Splatoon 2 To Receive 'Starter Edition' With Extra Goodies Thrown In Free Of Charge

Hoping the guide will be available separately . . . bought Splatoon 2 at launch

Like the bundle but already have the game. Still think the price is fair for what their offering

I wouldn't mind the guide, just for fun but this is a decent deal.

An attempt to give the game some extra legs. The game's already sold by the truckload, it needs some fresh impetuous.

Already own the game so this will be a pass for me. My kids got it for Christmas

Please release those stickers elsewhere... I'd love some officially licensed stickers so I can slap 'em all over my future Labo kits, and those in-game brand stickers are lookin' NICE.

Oh @JaxonH

In the future, there's no such thing as "no" where Nitneod is concerned.

So, what kind of strategy guide can there be for a game like this? My wife banned the game after all the cursing playing the first one but this is going to be tempting.

Anybody else feel the "Starter Edition" name is really odd? Makes me think it's only part of a game, get half now, pay for the other half. I know that isn't the case here, but "Starter Edition" just sounds that way to me. Maybe "Guide Book Edition" would be better? Oh well.

This reminds me of the special edition of Zelda that came out on Black Friday. You really don't get anything extra special but if you don't already own the game, but were planning on it, now would be the time.

@rjejr I agree. I thought the name was weird/confusing. At first I thought it was going to be DLC that brought back all of the first game's maps that have not been brought back already.

@rjejr
They did a release like this for Zelda too. Guess they know what they're doing if it got your attention

Maybe Nintendo will do a download guide like they did with Zelda Botw for 10 gold coins. On my nintendo A download guide would be good if it was 10 gold coins also.

@dkxcalibur Thanks for the agreement. I've given it some more thought and decided - giving Nintnedo the benefit of the doubt - "Starter" means "noobie" to Splatoon games, not the game itself being a starter edition. So people who didn't get Spaltoon b/c they didn't have a Wii U, here's a guide book to get you started.

It's still a weird name, and I'm not big on confusion, and I feel like more people will be wondering what's "Starter" about the game rather than a game to get new people started w/ a guide, but I suppose some people will get it, after awhile.

@JaxonH I told you about Zelda Explorer's Ed. but you said it didn't count. Or something.

Well at least we know where all of the cool swag went when they turned Club Nintendo into MyNintneod. Stickers and maps would have been cool rewards but instead they are sticking them in game boxes and limiting MyNintnedo to 3DS and Wii U. Though I suppose that could finally all change next month.

If next holiday they want to bundle XC2 w/ a map or guidebook, even if I have to pay the $30 for the DLC, I'll be happy for the book or map. Swag is good, if I don't have to pay extra for it.

But still no voice chat without the crappy smartphone app, boo hoo. Not going to buy this game until Nintendo sort their online system out, being forced to use a smartphone for voice chat instead of having it built in the console is unacceptable

So the moral of this story is: Don't buy Nintendo games day 1, wait 10 months for them to re-release the game with all the cool stuff included.

Ugh, thanks but no thanks. Guide's nice but the stickers are just meh.

It is a great game. And yet everyone is sad.

That's tempting.

Camp Triggerfish?

@rjejr. How about Ultimate Stickered Edition, LoL

NA only, I'm guessing? Some actual information in the article would be nice.

Definitely agree that the name is confusing; first thought was that it included only some parts of the full game like maybe only the offline game. But then again, I realise Limited Edition could be interpreted to be a version limited to only some parts of the game as well

Yes I will be picking this up. I was a little late to the Switch party, so I did not pick it up at release. Nice extras!!

Building the base for the competitive scenario in the mainstream.
Keep doing good, Nintendo.

I'll buy this version. It comes with some cool extra goodies

@Romeo-75 Ultimate Stickered Edition

I could live with that.

Wow...so with the guide book you can learn all the tricks of Splatoon and become a star player. And with the included packs of stickers, you could become a sticker star!

@rjejr Just once. You know you want to. Embrace the woomy. Become the woomy. Let yourself be wrapped in woomy.

Arceus damn !!! I just bought Splatoon 2 and it’s so awesome!! Ugh I want that book lol

Oh cool... My little nephew will love it.

Good thing about giving a Switch for Christmas is that you have every other gift covered with a game for years... Lol!

I was planning out grabbing Splatoon 2 this Friday, guess I can wait another month with this deal coming up.

No matter how many new games I play, it's always easy to pop in Splatoon for a bit, and try out whatever new weapon or stage they have. I hope this starter pack helps keep the community fresh and thriving.

@bones Actually there is a splatoon 2 mini-guide just like BotW's on My Nintendo.

Got a digital copy day 1 but this is really tempting. Those stickers look awesome and thats still a physical game, not a code.

@rjejr

Or it could be the "And that's not all" edition to please Shelldon and to emphasize how many items you get.

@rjejr Think about it this way - if you're a kid who has just got the Switch for Christmas, there isn't much new stuff going on at the moment to get you excited. Sure there are great games already, but they'll likely have got 2 or three of them already and will have played them to death by the end of Feb.

Kirby and this bundle is for that audience in my opinion.

Nintendo fans are all over the Switch and can see it's potential - and that of the games that will come in time. But the young Christmas crop who may well be new to the company need convincing to stick with it or they'll drop it for one of the 20 other toys / entertainment systems vyin gift their attention.

With the inclusion of a guide book, I automatically assumed "Starter" referred to those new to the game. But I guess I can see why some would interpret something different.

Why on earth does this article insinuate everybody is from North America? May as well just call crisps "Potato Chips" and spell "Colour" as "Color", even if our are out of NA.

Kind of a bummer that Nintendo keeps releasing these games with special content, & day 1 adopters get burned. That Zelda special edition, the Mariokart deluxe steel book, splatoon 2, etc.
Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s great to do, and cool for people that don’t have it, but it makes me not want to get these games on day 1 since another version might release a few months later.

Do these starter kit versions usually have a game card inside that has all the patches and free dlc written onto it? Or is it the same base version from last year, pre-day one patch, etc? That'd almost be a reason to double dip, then trade in the original.

@Maxz You know what this crowd are like, give them something nice and they'll look for the negatives...

@TJM "Kirby and this bundle is for that audience in my opinion."

And Nintnedo Labo. Nintendo is pretty focused for the first half of 2018. Well except the Bayonetta ports. Looking forward to the next Nintnedo Diorect. I think we'll get one in early March, E3 is too far away to have no games on their calendar after Kirby. Nintnedo Labo isn't even called Switch Kits, so that hardly counts as a Switch game.

@sinalefa "And that's not all"

Ooooh, nice.

@NEStalgia On March 16th I'll be embraced in Kirby's woomy belly. Weird date for this one, somebody should tell Ntinedo there are 31 days in March, and 5 Fridays.

If Amazon has the 20% Prime discount it may be tempting. Though Prime is $12.99 monthly now, up from $10.99, not sure it's worth it for 1 game.

I own Splatoon 2 digitally. Perhaps I'll pick this up for collecting purposes so I can get the guide. Man....this franchise is so loveable lol

Nice, but I think I'm fine with my standard copy. Gotta save up for Star Allies and Hyrule Warriors DX.

Wow, now I'm glad I haven't picked it up yet.

I've been holding off on buying Splatoon 2, but I've been thinking of getting it for the past month. Guess it pays to procrastinate.

@bluedogrulez Pretty sure i saw it online months ago.

I really have a knack for buying games two weeks before these editions are announced.

I should really not buy games on launch. Missed out on the mariokart steel book. Zelda explorer guide and now this

Does this new SKU have all the software updates so far on the cartridge?

Although I'm a day 1 buyer I like that Nintendo is finding new ways to push its evergreen titles to keep them flying off the shelves. The game alone might not pull in someone new to the series but the extras might do the trick. Means more folks to play with and more funds for Nintendo to keep making great games with.

win win.

@nab1 ok cool thanks for that!.

@Dang69 : I would absolutely love it if that were the case, but in the vast majority of instances, particularly as the costs of manufacturing a new cartridge would have almost no benefit to Nintendo, it is extremely doubtful.