From the Direct today, we know that at launch:
- There will only be 5 maps
- 1 mode will be available (Turf War), with Splat Zones unlocking very shortly after launch once there's enough Level 10+ players
- The game will be updated throughout the Summer with several more maps, 2 more MP modes, more clothes and weapons, various events etc.
- You can join matches with friends at launch, but teams are randomized. Matchmaking with friends where you can have a specific Team A v.s. Team B, and pick a specific mode/map won't be out until the August update.
I'm assuming the Treehouse will let them demo Splat Zones with their review copies, but we still don't know how the network, etc is going to hold up once the game launches.
The gaming press should be able to review the single player campaign adequately pre-launch but it's hard for me to see how they can give the game a definitive score when so much rests on the online mode of this game. The lack of content there at launch should be addressed by August if Nintendo lives up to what they promised in the direct.
- There will only be 5 maps
- 1 mode will be available (Turf War), with Splat Zones unlocking very shortly after launch once there's enough Level 10+ players
- The game will be updated throughout the Summer with several more maps, 2 more MP modes, more clothes and weapons, various events etc.
- You can join matches with friends at launch, but teams are randomized. Matchmaking with friends where you can have a specific Team A v.s. Team B, and pick a specific mode/map won't be out until the August update.
I'm assuming the Treehouse will let them demo Splat Zones with their review copies, but we still don't know how the network, etc is going to hold up once the game launches.
The gaming press should be able to review the single player campaign adequately pre-launch but it's hard for me to see how they can give the game a definitive score when so much rests on the online mode of this game. The lack of content there at launch should be addressed by August if Nintendo lives up to what they promised in the direct.