Details have been shared explaining the exact functionalities we can expect to see from the shiny new Pearl and Marina Splatoon 2 amiibo releasing next week.
Both figures will provide players with a complete set of gear based on the two characters' outfits from the Octo Expansion, essentially allowing you to dress up your squid as your favourite Off The Hook star. You can see these costumes in the image above.
On top of this, the amiibo will also include the ability to take photos with Pearl and Marina in either their normal gear seen in-game, or their Octo Expansion outfits, and you'll be able to take photos alongside the superstar pair on stage during Splatfest events. Who needs meet-and-greets with celebrities when you can have a photo with your favourite fictional singing squid from the comfort of your own home?
There will also be a Pearl and Marina-mode added to the Squid Beatz 2 rhythm game.
Have you got your pre-order in for the new set of amiibo? Will you be rocking out these new looks when they release next week? Let us know in the comments below.
[source japanesenintendo.com]
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Pretty nice, especially the rhythm game additions, would be nice if you could unlock all the other amiibo gear with these. Now we need Pearl and Marina's hairstyle options!
I am planning on getting this game at some point as it looks fantastic(never played the first one). Not interested in the online mode though. Although Imust admit that the expansion looks good. But until Nintendo allow us to use the SD card to backup our save data, and prefferbaly before the online service launches, I will be wary of buying it and investing any time in it as I would not want to lose my save data because my console breaks or other such accident.
Already preordered them, mostly because I want a complete set of Splatoon amiibo.
The outfits are cool though! I wonder how they look on male Inklings/Octolings...
The game that just keeps on giving 😁
@DannyBoi Give a chance to the multiplayer mode. Its really good and for me the main reason for this game existence.
Preordered mine what feels like ages ago but I’m so glad they’re about to release!
What is a "Pearl and Marina mode"?
Already have it preordered through Play-Asia....can’t wait to get these
damn.. i really wish they were sold separately
I forgot these were releasing this month. HAHA. I preordered these off Amazon Canada so long ago that I totally forgot. Can't wait to take some photos with Marina and Pearl during Splatfests!
Omg the headphones!!
Octogirl is very hot, I had to say it
These are actually kinda cool, way more significant than the original Splatoon amiibo. Not that I'm complaining, I collect my Amiibo for the figurines, anything else is extra.
WHAT IS THE MAIN ABILITY AND HOW WILL THE OUTFIT LOOK ON BOIIS, COME ON NINTENDO. MAKE OR BREAK MOMENTS.
you know what? I'll just buy zelda
@Kimyonaakuma Same here. Have these two preordered and paid off. I also have the Octoling 3 pack preordered on amazon as well. All I'm missing is the Alt color for the first squid amiibo (the orange color) and the upcoming smash bros inkling amiibo
@DannyBoi For Splatoon, the main purpose I'd say is the multiplayer mode. The main game is kind of like a glorified tutorial for the mechanics, and the real fun is finding better ways to paint the ground and splat others more efficiently, using a variety of weapon types
The save file (backup) in particular isn't really that important for a game like this. It's more about building skills.
Sure, you might lose your Level # and Rank in multiplayer if you lost your save, as well as some good gear and access to weapons, but if you get into Splatoon and aren't super picky with weapon choice, the weapons unlock quickly enough. I guess it depends if you care or like bragging about how high your level or rank is, but imo it's all about building your own personal technical squid?/kid? skills rather than that
@DeltaPeng Isn't the single player a proper single player mode though? And if you don't mind, I would like a description of what the Single Player mode is like(length, difficulty) and in response to the save backup, do you think Nintendo should add SD card backup before the online service launches?
These are going to look really weird on the males.
@DannyBoi I've been playing Splatoon since the original on WiiU, so to me at least the main game felt like a glorified tutorial, but it is more fleshed out then the original game for sure. You can likely read reviews on the game to get a better feel for what newcomers to the series thought of it, length-wise it's probably ~5 - 10hours? It's primarily a multiplayer online game, the meat is in the multiplayer Turf War plus ranked matches, and Salmon Run is a lot of fun as well. If you enjoy that, you could definitely sink a lot of time into it, I'm probably 200+ hours in.
But for single player, offline, it's not going to be lengthy venture. If that's your goal, I'd recommend focusing more on games like Zelda Breath of the Wild or indie games like Hollow Knight.
Different people care more about online backups than others, I personally don't really care all that much. Unless there's a game breaking or system bricking bug, I don't anticipate losing my data, and once I've played a game through I usually don't need to go back to it.
It is tougher since all the Save data is on the system, so that can lead to problems. For now, none of my games really need it though. Maybe later if an Animal Crossing game comes out, then I'd be more concerned about losing long time progress
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