Poll: Is the Splatoon 2 Global Testfire Boosting Your Nintendo Switch Hype?

Since I skipped the Wii U I am very excited to finally give Splatoon a try on my Switch.

Never played the first so I'm looking forward to it.

Not gonna make tonight's due to commitments. But I downloaded the data yesterday so I'll give it blast tomorrow or on sunday.

If I remember about it.

I don't think the timing is great, as so many of us, myself included, can't actually buy a switch at the moment. Lame.

Also never played it since I never has a Wii U. I'm hoping I fall in love with it. Just hoping I won't be continuously wrecked by the pro players! XD

See you guys and squids at the second window today.

I'm inkstatic about this opportunity, although I just put in over 200 hours on Zelda and I kinda wish this was the release date lol

My Switch is still top secret, so I can't just whip it out at any time, so just having 3 x 1 hour slots is no good to me. Loving the testfire music and splash page on my Switch though.

I wonder how much this game will be on release. Wii U physical was £25 and on the face of it there's not a whole lot different about this game, so I hope they don't go for that £49.99 nonsense, or I'll probably hold off for a used copy/significant price drop.

I really liked Splatoon, but having lots of stuff to do, I'll wait until the full game is out.

I think i almost consumed the disc of Splatoon on my Wii U, and it is hands down the most played on the system, so i don't think i have to say how much i'm waiting this

@uhhhhhhhh Zelda's been out for 3 weeks. You've averaged nearly 67 hours per week/10 hours per day

That's not far off the equivalent of working two full-time jobs.

Nice.

Splatoon is a refreshing take on the shooter genre. Will definitely buy it. On the other hand I would wish for more games this year. MK8 and Splatoon dont really cut it for me. Its more or less the same experience that can be had on wii u.

Well I won't be able to play it today because the timing of it will be while I'm in class. I wished it was more than an hour but I guess I'll be able to play another day.

The original Splatoon testfire was so important to me. It allowed me to check how the game handled my poor internet connection and gave me a taste of this new concept. It all turned out well and I pre-ordered the game.

This time around it's not really the same. I've already played the Splatoon 2 demo. I know what the game is all about and I've already pre-ordered! So the testfire is just a nice-to-have really.

@gcunit Secret Switch?

Loved Splatoon on Wii U, but I got tired of battling strangers. I might skip Splatoon 2 unless I know some of my friends are getting it.

Still no Switch. >.>

Yes, we Will be there

Not interested. I grew bored of Splatoon on Wii U after 100 hours or so. It was too restrictive.

I'm out of state visiting friends this weekend, but I'm hoping I can find a quiet moment and some wifi during one of those windows. If not, no big deal. I played the heck out of the first game, so I already have a pretty good idea how this one will play. Besides, since there are likely months between now and when the game launches, I'm betting there'll be more test fires.

No spliscreen online co op is a deal breaker for me

@Loui Ssssshhhhhh!

This will be a welcome break to fil the gaps

Not a game that's really on my radar but I am going to give it a go tonight to see it it can change my mind.

It'll also be interesting to see how good the Switch is online, I've played Bomberman but that was pretty bad so I'm hoping it's just that game

All the times are either:
A. during standard American work hours
B. early in the morning before most people are awake, or
C. really late at night

I guess Nintendo doesn't want us to actually try in large numbers

I'm looking forward to it! Can't wait to try out the new guns and new specials. Hopefully it's released sooner than later. Maybe Nintendo will surprise us with a concrete release date once the test fire finishes.

I could use a few short breaks from Breath of the Wild, I'll definitely play tonight

The phrasing of the poll questions in this article make me smile.

I am so ready for this. I feel like I didn't do the original justice because I found Rocket League a few months after release and that took over my multiplayer slot, but now I am done with Rocket League and ready for some epic turf wars!

@gcunit I am glad that I am not the only one who loads up the launch screen to listen to the music.

One tonight and two tomorrow for me. After that, off my joycon goes to Nintendo for repair.

@Equinox really? Last test fire I had no issues and had hell loss of fun. Bad luck?

@subpopz Must be right up there with the Scamiibo.

This weekend's the Global Testfire for Splatoon 2! ... and I couldn't care less about it. I mean, I'll be there for all but one sessions but if I couldn't participate for whatever reason, I'd be fine, too. Maybe because there are just so many other games I'd rather play right now like Zelda or Mass Effect or it's because we have no idea when it even comes out. I don't know but I am cool as a cat - literally, it's pretty cold today.

Nintendo, at least regarding Wii u owners, has dropped the ball bad... Nothing new yet...

For non-wii u owners this could be big. But time will tell.

I'll try out the test fire if i can but I'm not considering a day one purchase of the game unless Nintendo precedes it with info on the pricing of the upcoming online charges.

I don't know why but I really can get into Splatoon.

Yeah can't wait! Only problem is i finish work at 7 and will probably get in around half past lol. Gonna have to let it out fast!

What with Splatoon 2 being a shooter and with this article talking about Switch hype, I can't help but embed the latest Console Wars strip from Ctrl+Alt+Del. The Switch soldiers themselves acknowledged how much Nintendo is underestimated in the industry while also throwing in a few Switch jokes, in a military context, for good measure.

I'm chill about the testfire and haven't even downloaded it, because I'm already convinced: loved the original on Wii U (and actually still do) and will fire up the full game day one for sure. Great stuff, I'm certain, but can wait until then (with age comes patience...)

@Masurao ah, must have missed that somehow. I decided to buy a switch about 3 days before launch so I'm not fully informed about it. Sounds reasonable compared to ps plus.

I don't think it's an "act of desperation" to fill a gap as much as it is a carefully premeditated decision to fill a gap. Mario Kart and Splatoon are obviously both just about ready for launch (seeing as how they were perfectly playable two months ago), but Nintendo's being smart and not dropping all their bombs at once like they did with the Wii U.

Slow and steady is the key here.

@gcunit Just tell your wife you're cheating on her. Then when she finds out it's with your Switch and your collection of games you've amassed over the holidays she won't mind that much.

@luke88 Since when the timing of releasing an online demo of a game is wrong just because YOU have not the money to buy the Switch console right now?

@AlexSora89 I know a lot of people dislike CAD, but I still very much enjoy these Console Wars comics.

Never played the first, but heard great things about it. This one, from the previews, seems a big improvement. Really hyped for it.

I'll see you guys on the battlefield around the later part of the 3:00 Est window today!

@Masurao Just in case you didn't finish reading my comment, I know that xD

@CapricornDavid
Most of the hatedom is, presumably, from Nintendo fans themselves, mostly due to the lack of respect Nintendo has gotten so far. The comic's author got a lot of flak due to a strip in which he thrashed Pokémon Black And White without even playing them, and as a result he depicted himself choosing between Tepig, Snivy and Oshawott for an entire day in the following strip (because "fans have sent him a lot of suggestions for enjoying the game", supposedly).
Likewise, his comic is also criticized for the apparent unexpressiveness of the characters, but the Console Wars story arc has been the comic's highlight ever since it debuted. Sure, it treated Nintendo consoles like a laughingstock so far, but to be fair it did start after the Wii outsold PS3 and X360.

@Desy64 ummm the first one didn't either lol but a lame reason not to play it

@Steelhead they said it on Jan 12th during the switch reveal.$30 a year lol

I wonder why they don't do a full weekend demo? Does anyone know?

Wish I was at home today instead of work, I'll be missing the 3pm EST time slot. Looking forward though to 11pm!! Also wishing that it was a full weekend and not these 1hr blocks. Hopefully Nintendo Treehouse announces an actual release date today too.

I'm super excited mostly because there's nothing more to play on Switch for me at the moment :/ So i'm looking forward to power it on again, even for an hour

@Slim1999 respect other person's reasons

I did buy the 1st one but I also love to play online with my wife like in Mario Kart 8

Gotta set my phone alarm for this! I'm pumped.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE 100 hours into 1 game is really good IMO. That's good value.

I would play this if I had a Switch. I might buy a Switch if I could find one. Everyday I can't, I grow a little bit more impatient and a little bit more angry with Nintendo.

@Desy64
Splitscreen multplayer in shooters died ages ago buddy...sadly.

@dkxcalibur Ya it was good. Splatoon 2 looks like more of the same, just remixed. I stopped playing Splatoon a long time ago so I've no real desire to play this. The Japanese will go mad for it of course.

@Neferupitou agreed...would it be too difficult to achieve, technically speaking?

The first one was fun but didn't have enough modes and the local multiplayer was stupid. I would like more online modes and I would like a revamped multiplayer with up to four people instead of two this time and a co op online would be nice too. I don't know why people don't like letting you and your friend sit on the same couch and play on your same console anymore. Shooters get worse and worse every year because companies are stripping what made them so great back then. With that said I'm excited for splatoon 2.

Im just curious how the gyroplay with joy cons is.

@subpopz yeah lol 100 hours seems like a pretty decent amount of time to get out of a game... there are certainly games that i've played more but also many that i've played less and yet did not regret buying

" I think the timing is an act of desperation to fill a gap"

btw that is the correct answer.

@luke88
100% agree. I think they just want to test the servers with a small amount of people unlike last time where they had tons of people trying it out.
Could they have purposely been holding back stock until after the Test Fire so that they don't get too many on the servers?

@subpopz or doesn't have a switch.

@subpopz Consider this your final warning.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/poll_is_the_splatoon_2_global_testfire_boosting_your_nintendo_switch_hype#comment3888178

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/poll_is_the_splatoon_2_global_testfire_boosting_your_nintendo_switch_hype#comment3887791

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/random_dont_try_to_dock_your_nintendo_switch_like_this_at_home#comment3887695

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/random_the_classic_legend_of_zelda_theme_popped_up_in_the_world_baseball_classic#comment3885632

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/nintendo_download_23rd_march_europe#comment3886201

I've asked you to stop clogging my notification inbox. Those are the last 5, unfortunately I can't get the links to all the others from the last couple of days alone. I'm sure the mods can find them all. You'll notice I don't respond to you and won't be in future. This is as I say to warn you if you continue this crap I'm simply going to report you each time.

Boosting my hype? No. It doesn't really seem all that different from the Wii U version. Realistically this is just a republish of splatoon with a few added features, just like MK8D.

It's not enough to justify a Switch if you have a Wii U. Now if you don't have a Wii U, by all means, I'm sure it will be great.

Unfortunately Switch has no real justification to buy for Wii U owners, not yet anyway.

I have tried and tried to enjoy shoot it up games since Doom. No tingle up my leg. Prefer co-op.

I'm only going to get a couple of hours to play since I work on Saturday, but I'm excited nonetheless. I never played the original, and this is one of the games I'm excited about on Switch. The Testfire should give me just enough of a taste to confirm if this is really a title I need to buy.

Can't connect to servers!!!

Can't even reach the e shop

@Sourcecode Well to be fair, I've spent over 1000 hours in TF2 which also goes for a cartoony style shooter game. It also had more options.

Or ask a bunch of Smash Bros. fans how long they've played their respective games for (arguably more options there too).

So @SLIGEACH_EIRE does make a fair point there.

Anyone else the same ?

Annoyed now as I've waited all day for this.

Those who are new to the Splatoon scene will enjoy it. I'd be interested to see how they feel about it though after a considerable length of time.

Is anyone on the GMT time zone trying to connect getting the following message:

Error Code: 2124-8006
An Error had occurred.
Please try again later.

Got the same message trying to connect to eShop.

Possibly Nintendo servers have crashed maybe??

update (19:35 GMT)

Now states in game 'Connecting to Internet' for numerous minutes until this error code is displayed:

Error Code: 2306-0502
An error has occurred
Please try again later.

Noting online to explain these error codes😩

Update (19:45 GMT)

Gave up trying!

Hope others had better luck.

Honestly the first test fire was the reason I never considered the original. The windows for actually trying the game were so ridiculously small that I couldn't even try the game out once, and the whole experience just left a bad taste in my mouth. This truly is terrible way to try to build hype for a game.

Copy and paste of the Wii U version. No thanks.

It's weird not owning Nintendo's current console. First time, like, ever.

I never tried Splatoon but I'm not interested, it's not my kind of game.
I can't wait to play Mario Kart 8 and I think that I will buy Snake Pass to fill the gap instead of playing Splatoon 2

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Please stop doing it immediately, otherwise we will likely take action to stop it ourselves. Given that we can't control notifications to individual accounts, that would likely mean we would suspend or ban your account.

@gcunit Thank you.

Just played table top mode for a second. If I didn't already own my Switch I'd be sold on it. I can't wait for this game to drop.

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@ThomasBW84 I don't know if you noticed during your own play (assuming you joined the Test Fire?) or if it has been stated already somewhere, but you can play with the music on the 'waiting for players' screen, while practically any of the buttons and the sticks.

I have a Switch but nah, it's not for me

@subpopz Don't you just love how they publicly accuse you of harassment in the comments, and then say that the comments aren't an appropriate place to respond to their moderation? That sounds more like harassment to me than anything you've done. Well, bullying, actually. Of course just read the comments on the JonTron article to see how on the ball the moderators here really are.

[Waits for comment to be deleted.]

Have fun Splatooners. It was the Testfire for the first Splatoon that convinced me to buy that game.

@TruenoGT My cousin and I both pre-ordered our Switches, so we might end up coordinating game purchases, too.

i don't have a switch sadly. so i well be missing out on it.

@Cosats um, sorry perhaps I didn't make it clear, my post had nothing to do with not having the money - it's been impossible for me to buy a switch. I've checked over a dozen shops now. Have been looking on every day off I've had since my last pay day a couple weeks ago.

@Shard1 yes it's a real nightmare. What city are you in? I'm inclined to think it's just incompetence as opposed to an actual plan to manafacture a 'stock shortage.' 😂

@luke88
In the US Middlewest.

@PanurgeJr I was going to write something like that to @subpopz but you just nailed it.

While I read this site everyday and scroll through the comments, I rarely leave a comment, maybe because I'm not a native english speaker. With that said, I was compelled to write something because I read @SLIGEACH_EIRE's comments all the time and they perpetuate the same negative ideas for different matters with the intention of provoking others. Who should just ignore his comments. If we don't feed them, they'll get tired and frustrated.

But I'm with you on this, subpopz. Not getting good vibes as of late from NintendoLife and what happened a few comments above is not good.

@Shard1 ah I see, yes I've heard the situation there isn't great. Good luck on the hunt! 👍🏻

@luke88
Thanks Good luck to you too!

This is my system seller. M favourite Wii U game was Splatoon so I am incredibly hyped for Splatoon 2 on Switch. I will buy the system and game on launch day. The nice thing is I will be able to pick up other big releases like Zelda and Mario Kart, too. Lots to play once I get the Switch.

The first title on Wii U was a nice surprise to me , I picked up a copy with out to much excitement for it then I played the game and fell in love my only hope for the sequel is a much longer single player story mode the first one left me wanting sooo much more it was just awesome.

Unfortunately I have very little interest in this and ARMS so looks like I'm in for a bit of a Switch drought.

I was hoping Nintendo would avoid this same problem that happened with 3DS and Wii U...

I will be getting this day one as I never played the original but also because I ma slightly desperate for any content. Zelda is great and will last me months but it would be cool to have a few more titles because I love the hardware so much!

@Alshain01 well, don't assume everyone with a Wii U feels that way.

My Wii U has been packed away since last September, as my lifestyle/career made it difficult to play as much as I used to and there was no point having it out to collect dust.

I could've bought Zelda for it, but instead I got a Switch to play it on. Now, I can play it (and have done for the last 3 weeks) on my commute to/from work, which may only be an 1hr20 a day, but it's an 1hr20 I never would've had before.

Splatoon 2 doesn't really fit into that, so I probably won't get it (and I never took interest in the first), but don't just assume there's no value in the Switch right now - there's plenty!

I enjoyed what I was able to play. I did better with the motion controls that with standard lol.

@aaronmclaren That puts you in the handheld category, I was specifically referring to console players.

I like it so far, had no idea this could be so much fun!
But I hope matchmaking will be better in the final game. I don't get how playes have 0 point at the end of a game and sometimes matches had 3vs4 players.
And sometimes I had to wait 10min before we had a full team, in a testfire of only 1 hour, that's a long time to wait!

Unfortunately I don't have a switch yet. :/ Guess I'll buy my switch when Splatoon 2 gets released.

I missed it. I downloaded it seen the app for days after. Few nights ago or so my Switch turned off on its own in sleep mode. Turned it on and the app was gone. Went to the store and it said it was purchased and no way for me to re download it. That I know of anyways. Not sure what in the world happened.

I think the limited windows make it more exciting. One more round to go, but I'm not sure I'll be able to drag myself out of bed in the morning.

I'd be interested to try a demo at my convenience, but one hour slots on Mother's Day weekend is a bit limiting to me.

Never had a Wii U or played a FPS, a risk not to try before I buy

The sad news is -.- there switch basically every singapore gameshop i went to -.-