After Europe's interesting Splatfest theme last weekend we learnt that North America would be receiving a much more fitting Halloween-inspired contest at the end of this week. Now it's Japan's turn to show off its theme for the occasion - Agility vs Endurance.
The Japanese Twitter account for Splatoon 2 announced the festival.
It would appear that players are being asked to decide which of two options suits them best - whether or not this is supposed to be based on their play-style or general life habits is a mystery. The account also shared a rather wonderful illustration to support the Splatfest which you can view at the top of this article; the fact that the European edition didn't get the same artistic love is perhaps for the best this time around.
What are your opinions on the recent Splatfest themes? Would you have preferred a different option for your region? Let us know in the comments.
[source twitter.com]
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Tough choice.
Tough choice! I would rather have this than the NA Splatfest though.
I can be agile in short bursts, and completely lack endurance. So agile for me. At least this one is a much better choice than that stupid Europe choice.
What was Europe's "interesting" theme last week? Why not link it?
@FantasiaWHT It was Toilet paper themed. Front roll vs. back roll.
Endurance for me.
I'm ok if we don't get this one in the US. Not as fun as most others I've seen.
Besides, I live in WV. Most of us would say neither.
Considering I have crappy feet making me not so agile, endurance all the way.
Toilet paper Splatfest DID get it's own piece of art. Do your research.
Endurance definitely. I am not agile at all.
Still don't understand why Europe could not have gotten the Halloween inspired theme. Do love the artwork for this splatfest.
Love the art.
I shouldn't be drinking coffee and looking at official artwork of Marina doing yoga. My blood pressure can only go so high.
@Dev For what it's worth, it's the exact same theme that everyone was referring to as 'Power vs. Stamina' previously. The only thing that's changed is the way people have translated it. So fundamentally, you're still faced with the same theme and choice as before.
For the avoidance of doubt, the themes (verbatim) are 瞬発力 vs 持久力, which you're welcome to stick into the translation engine of your choice. The former would - at length - translate as 'ability to output power in an explosive, instantaneous manner', while the latter can more simply be translated as 'endurance/stamina/tenacity'. Or in similarly wordy terms, 'the ability to output sustained power over a longer period of time'.
The fairly obvious sports analogue would be 'are you a sprinter or a marathon runner?' (i.e. short-twitch vs long-twitch muscle fibres), but the Twitter post asks you to think in terms of study and work too. Do you like to cram for an exam the night before, or are your studying habits a little more long term?
I prefer 'Power vs Endurance' as one word translations, as 'Agility' can just mean nimble and sprightly, as opposed to being particularly powerful. Still, I suppose it doesn't really matter as we're not the ones being given a choice.
And @RyanCraddock, I'll have you know that the Toilet Paper theme did receive artwork of Pearl and Marina inexplicably wearing some pretty snazzy suits, and it was the best image ever made. Behold!
https://twitter.com/nintendoeurope/status/916309547630948352
Such a good question.
I look forward to others like: does a falling tree make a noise if noone is there to hear it?; many-worlds vs Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics; and, free speech vs responsible citizen.
We got toilet paper!
@Maxz @Tsurii Forgive me, that must have slipped me by somehow! And yes, not a bad effort there either!
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee, your gun can't shoot what your eyes can't see
#AgilityFTW
I love the art for this one
Nintendo also mixed up the text on the Splatfest shirts....they have yet to fix it.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DL2hSsfW0AAC58J.jpg
I like the funky music they play during a Splatfest, really gets me in the mood for splatting.
@Maxz Just curious, did US themes get artwork? I kinda hope not, given a lot of the garbage that keeps showing up on Splat-verse.
@Jayronauron This is actually something I was wondering earlier. As far as I know, they haven't got artwork, but it's worth noting that the EUR artwork appeared very close to the event itself (last weekend), so there might still be time.
I'll do a quick skim of the NoA Twitter feed and updates this post as appropriate, but if it doesn't change then I think it's safe to assume the answer is 'not yet'.
EDIT: Here we are! Posted 8 hours ago!
https://twitter.com/nintendoamerica/status/918173405941321729
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