The first Splatfest of 2018 is about to arrive in Splatoon 2, putting fans of action movies against those who love a good laugh with a comedy or two.
Announced on the official Nintendo Versus Twitter account, this Splatfest will be a worldwide affair; rather than having different themes across Europe, America, and Japan, every single player of the game will be able to have their say in one, huge fight to the death.
As you can see above, this Splatfest will begin at 8pm Pacific Time on 12th January in the US (meaning 11pm Eastern); Europe will be kicking things off at around midday the following day.
Will you be taking part in this one? And, more importantly, which side will you be fighting for? Let us know in the comments.
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I would usually go with comedy but that action poster looks so cool.
Jackie Chan says 'why not both?'
Hmmm, I want Marina to win for a change...
Going with Comedy on this one!
Nice, another Global Splatfest. I'm not that fond of films, but I'll go with team action.
Aw man! I just left my Switch for repairs... Doubt I'll get it back in time for this splatfest. Would've gone with action though.
Another epic Off The Hook word exchange.
Action all the way
#TeamComedy See you clowns on the field ! Lol
I went with comedy. Let’s hope Marina can pull off a win. She’s done pretty poorly so far.
I keep missing the Splatfests. I'll try to jump into this one.
As for which team I'm picking, action all the way. 90% of comedy movies are either trash or just not all that funny IMO.
Action for me. Much of mainstream comedy I don't find funny.
I always feel bad for Pearl so I’m team action!
The full question that Pearl asks in Off The Hook is 'What kind of Movies and TV Shows do you like more?' ..if it was restricted to just movies, I'd have gone for action - but I do like a good comedy TV show, so I went for that instead
@NaviAndMii Agreed, serial comedies play out much better, prolly 'cause Hollywood has a stick up their beaks about blockbusters needing bombast.
Glancing over at my two bookshelves full of VHS tapes, I'm seeing more action than comedy.
The best action films are loaded with funny bits, intentional and otherwise. Prime example: Commando. "Please don't bother my friend, he's dead tired."
I'm not such a fan of action movies, I'd rather watch a comedy.
I agree with Marina, action movies always seem so cheesy & exaggerated! I love laughing so I choose comedy!
Not really a fan of TV or movies, but I guess I prefer action a bit more. That also means I'll be on Pearl's side, so a win-win for me!
GLOBAL SPLATFEST?!? WOO-HOO!!!
I'm team Intelligent Indie Science Fiction. Where do I sign up?
Let's go comedy as comedy is best if done well. The problem is most comedy doesn't seem to be done too well anymore. Well at least I can look back upon the Three Stooges.
I'm thinking comedy myself but another part of me is saying edge of your seat action. Hmmmmm.
Can you guys do a reminder article when it hits? I always forget.
Adam Sandler vs Dwayne Johnson
@Mintendo I sent mine in a couple months ago. I don't know what the logistics are or what your issues were but, I'm in the US literally sent mine halfway across the country. I sent it in on a Tuesday afternoon and it was back in my house by 10am on Friday. So maybe there is hope.
@GracefulGazelle My wife chose action for that exact reason.
Marina
Team comedy. Team marina.
@Royalblues TBH, I'm pretty sure they always give her the underdog choice to balance out the hordes of fanboys who vote Team Marina regardless of the options presented. It's the exact reason I usually sign up for Pearl's team.
@Shiryu Dat Marina delivery....!
I can't decide and I'm also disappointed that all the other genres were left out. This is a bad Splatfest theme, but hey, that seems to be what they're going for...
That said, I probably won't have time to participate anyway. It's a shame because I prefer global Splatfests!
But those should go longer, like two days or so. Here it will go from Saturday 13:00 till Sunday 13:00, which is really bad timing.
@JasmineDragon I'm not a fanboy (in fact I mostly voted for Pearl's side so far) but what are we supposed to do when Nintendo gives us one dislikeable Inkling (who's also a spoiled brat on top of that) and one likeable Octoling (who's at least behaving like a reasonable young adult)?
@shani Well, to be totally honest I LOVE Marina. She's cute, she has a sharp wit, she's way more relatable than Ms. Silver Spoon, and she's totally my type, or she would be if I was a cephalopod.
But they're both fun, and I like Pearl's rhymes. Also, what @Dev said.
@Dev "otherwise how could a shy, gentle person like Marina possibly get along with her?"
That's what I'am asking myself every time I see the Splatoon2 news. They don't seem to get along with each other at all! They're more at odds with each other than Callie and Marie were.
I imagine Pearl was just 'assigned' to Marina when the latter became an Inkopolis citizen so that Pearl would introduce her to the Inkling culture. Little did they know that Marina actually knows more about everything than her teacher does. ^^
I don't know, I don't like the whole dynamic between them. It's basically always the same: Pearl says something stupid (or at least childish) and Marina rectifies it.
But I didn't know Marina was more popular in Japan, thanks for that tidbit! Although it makes me wonder how the west could like Pearl so much. ^^
I don't find her funny at all, she's just silly (not in a good way) and annoying to me.
@JasmineDragon: What rhymes are you referring to? Is Pearl a rapper?
A dilly of a pickle...
Daredevil or The Office...
The Terminator or The Mask?
Old ones I know but haven’t seen anything worthwhile.
@Dev Ah you meant the Splatfest results over there, now I get it.
I was actually referring to Pearl being Marinas Senpai (someone in the Splatoon2 thread had stated that).
@Aurumonado good one!
Totally pro comedy here, no contest. Listen, I enjoy action movies... with at least a little comedy thrown in. I wanna laugh, life’s too short to take everything serious!
Also, I just don’t get fully immersed in movies, so action movies are hard for to get into when my mind constantly points out, “Yeah, that looked cool, because it was fake. This scene would be tense if it wasn’t scripted. There’s so many danger here, except no one is ACTUALLY in danger. I wonder if someone will die - oh wait, they’re fictional characters in a fictional world, everyone will be fine irl.” Of course, I don’t say any of that out loud because everyone is free to have their own thoughts but I just personally have trouble getting immersed enough to care about the action. For comedies, all that has to happen is something funny happens and laughter is involuntary. Doesn’t matter if I know it’s fake, jokes are jokes.
So yeah. Team comedy here. I’ve missed the past few splatfests but I think I can make this one! Sadly I’ll be a bit rusty but I’ll do my best!
Pearl makes me physically ill. She looks like if you were to bring your Grandma back from the dead and they put her in a stoopid girl's 16-year-old body. Team Comedy!!
Action. Deffo action, even though I like some comedy movies.
@Aerona Remember the Splatfest starts today!
@Kimyonaakuma Aww! Thanks so much. I actually managed to remember this time, no thanks to Nintendolife.
@Aerona You're welcome! I just remembered your comment this morning for some reason, my brain is good with random things
Nintendolife should do a reminder post though. Maybe with a poll to see which team is more popular? Maybe next time
@Kimyonaakuma I don't understand why they wouldn't, it's at least a few extra clicks for basically no work.
@Aerona Yeah it's strange. But they don't usually post much on the weekends.
-but a reminder on Friday could work?
I might comment about that when the next Splatfest comes around, because I'm too nervous to tag a writer here
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