Splatoon 2 Will See Fresh Content For A Year, Splatfests Scheduled For Two Years

Always good news!

I was kinda sad when they ended the splatfest on the last game. It's great to hear they will be supporting this one longer.

Not only that, but I still believe that them not throwing all of their weapons and content at once let's them test and tweak things and help keep interest up. This time around we have so much content initially that it shouldn't feel like we are missing much from the get go.

So there might still be something fresh left by the time I get a Switch.

I hope a new mode is part of that extra content!

The main question will be is this all locked content? I don't mind updates but gives us what the game has on the disc at least then add more later.

Good. No excuse not to extensively support Splatoon 2 now that it's on a brand new console.

New maps are the best!

Another game with a free demo! Glad those are making a comeback with the Switch, I always loved trying out demos as a kid but they seem to have died out a bit in recent years.

@Spoony_Tech Disc?!?

I love updates and DLC, when the game isn't as fun anymore (like what happened with BOTW) an update comes and you find yourself playing it tons again which is really good and worth the money because it keeps getting new things

@Spoony_Tech If we're getting everything that's on DISC then there won't be much of a game...

Oh boy, its gonna be 2015 all over again with people complaining that we're buying something we can't have yet because its "locked."

I going to try to keep up with all Splatfests

I'd prefer to have all the content available at the start

I know that the first game ended up getting extensions to its content, but I'd still really hope that the Splatfests go for more than two years. They don't require much from Nintendo anyways to make, and they really hold the community together.

I'm excited for that Umbrella weapon. It's nice to see it won't just be different variants of existing weapons, but at least one brand new one too. Also super excited for that new boat stage!

When they announced that for ARMS they said it would be free. Today I didn't read FREE anywhere...

I'm pumped. I didn't play the first one, but if the testfire was any indication, I'll lose my entire life to this game, lol.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Wait, that's going to happen? But then who will be Nintendo Life's resident cynic?!

@Nintendoer I'll still be a cynic.

Pretty cool. Splatoon 2 is set for a healthy life.

@Noonch The first few months of Splatoon's content were essentially on disc DLC (i.e. on the disc but not usable until post-launch), a perfect example of on disc DLC is Max Brass as a playable character in ARMS.

I'm glad there is more content initially for this game compared to the original. But I still wish there was more and that some design decisions just baffle me (Salmon Run is just timed events like Splatfests is really perplexing and should be it's own mode running most of the time), but at the same time this is just a huge refinement over the first game, with some weapon changes and some conventional changes from the first Splatoon for the better (like stats now not randomized but actually picked). Also, Marina > Marie >>> Callie >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pearl

And this content will cost.......?$?$?

That's good. Glad it will be supported longer than splatoon.

@Grumblevolcano He's referring to the fact that Switch doesn't use discs.

@speedracer216 It'll be free.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE "I'll still be a cynic. "

I'm starting to believe you're actually Josh Thomas from TheBitBlock. (For the record, I'm actually a big fan of his work, though I don't always agree with his demeanor, but I respect his opinions about Nintendo.)

How about an update that removes the restriction on Salmon Run times? Available day one?

The fact that the early DLC is most likely already on "disc" is ok in this case because all of Splatoon's DLC is free. If they were making us pay extra for it then there'd be a good reason to complain about it, but this is just time gated content to make sure they have enough time to get the off "disc" content ready to roll.

@Noonch @Kimyonaakuma Lol, must have been thinking the first game when I typed that. Totally didn't even think of it being on a cart!

Thrilled about 2 years Splatfest! It was over waaay too soon on the first one. And anyone that got the game for Christmas last year only had a few months of Splatfests to look forward to.

@Grumblevolcano On-disc DLC is a negative connotation when it's on the disc but SOLD to you at a later date. It's not really a negative when it's on the disc but can't be activated until a set date because it's part of the game's online ecosystem to release it in stages but is still considered part of the core product and built into the price already. People seem to get confused by that. It's ok to have complete content but part of building the gameplay is to switch it on for everyone at at certain time. It's not ok to have complete content but tell people they have to pony up more cash to use it.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE You'll be too buried under awesome gameplay to be a cynic

That is really cool, making sure the game has legs! Since many games are going to the games a service model this is a nice approach to take.

@crimsontadpoles well, not all content is made from the start. Besides, all those are just extras. The game is feature complete as it is.

@Fandabidozi yes. When the online service starts in 2018 we'll need to pay to play online.

What??? What the hell is up with that price??? Sneakers for 20000??? Wow... (BTW I was referring to the pic)

@Fandabidozi Yep. You'll have to pay 30 dollars a year if I'm not wrong