already pre-ordered it as a Mother's day gift to me, so excited!

Awesome news! I actually missed out the first time, as I had a family emergency and had to leave out of state without my Wii U, and by the time I got back, the demo was already delisted.

Gonna download this tonight and test it out!

I might be able to play a few rounds, but I get OFF at 6pm. Also, my brother will be back home from college by then, so plans with him may get in the way, too.

If I get to play the Testfire again, I'll be happy, but if not, I'll see you guys when the game comes out less than a week later.

Nice.

Yes

Missed the first testfire and will also have to miss the next one.

The pricing on this game is strange. CAD$70 seems a bit steep.
Why I say this is because in the UK this game can be preordered for £25.00 (I paid £30), which is far cheaper than the usual £45 or £49 that I paid for SSB, MK8, SM3DW etc.,

I therefore thought that this game was value much lower in all regions.

If I was to be totally honest I would not pay £45 for this game with so many features I consider as standard missing. But for £30 it's well worth it.

I am surprised people even bother to buy retail games from the eshop.
Games that cost £49 on the eshop can be had for anything from £5 to £20 on eBay or Amazon.

Hell, I picked up Hyrule Warriors for £13 on Amazon.

Hmm. Did Nintendo games got that more expensive over there?
In Germany at last I noticed that first party Nintendo games got cheaper over the years. Especially when my local retailers fight for the cheapest price around release.. It's funny. ...Anyway...
Splatoon is around 35€~40€($40~$46) here. I really expected it would be a 50€ game. The price really surprised me. But $60? I don't know what that's all about. Really really strange.

@Captain_Gonru - "All your talk about prices got me thinking"

You really need to stop reading my posts, I'm always bringing you down.

I think there is a big difference between what is on disc and what we get to play Day 1. I think it's almost all on there, but like the amiibo missions it's locked. That's what happens w/ a mostly online game. It's up to their servers if they let us play it or not. Think about it this way, did you play the beta? Both those levels are on our HDD but we only got to play them for 3 hours so far. But we still have them. I think almost everything coming out this summer will already be on the disc - amiibo missions, moving platform level, other areas, other costumes. But we can only play it when they let us. Just like the incredibly stupid rotating 2 levels every 4 hours. That's my biggest WTF so far. There are only 5 available levels to begin w/ why can't we choose between those 5? If their servers can't handle 5 levels how are they going to handle 2? Most of th eother stuff - freinds matches, ranked matches, torunaments, will all be handled on the server side.

Now it won't be seamless, there will still be patches to DL and install, but even I'm not worried about space. Nintendo is the best in the business at making small file sizes. I think we will basically be downloading "keys" as it were, not the actual content itself. Still going to be an annoying as heck summer, but I really don't think I'd worry about the external HDD cost if you buy the disc. There will be some, but not much.

Hyrule Warriors has had 4 hefty packages and they were all really small.

I don't blame you for waiting. I've seen enough online stuff go kablooie on other consoles. If it were just me I'd wait, but me and the 2 kids can spend a long time playing single player and balloon battles while we wait for the servers to work.

@Hotfusion £25, where?

@Captain_Gonru - Just read your response to Sin.

OK, half a gig may be a problem. I'd recommend not buying it. Or deleting Tank Tank Tank, we all hated that. Does put you in a really bad spot though for any game you purchase, disc or DL w/ all the patches these days. Nothing ever gets release finished.

I can' t even recommend an external like everyone else does after all I've been thru w/ mine. I have one, but I know at any day it can go and all my data is gone. And backing up saves to a thumb drive is a hassle w/ the 4 accounts (my wife plays sometimes too.)

@InterwebUser I have no idea the real details, but there's some Splatoon event at specific GameStop locations 5/16 from 12-3pm EST

Yes, I will try to keep my schedule open for the short session =)))

Just in time for my sister's birthday. She's a lot more hyped for this game than I am.What luck!

OH YEAH! It! Is! On!

@RedYoshi999 It's 8am, not 6am down here. Pretty good way to wake up on a Sunday morning I think. With the pricing, I generally assume Wii U games will be AU$80. Any cheaper and it's a bonus. Better than Sony and Xbox, which generally launch at AU$100. (The Witcher 3 is launching at AU$109.95!!)

@ikki5 Sorry, I meant to say it like it was worth a 50$ game in US. I feel sorry that you have to pay 70$ for Spatoon unless the value per dollar is more in Canada and feels more like 30 or 40 dollars.

Really bummed I'll get off work the same time this ends.

10% discount is for Australia as well. I will give the second round a go if it falls in a decent AU time, and I will compare the digital iscounted price to the retail disc price, and I may be tempted to cancel my disc preorder for the digital version, but I will definitely keep my Splatoon Amiibo triple pack pre-order,

hell yes.... I will be there

YES!

Already Pre-ordered it but cant wait to play again Before The Full Game
Yes!!! Jumps in Joy

Same time as Azeem's Senior Flute Recital! I'm sorry Nintendo, but some things are more important than games!

Think I should be home, so will give this another go. Currently dont think its anywhere near worth the $70 theyre asking, especially in the unfinished state theyre going to sell it at.
Really surprised by this price since all other Nintendo games have been cheaper in Canada. To put in context I have The Witcher 3 ordered straight from MS for $59.99, also got a $10 discount for preordering.

@Late

Wireless headphones ftw! That's what we use, if someone is sleeping.

But the time is awful for Finland - 1am. I was excited for a minute there and then realised I am not going to stay up for it.

It's a fun game, but I found myself getting bored, even in the one-hour periods this demo offered.

Hopefully the other modes will be more enjoyable.

@mjc0961 - In the US? I'll have to go check and report back.

@Captain_Gonru I can understand your frustration, but I think if you have the basic wii u you are going to need an external hd anyway. Xenoblade X will demand it! It is expensive to treat ourselves as kings...gaming comes at a cost but it is what makes the world go round. Spending is the fuel that keeps the fire of development and new games burning.

@Captain_Gonru - Well if you bought the HDD then you have to buy the game.

I can easily give you more than enough reasons not to buy it, and only a few to buy it, but I think we've been over them all already.

Jax and Sin are the ones to talk to if you want to be talked into buying stuff.

@thehoppypoppy Awesome husband!

@Captain_Gonru - I think I'm using an old 80GB, seems like plenty to me. Even my PS3 has 80GB. 1TB would probably be more than enough for every Wii U game that's ever going to be made, can't imagine needing 2TB on Wii U. 2TB may be a bare minimum for PS4 though as it seems to want to fully install every game, even those on disc, and they run about 50GB each. Thats crazy.

10% for Europe? That's a sweet deal.
I'd go for this in America. But hey, while I'm dreaming of equal fan treatment, I'll pretend all those physical US Club Nintendo rewards over the years were actually any good

Well its 6:04 EST time, on Saturday may 16th, sitting in the Splatoon demo waiting for it to start. That will teach me to read the entire article. Now my kids are pissed cause they didn't get to watch me play again.

@Captain_Gonru - I know what your saying, "Value for your money". You must be old though if you don't have a spare external HDD sitting around, besides the one I put on my Wii U I have 2 others, 120GB and 750GB. I am using the 750GB for um stuff, but the 120GB is just literally collecting dust. Of course both of those are USB powered only so I'm not sure I'ld put them on the Wii U anyway. Never in my life have I seen a Y cable in the wild.

Maybe Nintendo can announce a 64GB Wii U at E3. Ha. Ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Oh, I kill me.

One more round Rocky ~
Had so much fun on the game winning and losing its just a blast and that was only one mode. Cant wait to deck out my guy and level up these weapons ~

@rjejr " And the Mets continue to have no offense "
As a hardcore Phillies fan, that doesn't bother me. Not that the Phils are doing well, of course.

@rjejr Don't think so US-centric, this is a GLOBAL demo.
E.g. It will be midnight in Europe when the demo is accessible.

@97alexk So what? Take your Wii U with you and play it in Germany.
I will play it in Germany, too. ^^

@ikki5 As I had stated under the article for the first demo, in Europe the game will only cost 40 Euros. You can buy a download code on mmoga.com, which costs 37 Euros, which makes about 43 US dollar. There's no reason why you shouldn't be able to redeem that code in the US (either directly or with an european account, I can also access the US and UK story from Germany, without any tweaks or something).

@Aurumonado And that way you pass on the 10% that you get if you play the demo? And as I mentioned above, you can get the game for ~43 dollars.

Stop complaining and instead look for solutions, people! It's not that hard if you open your eyes and look beyond your nose.

I really don't get how people can complain about a free gift. Nintendo gives you the game for free, be it for only one hour, and instead of being happy you complain. Why not just being happy? If you want to play the game longer, wait another week and play the full game. I don't see the problem.

I was able to play the first demo (with the three time slots) for only a coulple of minutes and I didn't expect to get another round before the release.
It's you people that always expect to get everything for free who ruin great things.

@IronMan28 - The Phillies having a bad season is one reason I have tickets to next Monday's game.

And the offense is back, baby! (5-0 right now.)

@shani - " It will be midnight in Europe when the demo is accessible."

So it's a global demo when all American's will be bbq'ing and all Europeans will be sleeping? Even better

@rjejr: I don't know about you (or your age) but I am definitely not sleeping at midnight. And I don't think that 'all Europeans' will be sleeping at midnight, either. Of course this differs between people (depending on your chronotype), regarding one particular country as well as the whole continent. For example, in Spain's culture everything generally starts a little later than elsewhere. They even have customs that involve going out at 2 am and getting some kind of hot chocolate. It even reflects on their language.
But still I guess there are also Spaniards that go to bed before midnight. ^^

Midnight works really well for me, I'm actually happy the demo doesn't start earlier.

And well, you have to make a choice, do you want to BBQ (which you can do all the time) or do you want to play Splatoon (which you also can do all the time, but only starting in two weeks).
My point is: Pick what's more important to you and stick with it. Don't blame other people for your choice.

@Captain_Gonru - "a harvest gold phone"

That's so funny, my mom was just telling me that her sister, who lives upstairs from her, still has that same yellow phone on the wall for at least the last 45 years. I'm guessing it must be the same phone. They really don't make them like they used to.

I noticed quite some avatars related to Splatoon All aboard!

I'm not excited, in all honesty the game sucked! I do not want to see a release. I hope it's scrapped. JK! I'm not excited, My hype level is 1000 x 1000 = 10000 + 10000 x 10000 I got you confused!

@rjejr there is something in the world called other countries!

@igfnafdhmis - Yes, but the EU and US will buy more copies of this game than all the other countries combined, so those should be the countries Nintnedo focuses on.