Nintendo Confirms Splatoon Tower Mode Release and Live Nintendo Treehouse Broadcast

Ooh neat.

...every time I'm ready to move on to other things, something Splattonish happens that drags me right back in.

callie and marie <3 haha but im looking forward to new game mode, wich is also coming out on my birthday o.o good timing

This looks like Sheldon will have to manufacture a LOT more Charger weapons...

@Shiryu so true!

Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in...

Suction bombs all the way.

@Tate24 And I have a whole galaxy to save from deadly ancient sentient machines. I'm not even mention a certain yarn dinosaur antics already in the back burner

If only this had been a launch title. It may have helped the WiiU to be better subscribed than it is now. This game is Nintendo at its best and free updates and DLC. Who needs season passes activision.

Cool, too bad I don't play ranked battle since there's more on the line and the grade would annoy me to no end with trying to be the best or at least a B (too stressful).

Hope I can make it home in time to watch the Treehouse stream. Even if I'm not going to play it, I would love to see it in action.

There seems to be a typo with the times, it has 3pm Pacific/ 6pm Pacific again on it. Just a friendly heads-up

Noice! I can't wait for this mode. I've really enjoyed Ranked Battles, so I doubt this will disappoint me.

That music, though. I swear, if that trailer doesn't get anyone hyped for the game, I don't know what would.

Man, this is some of the best $60 I ever spent on a game.

Great trailer. Splatoon is endlessly charming, love the nighttime theme

I just noticed the game modes are added once a month, so we'll probably get Rainmaker in August since June was Splat Zones and July is Tower Control.

I seriously think that if Wii U had launched with Splatoon, Smash Bros, and Mario Kart 8, Nintendo's current home console fortunes might be very different right now. All three games are the crowning jewels on the platform, but Splatoon might take the win. It's been an absolute joy to play and be a part of. Some people complain about the "drip fed" modes and weapons, but for me it keeps me excited and makes me feel like these releases are more like "events."

@Haxonberik @ThomasBW84 You will get a quicker response if you summon him lol.

@Shiryu And that is exactly what they want!

But..but..that's tomorrow!

@chardir Wonder if they will open Splatoon rehab clinics in a few months time...

Sounds really fun and intense! Can't wait to try it out.

Wait, so we're getting TF2's Payload? Aaaww yeaaah.

And once again Splatoon draws me away from Smash.

Dang, I haven't even played Splat Zones yet. School is over for me now, so hopefully I'll have some time to play some more.

@Dr_Corndog
Need a dispenser ova here

Ohhh, exciting! The more stuff we get, the more I'm motivated to keep improving with different weapons! Gotta dominate that Tower!

SPLATOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!

I do wonder if this will work out, as it's kind of similar to TF2's payload race, except now both teams can 'push' the same cart (aka tower), whereas in TF2's payload race you get a separate cart for each team. In this tower mode you only get one tower for both teams, which means if the teams are balanced, the tower will just move a few inches one way, then a few inches the other way, etc.

I'm mostly doubtful since Valve knows multiplayer-gaming a whole lot better than Nintendo, so I'd think they'd know what works better/best. But since Splatoon is a whole different game in which both teams are basically the attackers, it doesn't have to apply here. I'll be sure to watch the Nintendo Treehouse stream today to get a better view/opinion of the mode.

Also [to end on a less pessimistic note] yay, a new, free mode!

Sweet. I was getting bored of the same 2 modes.

I wish you could play all modes ranked & unranked.

@Spoony_Tech @Haxonberik You messed up the summoning ritual. You got Tim instead of Tom! ; )

@Spoony_Tech @ThomasBW84 @TimLatshaw I've spent years on this page and I still failed the summoning ritual... I should be ashamed of myself

@Spoony_Tech @ThomasBW84 @TimLatshaw I've spent years on this page and I still failed the summoning ritual... I should be ashamed of myself

YES!

this calls a celebrate!

Cool, this mode looks like great fun. It would have been better if it was available at launch though.

Now if Nintendo would release more of the 3 pack Splatoon Amiibos, everything would be good.

Gonna wait until next week/this weekend before I start playing again. Hopefully the better internet I'll have then will make this game more fun for me.

In the trailer from Twitter there was a scene where two teams were shooting at a glowing, yellow orb in what looked like kelp dome, was this our first look at rainmaker?

I bet you can't pick between Splat Zone and Tower Mode, and will be randomly assigned to one of them.

That video was pretty fresh, haha. Can't wait!

@97alexk Haaaaaaaaappy Birthdaaaaaaaaay!

@Fazermint That sounds soo Nintendo

Now if it was also not on ranked...

@Shiryu - Splatoonish is now my new favorite word, but I'm not getting Yoshi until Oct 16, so probably Christmas, so I hate you now.

Really thought you would be moving the platform to your own base, I was all ready to start calling it tug-of-war mode. Rainmaker being moved to the other base makes more sense as you can run about all willy nilly. This will probably always end in a tie. Moving it to your own base would really put the pressure on the other team to giddy-up, now you just camp and shoot. I'm really less excited now. Still happy, but now it's a 9 instead of 11.

"free"

I paid $60 for a game that is being doled out to me in episodic fashion, I am not calling it "free", more like - we can now play the modes we've already paid for and OWN. If they come out w/ something really new, like amino working in the game, or something else after Aug, but until Aug this isn't free DLC, it's unlocking stuff on a disc.

Might as well go back to playing DKCTR and calling each world I unlock "free DLC". We already paid this, we already own it on disc. It is neither free nor DLC.

Edit: I know the article never says DLC, but it usally comes up in the comments.

Is there a way to rewacth Treehouse? I'll be standing on line for an hour trying to sign up my kid for summer swim lessons at 6.

Thank God for another mode. When's the next one after tower?

@ultraraichu
I really think you should try ranked. It is just a video game so I would not worry about whether winning or losing.

I just excited for Rainmaker! I can't wait to try that out!

@rjejr While most people online seem concern about the NX, I think everyone is kinda forgetting that although there might not be many, there is a lot of quality still to come to Wii U. I suspect you will also hate me even more when "Devil's Third" shows up over here in late August.

Treehouse direct will be on Nintendo America YouTube channel once it's over, so don't worry about it.

@Pablo17 Are you in need?

@rjejr Your opinions are yours and I respect that, but just a remark on your negativity (not that you want it): There are producers and consumers. I am a consumer. If I consume then I support the producer. If I don't consume then I don't support the producer. Seeing as how you, the consumer, have consumed Splatoon produced by Nintendo the Producer...just enjoy what they are giving you and leave it at that. I am so perturbed by the constant nagging from consumers. If you don't like it don't buy it. Please stop the negativity after you have already consumed the product.

And I am done. Happy Splatooning!

I don't think the Skyscraper stage has anything to do with the new mode or the update. This trailer for Splatfest has been on for a long time. Plus, it wouldn't make sense to release this stage before the totem/lake stage (forgot the name), since it was already revealed at the Direct and has somewhat of a presence in October Valley. The skyscraper stage should be the last one.

@Grafeaux It has nothing to do with being positive or negative, it has to do w/ calling something "free" when it isnt. I paid for the game, therefore it isn't free. I played both Pokémon Shuffle and Rumble, they we're free. It's very simple really, if I pay it isn't free, if I don't pay it is free.

Prime "free" shipping is another one. It isn't free shipping if I paid $99 for it, it's prepaid shipping. Or if you want to say shipping is included with a Prime membership, that's fine, but it isn't free.

It's a pet peeve.

@Shiryu Devils Third is August? I think I hear Reggie cackling somewhere.

Thanks for the Treehouse news, I'm waiting online now and the line is long.

So is the update live? Just played for an hour. Even got out and back on, still 1.2.0. And there's nothing in the download management section either.

@rjejr August 28th, lock and loaded for Euro release. Nope, the "Splatoon" update is not live yet, just checked it.

@ultraraichu: There may be more on the line but there is also more to gain! If you win, depending on your you rank, you get at least 1800 or 2100 points! Also, your ranking increases by +15 if you win. But if you lose, your ranking only decreases by -10.
So if you're not an absolute loser in Splatoon, you should be fine. Go play it!
Most of the time I'm on C+ and I was once close to becoming B-. But haven't really played that much the last month, so getting a better rating is my next long-term goal.
By now I even like ranked battle more than turf war, although I always stop playing if I start to lose to often in a row.

@rjejr: Yep, August 28th, to be precise. From the Reggie comment I assume you are from the US?
I post it everywhere, even did so when NOA users had to pay 60 instead of 40$ for splatoon. But I'll say it again: You can just buy and download any game from any eshop of the whole world!
I mean, I'm pretty sure Devil's Third will be released in NA. But even if it doesn't:

1. Just change your Wii U's location (in system settings) to any European country
2. Set up a new user on your Wii U
3. Go to the eshop
4. Buy the game (credit card or buy eshop cards online)
5. Download the game
6. After the download is finished, switch back to your standard NA user account and play the game from there.

Piece of cake.

@shani I'm 99% sure you can't do that.You can only change the Wii U location to a PAL region,at least for the Eshop anyway.

Splatoon has been the biggest breath of fresh air in my gaming life. I was getting so sick of online shooters and the same old thing - did anyone else see Call of Duty at E3 and just sigh.. It looked so dull and boring. Splatoon is just as frantic, especially ranked battles, but with more colour and POP and fun. I can see myself playing for a long time.

PLEASE, release a 4-player local multiplayer mode!!!

@Dr_Corndog I lovve being a heavy and letting the payload push me as I blast enemies - I can't wait to do that here.

@Shiryu - Thanks for keeping me informed. It seems fine now, and I stayed up hours past my bedtime playing, and I couldn't tell you the difference between 1.2 and 1.3. Bad night though, B- 30 to C+ 60. At one point I was down to C+24 but won 3 in a row and quit while I was only mostly behind.

@shani - I have 4 different country accounts on my PS3 but haven't wanted anything bad enough on Wii U to bother. I can wait or live w/o DT. Thanks for the info though.

@rjejr I went from B to C+ in a couple of days a fews weeks ago, I had to sto playing Ranked because the time was not worth it. I hate to use this motive because it sounds like I'm whining, but it's the honest truth: I always end in teams that have no sense of strategy and some times just the common sense to look at the map and see what's going on. I don't really mind the rank down much, but spending too much time and get 0 moneys is time poorly wasted. Let's see how the new modes play out.

@Shiryu - Yeah, I'm certainly not the best player, but when you are in ranked, and everybody needs to be level 10 - I give some leeway to level 4, 5 or 6 people playing in turf wars, maybe just some kids having fun on their parents account - but please parents, don't let your kids in ranked, well unless they are better than you, most older kids are - and when in ranked somebody is just off standing in a corner slowly moving around painting stuff on your team, well that's annoying. So is being disconnected and losing 10 points. It really is stressful stuff. Port mackerel is the worst for that. It's my favorite level from a strategic standpoint, but when you are in the middle of a losing streak and you team seems clueless, it's bad.

@rjejr When I get really mad, Its time to switch "Splatoon" for "COD Black Ops II" Yep, there are still people playing it. I hope Activision folks who decided not to let Treiyarch produce the new 3rd entry of "Black Ops" for Wii U have the Game of Thrones nun following them 24/7 ringing the bell and proclaiming "Shame! Shame! Shame!".

@Shiryu - OK, here's how much I don't play FPS - I thought COD was EA. When I found out only recently - last week maybe - that COD was Activision, and Nintneod has Bowser and DK amiibo IN Skylanders - who I know is Activision - yet Wii U isn't getting COD? Doesn't Ntineod have a negotiator working for them? How lopsided can a relationship get? Skylanders Racing on Wii and 3DS does not make up for no COD. And if COD was next gen only like SW:B (which is EA) I'd be a little more ok w/ it, but Wii U can certainly do what PS3 and Xbox360 can, not a single doubt in my mind.

@rjejr It is my biggest frustration with the Wii U and not fault of the machine itslef. When it came out, not only I was looking to exclusive Nintendo IPs but a ton of back catalogue from Activation, EA (Mass Effect 3) Warner (Batman Arkham City) and other companies like THQ (Darksiders II) and in tow years they were all but gone. Activision did a poor job urging Treyarch to convert "Ghosts" (which was developed by InifnityWard) to the Wii U and as such it was a inferior game to the root developed "Black Ops II" and of course the public ain't silly, most did notpay for an inferior game for the same price they had give BO2 a Year ago. Add the lack of support and DLC and it's easy to see why those games struggle on the Wii U. Again, very frustrating even nowadays that games like the new Platinum developed Transformers game will be released on everything (PS3 and Xbox360 included) and it won't be out on Wii U. I don't want to retire my Wii U anytime soon, but hope Nintendo take the necessary steps not to lose third party support by such a drastic way, It hurts to know I am missing out on amazing games just because I chose to be a single home console owner.

@Shiryu - "Platinum developed Transformers game"

Yeah those cell shaded Saturday morning cartoon graphics are certainly right up Nitneod's alley. They should have told them - "Hey, you want to work on Starfox, give us Transformers." It really looks like Nintnedo doesn't want to negotiate anything w/ anybody, they just do what they do. If somebody offers something, they'll take it, but again, little to no effort on their part. I'm sure Wii would have gotten Transformers, it got Spiderman Web of Shadows and Spiderman Friend or Foe, and many other licensed 3rd party games. Wii U gets some, but the overall line-up does seem lacking. Thank goodness for 3 per year Lego games.

@shani Are you sure that works? I've tried something similar on my Wii U (because I bought a Mexican eShop card and I needed to use it) but that was for a country in my region. Does it allow you to access countries from other regions? I wanted to do something like that on my 3DS but the country from the other region just didn't show up...

@pikminfan22 ohh thanks alot

@thehoppypoppy Thank you so much ^^