Nintendo has wrapped up its Splatoon Direct, which provided over 30 minutes of details on the upcoming Wii U-exclusive shooter. One piece of information saved until the end was confirmation of Splatoon-themed Mii Fighter outfits for Super Smash Bros. on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS; their distribution may prove divisive.
In the US (not North America as a whole, based on the press release) those that pre-order Splatoon with GameStop will receive both the boy and girl outfits - pictured above - as a free gift. Retailer exclusive pre-order bonuses aren't always universally popular.
These outfits were also announced for Europe, but without any distribution details as yet - whether they'll be free or paid DLC will no doubt emerge soon.
These outfits are due this Summer - will you be trying to get hold of them?
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So inkling de-confirmed for smash? Also I know link is a costume but hes a veteran iconic fighter.
It's still not worth going to Gamestop! I'll most likely download the game.
@97alexk Plus the miis and Link look nothing alike while the Inklings do
Yeah... I was hoping for a an inkling fighter, I am a fan of the idea of mil fighters but not so much using them. Maybe this will help me use them more...
I don't mind paying for those outfits..I will be sad if they are pre-order only though.
And why are they doing a demo you can only play at certain times? what the heck? Nintendo...stuck in the dark ages. >_>
I hope we still get an inkling fighter as Smash DLC...maybe if the game sells well Nintendo will reconsider...
Usually I'm all up for more Mii Fighter costumes Smash 4 (there's just way too little room for customization the Mii Fighters get in the cosmetic department, in my opinion), but these don't look appealing to me.
I'll still get Splatoon, though.
@AyeHaley I imagine the demo is being used as an opportunity for Nintendo to test run the multiplayer servers, so limiting the time you can go on means more people at the same time to give them a proper test. With all the recent launch problems with games on other consoles that feature significant online elements, it actually seems like rather a canny move by Nintendo. Basically a Nintendo version of a beta test.
Well, I pre-ordered at Gamestop, so I'm getting them...damn, they look creepy.
Thankfully I hate miis and I dont like how these look.
Nintendo made available for sale all the retailer-exclusive costumes from Hyrule Warriors (at least in the US). So I imagine these costumes will be able to be bought at some point. (Also, if you are going to do a retailer-exclusive costume or DLC, selling it at some point is a good thing to do for those who can't (or don't) shop at that vendor.
Hmm, there are obviously Gunner Miis, but strange how the gun looks like the Splatoon guns? Is it an entire Mii skin and not just an outfit?
Not bothered. I'll be getting this from the eShop anyway.
@sinalefa I agree.
Well, I was going to get this, anyway, so I might as well pre-order.
They look super ugly to me.
Not bothered about Smash content as I flogged both versions when Mewtwo was released. Nice for the fans of that IP, though. GAME is offering an orange inkling hat in the UK, at least with the 3 amiibo bundle.
Nice! Just preordered this yesterday at GameStop! Surprise, surprise!!!
As someone excited for Splatoon but who hates Smash, I'll make sure my code is available to someone.
Even if Inkling does wind up being a regular fighter, this is still welcome, since the Inklings have a pretty strong focus on customization.
i.e. Even if Inkling gets in, this is how we'll be able to play as OUR inkling.
I would much rather have actual Splatoon fighters for Smash Bros, downloaded by linking an Amiibo to the game. That is all.
I already pre-ordered this at Target anyway.
The costumes themselves look kinda neat, but the Mii's used as an example are straight-up horrifying.
@Tsuchinoko The outfit of your Mii fighter determines the weapon, which is always in-style with the outfit itself.
Nope. I'd rather buy these than put up with preorders. Also, I don't really use Mii Fighters since they're all right-handed.
So when you say the 'boy and girl' inklings, do you mean just the red and blue hair pieces, or the Green one, too? Coz I'm in it for the squid. B3
@Quorthon - It would seem like a natural to use the Splatoon amiibo in SSB to unlock the Mii costumes. So far Splatoon amiibo only work in Splatoon, which goes against their "1 toy, many games" mantra.
Did you get the pre-order $1 for $5 GC at Target? I've seen them in there for a long time now but I'm still on the fence. Target kiosk will probably get a single player demo which will never make it to home Wii U consoles, Nintendo does that a lot.
Will probably buy them even though I'm not interested in the game.
@Quorthon yes, let's make a rare DLC character, as someone who don't like amiibo's and knows that scalping is gonna happen hard with these amiibo's...it is a bad idea.
Those mii eyes in those inklings leads to nightmares.
@Kaze_Memaryu I agree. The costumes don't look bad, they just used creepy eyes to show them off. I think my Mii will look good as an Inkling.
I'll probably switch my preorder from Amazon to Gamestop so I can go pick it up as soon as the store opens and get free swag.
Not enough to make me want to buy from GameStop, though I will be buying them digitally when they inevitably are sold by Nintendo. Hopefully they don't gouge us for them like previously released costumes though. Five dollars or less sounds about right.
@Undead_terror
Oh it is not a bad idea in the least bit, especially if you offer the character for money as an alternative. This gets the most value out of those Amiibos without ripping off players (by locking content on disks), and the non-Amiibo optional paid download would appeal to the rest.
This is the kind of consumer-friendly stuff Nintendo should be doing with these figures.
@rjejr
You pay one dollar to preorder, and get a $5 gift card when you pick it up. I don't think the game will be even slightly hard to find when it launches, but the $5 off my next purchase will come in handy. My girlfriend and I joke about how frequently we go to Target. I mean, I literally haven't been there since yesterday. It's almost time to go back. So that gift card will come in handy.
Personally, I'm trying to be a "part of the solution" and stop preordering most games. Unless it's a special edition I really want that I think will be a challenge to get, I'm not preordering much of anything anymore. PushSquare had a good article on this recently, but I was already trying to get into this practice because I think all this pre-ordering creates a nightmarish relationship between gamers and publishers. I couldn't preorder the Witcher 3 Collector's Edition because I waited too long, so now I won't pre-order at all. I'll just go get it from literally any store.
Plus, I've been burned a few too many times on pre-orders as it is. Best Buy sold my Smash Bros U set with the adapter, and after working at GameStop, I know all too well that pre-order copies get routinely sold because upper management wants that money "that night" and will happily screw over half a dozen or so customers at any given time.
@Quorthon If it was a alternative then that would be pretty good, however I doubt they would do such a thing, whatever the amiibo does would be exclusive to that one method, we would know from MK8, HW, and the upcoming Splatoon game that has locked content that can only be obtained by amiibo's, wouldn't mind a bit more money but not the whole works.
@Quorthon - I've purchased a lot of those $5 GC pre-orders at Target, I was just wondering if you did it for this game. I'm down to once or twice a week going there myself. We currently have $15 worth from Target right now that I'm thinking abut using on this game, but you've probably seen me ranting all day about the price.
Kind of surprised you are even buying this at all w/ 60 missions locked behind amiibo and all the DLC dragged out all summer. Seems like you should behaving a field day ranting about this one, pre-ordered or not.
Mii eyes and Inklings do not mix well... Also, boo on not getting a REAL Smash character! They should've announced that!!!
@AyeHaley Guessing because they want to test the online
@Quorthon I wish I could do that with preorders, but I live someplace remote enough where if I don't preorder it, my Gamestop probably won't get it. At least when it comes to the Vita. With RPGs on the 3DS, it means if I don't preorder it I'll have to wait a month or two.
@97alexk I created a swordfighter named Young Link using Links costume. Nice substitute I say.
@NintendoFan64 I like your profile picture/Gif sir lol.
Is it just me or are these outfits SLIGHTLY disturbing.
I want that Inkling hat, but I didn't preorder Splatoon at GameStop...
I hope it's not exclusive...
Those miis are freaky, but the costumes are alright. I don't see the point of mii outfits when miis are offline only though. I would have been just fine with locked movesets for the 3 types or even just one type of mii, but the miis being offline only and not appearing as ai fighters when the ai is set to random makes them useless to me. Also, the pre-order thing.
As long as I can pay to get this DLC later, then I don't care.
I don't think it's worth the money.
They also look horrifying.
Still hoping for actual #InklingsforSmash so let's see , Toys R Us has $5 amiibos with preorder (if I'm not mistaking) GameStop has mii fighter suits .... Any one else doing pre order specials ? Gonna let the Splatoon direct hype die down before I decide where to preorder lol
Oh my god what the hell am i looking at?
They look creepy. I'd never want to wake up with one of them stating at me.
I pre-ordered Splatoon from Best Buy to take advantage of the sweet $12 GCU discount + free shipping as one package with my discounted Splatoon amiibos. I sure hope these costumes aren't exclusive, which I'm sure they won't be. The savings I've made from BB should be more than enough for those costumes and then some. I just wish Nintendo would stop doing pre-order deals exclusively with GameStop...
But really, this would be the PERFECT way to push the Splatoon amiibo? These costumes match up with the Inkling Girl/Boy and Squid amiibo. Why didn't they make it so the Splatoon amiibos unlocked these costumes?
Also, reminder guys: the eyes are only freaky because they altered the miis to look as close to Splatoon aesthetic as possible! They're not part of the costume...
I was excited about this until I remembered that all of their attacks will be lasers instead of ink...
Darn I voted for Splatoon in the Smash ballot! De-confirmed?
Nooooo! Does this mean no Inkling for Smash?
must... get... that... squid hat....
it will not be only for Gamestop! D: j need that hat...
...im still sure that we can get this for DLC
The mii gunner is finally getting some good costumes, took long enough.
Why are they imitating 90's generations looks ?
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