Here's something we didn't have on our Splatoon 3 bingo cards! In today's Splatoon 3 Nintendo Direct, our Inklings and Octolings won't just be duking it out on the stages throughout Splatsville — they'll also have something to say at the table in Tableturf Battle.
This new minigame takes place in Splatsville's Tableturf Battle Dojo, and it's like a weird, wonderful mix of Tetris, trading cards, Columns — you name it! We'll be addicted to this for hours, no doubt.
These are 1-v-1 card battlers based on the series' well-known Turf Wars, just without all of that ink! There'll be 150 cards to collect which represent all of the various weapons you'll be able to pick up in Splatoon 3. And while they're inkless, the aim of the game is still the same — you need to take over the bigger percentage of the field to win.
You'll be gifted a starter deck when you first participate, with the rest of the cards collectable in-game — though details on how to do this are slim right now!
So far, we know we'll be able to challenge the residents of Splatsville, but we hope local multiplayer will also be available for this fun-looking mode!
Do you like the look of Splatoon 3's card game? Let us know in the comments!
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Yeah, this came out of nowhere. As someone who’s progress in Final Fantasy IX came to a screeching halt as soon as I discovered the card game there, this might be dangerous for me, haha 😂
This is unironically one of the things I am most excited for. A Splatoon-themed puzzle game sounds awesome
This was a very strange and unexpected addition and I'm all for it. I can totally see myself spending way much more time than I should in this mode.
This is where the fun begins.
I regret the fact that I already know I'll obsessively be playing this mini-game in lieu of playing the actual game.
Its going to be Triple-Triad all over again.
This was the most interesting part of the Direct for me. I could see myself sinking a lot of time into this.
see I was thinking of Blokus
It has blocks, but it doesn't really look like Tetris at all.
Anyone else remember the old Yu-Gi-Oh series, and the briefly featured "Dungeon Dice Monsters" it had?
That was the first thing that came to my mind when they were showing this mode.
If this is well made I could imagine spending more time playing this than real turf war. I just hope there are no microtransactions.
@TrixieSparkle same here
Do we get a binder so we can whip out our collection and boast how fresh we are? I love this!
Really cool side mode.
Definitely doesn't look all that much like Tetris either other than the basics of "placing/moving blocks."
It's like GWENT in The Witcher 3.
Doesn't look like a competitive puzzle game like Tetris, but more like something where you have to fill out all the blocks by collecting cards or something? I'm a bit confused
And the award for most left-of-field Splatoon announcement goes to…
Not much of a puzzle guy but I like Tetris well-enough, so I’ll give it a spin. I can’t guarantee I’ll be much good, though. This makes me think it could’ve just been a spin-off game. The Splatoon series could use spin-offs since it has none.
I actually love this! Having an adjunctive card game or puzzle game, even if it is simple, makes the world seem even more immersive.
ill have to see more from this first cause idk how much depth this seems to have?
ill definitely love this from a collectors view tho, the cards are a great and easy way to call back previous characters and get cute art
I'm still kind of dumbfounded that this even exists.
Let alone that I actually kind of like it.
I wonder if this is replacing the rhythm game that 2 had?
They didn't mention it in the presentation.
Everything else that was announced was basically in the other two games. This though, is something fresh; and I really want to play it.
Yes, didn't remind me of Tetris at all in the Direct but I see Nintendolife have chosen a screenshot that ALMOST shows a tetromino!
From what they showed, it looked fun. The only thing that worries me is that it has to compete with the actual main course. I liked the idea of a rhythm game in Splatoon 2 but it was pretty barebones so I just played online matches and pretty much ignored all the other content completely, including the story mode. I'd still be open for an actual rhythm game spinoff.
This card game looks like it has some depth so I'll certainly give it a try. There's a tiny chance it could become the thing I play more than ranked matches which is where I normally spend my time in Splatoon. As much as I love Splatoon, I also like my card games.
DUDE this looks AWESOME! I already love card games and a splatoon card game sounds amazing!
A lot of hype, but we know very little how strategic this game will be. Don't get too excited yet everyone. It could simply be a game of who has the best cards.
Aaand just wait for this to become a real card game in Japan.
A left field 1v1 announcement. I like it.
Huh? It looks nothing like Tetris other than block shapes.
I didn't even know that I wanted a Splatoon Tetris Spinoff, until now.
Every truly great console game should have a compelling and addictive mini-game within, that's what I believe. To me, it's just a celebration of the medium. I'm absolutely stoked for this, and it seems they put in a lot more effort this time compared to Splatoon 2's fun but barebones rhythm mini-game.
This would b better for mobile. Just play the real TURF
@Rika_Yoshitake I really hope that the rhythm game is still there. I really enjoyed it
As a fan of TCG games I'm looking forward to this almost as much as the main game!
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