Splatoon's Last Free Update Map Goes Live Tomorrow

What a great game! Sad to see all this amazing free content finally coming to a close.

...Bring on Splatoon NX!

Perfect,I thought we might have to wait until next week.I really couldn't be happier with the amount of content it has.With the uniqueness of each mode/map and the way the rotations work,the game always feels fresh and exciting to me every time I put it on.I played Tower Control on Piranha Pit for the first time yesterday and had some of the best fun I've had with the game since it came out.Considering I've already put well over 500 hours into it,that's saying something.Without doubt,one of the finest games Nintendo's ever made!

Still no Octolings...

with no new maps, they could make splatoon themes aside from the splatfests. like a week long event for fire emblem where the stages are textured in fantasy textures and there are dragons flying about - or at least billboards. metroid theme where instead of water, you fly off into the void of space. not updates and new content, jsut special events.

Hmm if I remember correctly didn't Nwplayer hack the game and unlock a bunch of content? Mainly octolings I sense a Nintendo Direct is coming and with it a final massive splatoon update

@MarinoKadame Splatoon 2 NX will have a Squid v Octoling mode I'm sure.Man that game's going to incredible haha

@Jamotello I wish the Wii U had themes.I want my Wara Wara Plaza and menu spattered with ink.

I do hope we get to play the ranked modes at nighttime eventually.It looks really great at night,would be a shame to limit it only to Splatfests.

That level looks very fun, I'll be sure to try it out once it hits.

The problem now is that if you want to play a particular map, you could be waiting for a long time for if to appear, even more so if you wanted a particular mode in it. Hopefully they'll up the number of maps to 3 at a time for each mode. It would be even better if they let you choose whether to do Splat Zones, Tower Control or Rainmaker.

Splatoon started in an office, and is now ending in an office.

@OorWullie I would like the wii u theme as well

I hope there is Splatoon NX

@crimsontadpoles Agreed! Three maps at a time would please me. And shorter 'news reports'.

@DoctorOverbuild No. Just no. They just did an update. There is no massive update coming. Octolings aren't coming.

What a journey it has been since May!

Splatoon is one of my all-time favourite games! It's sad that new content comes to an end.

But, a few changes wanted:
Three stage two hour rotations, please!
Option to skip or autoplay news.
Longer results display time, keep it on screen until prompted "continue?".
Weapon matchmaking.
Lose less points and gain more when playing a superior squad.

I look forward to playing the game in its final version. It now had plenty of content and it is a really great game. I will miss new maps and weapons, but these updates lasted longer than most season passes. Will Splat Fests still go on?

@crimsontadpoles

That's with random players. Private matches allow for all that.

I havent even tried Piranha Pit yet though.

@Nintendo_Ninja Yes, but not as frequently. 😣

I keep seeing the words, "last of free content". Is there purchasable DLC coming for Splatoon?

.....and I think a sequel will most definitely see the light of day. As far as unique new IPs go, Splatoon has to be one of the more successful ones this past year.

@dkxcalibur No, they already confirmed that paid content isn't happening at all.

@Grumblevolcano Thanks for clearing that up.

To be honest, I'm very happy with the overall product and the amount of content. I love this game. I wish there was more coming because I love it but I'm not upset that there's not more.

@vitalemrecords You never know I dunno it just feels like a bit of a weep if final dlc is a map. A big update would be very satisfying for a final dlc update, don't get me wrong all the free dlc has been amazing but as a final update one map doesn't feel like a grand finale!

Splatoon is fantast-ink!

Nintendo needs to do paid DLC! They don't want my money I guess

I guess the big question now is - when is Splatoon 2?

Nintendo does tend to make its big games 1 per console - MK, SSB - but Super Mario Galaxy had 2 on Wii, and there were 2 Zeldas on Wii, even if the first was a port. So maybe the free DLC has stopped and no paid DLC b/c Spla2oon will be out this year or next? Plenty of games are annual. Mainly sports and FPS but Splaton is a shooter.

Anybody know what the development team who made Splatoon is working on now? Surely it wouldn't take the entire team to drip weapons and maps the past 8 months.

I think Wii U is too limited for a sequel, and I also think NX is launching in 2016, but I do wonder if Spla2oon is 18 months away or 3 or 4 years?

@DoctorOverbuild If the last year proved anything to me when it comes to what to expect from Nintendo and announcements, it's to keep your expectations as low as you can. In short, I wouldn't count on it.

I want to applaud Nintendo for their Inkredible efforts with this game! I quotidian definitely buy DLC.

This game has been such a pleasant surprise of enjoyment.

I'd buy DLC. Costumes and clothing. Anything else can wait for Spla2oon...

@rjejr My gut says we'll get a sequel sooner rather than later. As usual, it depends on what form the NX takes. If it's that local multiplayer dream we keep talking about, I'd bet we see a preview of it right before launch as an upcoming game with it aiming to make a splash a year later. If it's not right in line with whatever they are offering it could take much longer.

Most interesting to me is what the sequel would do differently. As a start the new account system will probably dictate many new online changes, goals, and rewards.

@aaronsullivan "Most interesting to me is what the sequel would do differently."

For starters -

1. take all the cool stuff from single player - fountains, invisibility, ziplines, sponges - and move them into multplayer
2. Friends Voice chat - need I say more?
3. 3 maps at a time, 3 hours at a time
4. Make them night at night, day by day
5. Weapon test areas should have octolings, not balloon dummies
6. 8 vs 8 bigger areas
7. inklings vs octolings

I don't think they'd have any problem coming up w/ enough ideas to have Spla2oon b valid as a new game. SMG 2 hardly had much new. LBP added stuff, but I forget what.

I do think it's a big enough game w/ enough potential to justify an NX release May 2017, 2 years later, but they'll probably put all those devs to work on SSB5 instead. I would like to se it shown at this E3regardless of release date.

off topic - I'm still annoyed Disney delayed SW8, 15 months changed to 23, the whole world of entertainment is being delayed and all that speeds up is Pres. Trump's inauguration. Help us all.

@DoctorOverbuild there is no grand finale coming.

@rjejr Continuing off topic, I'm not annoyed personally I want them to take as much time as they need!

@vitalemrecords Fair enough, I however will be open to optimisation like how people are with wolf in smash

@DoctorOverbuild Obviously we all like our games to be perfected. But they've already fixed splatoon like 10 times by now. There aren't going to be any major overhauls.