Details of Europe's Next Splatfest Are Confirmed for 30th January

Pssh. Ninja of course.

WHAT?! Barbarians of course.

That's tricky for me. I love Vikings and barbarian types in games and movies as I was brought up on arnie movies etc....
However, I train parkour which is very ninja like and watch tons of YouTube ninjas clips and respect so much they do... ..
I might have to flip a coin for this one!?!

Unusually good choices this time. I'll have to go with ninja.

Hm. I'm shocked it wasn't the classic Pirates v Ninjas.

As far as Splatoon tactics go, I do both. Someone's I hide and wait for opportunity, sometimes I see opportunity from really far away and charge right in. If this was my region's Splatfest, I wouldn't be able to decide.

Ninja will win they're far more popular, am I the only one who's fed up of only beig able to play turf war during a splatfest I hardly have anytime to play on my Wii U during the week with all my course work for exams this year! So the weekends are the only real time I have to play some games and splatoon is one of my favourite games to play. This is why I really thing ranked battles should be open during this so that people who are busy during the week aren't limited to what they play because at the end of the day we're all splatoon fans!

Pirates did so well they were banned from the European Splatfest.

The splatfest's focus is on how you play, not which you prefer. That said, I'll need to think about this one.

It's not 'Barbarian vs Ninja', it's 'My playstyle is much like a Barbarian/Ninja'. As in, going straight into the offensive like a barbarian, or trying to sneak your way into enemy territory like a ninja.

I personally prefer the more sneaky route, since I often find myself being taken down rather easily if I go into the offensive right away. But it also depends on the enemy weapons, and the map that's being played on, but when possible I try my best to be sneaky. Though I still go on the offensive, if there's no other way.

..in short, Team Ninja for me! (With just a sliver of Team Barbarian on the side.)

I am torn. Barbarian or Ninja? I cannot say!
Which do I pick? I use tactics of both!
In turf war I use stealth.
In ranked "attack attack attack" is my default strategy.
Decisions decisions...

No idea is NA will be the same, but as much as I like Ninjas more I'd have to go Barbarians. We all know with the multiplyer they will win as the least favorite.

Don't know what to choose, i play both styles, depends of what weapon i'm using..

@SanderEvers Are we talking about Splatoon, or are we talking about the same guys that developed Metroid: Other M?

Also got my Miiverse drawing for this Splatfest ready~ https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAAAtVHhpYjQ9UQ

Ninjas for sure!

I would also go with Ninjas, but Mikey would surely go for barbarians because of his love for the late Crognard!

Should've gone with Vikings vs Ninja!

Interesting dilemma, as it is actually related to the game itself. Thought long and hard but I guess that Ninja best describes my favourite play style.

Barbarians, just because they're like ten times cooler then ninjas.

Like others have said above,the question is not about what we prefer but how we play.In theory,this should make for a really interesting Splatfest.With the Barbarians charging in all aggressive and careless like myself without any snipers or more cautious players protecting from the back v's the sneaky Ninja's,who're not afraid to sit back and let you come to them before picking you off but having no one at the front,charging forward,getting the dirty work done.

Z z Z z Z z Z z Z!!!

Team Ninja all the way guys .

in previous north american splatfests, the more popular team usually lost because democracy thru combat was more valuable than the popular vote. i wonder if that's what it's like in the european splatfests too.

Chainmail bikini? In this weather? Hmmmm.... I don't know....
on the other hand, I adore Grace Jones.

So, I guess, in her honor, I'll go with Barbarians.

Well at first I thought... easy Ninjas! BUT, as it relates to play style? I'm a Barbarian! Even when I KNOW I shouldn't, I plough on, it's more fun to charge in, all out attack, so... Barbarians it is for me! I can imagine Ninjas are gonna hammer us though... Oh well, it's all for fun!

@tsukipon me too. But still, ninjas are better.

Oh wasn't aware it was which playstyle not sure it'll stop all the younger players picking ninjas though, splatfests can be fun but I just wish everything else wasn't locked as I have friends overseas who I'd like to play with but due to time differences I can only do so on the weekend and these are region locked too :-/

@Calllack Agreed. I picked Ninjas but pirates won :/