Splatoon Direct - 7th May 2015
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There might be some more 1 v 1 game types in Battle Dojo beyond the Balloon stuff.
I think splitscreen 4-player would have already been announced if it were in the game.
Kubera Leez
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That would have been fantastic. I have many fond memories of Goldeneye. You made me want something I didn't realize I wanted.
They haven't announced anything of that sort, but I wouldn't bet on it being in the game.
That really surprises me. Nintendo multi focused game without local...that would be quite disappointing.
That's pretty much guaranteed, it was already mentioned that there are unannounced ranked battle modes and that Splat Zones is just one of them.
This was practically hinted by the discussion that you can't set custom rules for them. And by a gaffer that said that we should rather wait for more info before going nuts about the lack of lobbies.
stan423321
Member
Local co-op. A sort of 2P local something is there, but it probably is not co-op.
...man, imagine a Splatoon Cup update for MK8. 8 Splatoon tracks (...4 would be ok too) and 2 different colors of tires. Tracks filled with same colors of ink... you get a speed boost when driving on the same color of your tire choice, you get slowed down on the different one. it would feel like twice as many tracks if they'd get smart designing them.
I find it a little insane that this could be the first console shooter I've bought for multiplayer...ever. Almost 30 years of gaming and some colorful squids and gyro aiming is what it took to drag me into that realm.
'd love to see IR aiming, as Metroid Prime 3 sold me on that being something that could be done great, but my experiences with good gyro aiming give me hope I'll be happy with the controls.
'd love to see IR aiming, as Metroid Prime 3 sold me on that being something that could be done great, but my experiences with good gyro aiming give me hope I'll be happy with the controls.
Horde Mode, Mario Sunshine stage, more amiibo suport, demo and eshop promotion ?
Sounds awesome
Oh, so local vs is there? Well, that's okay I guess, still though, I would think a local co-op of some kind would be a given, too.
stan423321
Member
My wording wasn't ironic, while versus was heavily rumoured and I think I remember seeing 2P local, I don't surely know what it actually is. For all I know, it could be a useless
There is a local 1v1 vs multiplayer called "Battle Dojo".
One person is on the GamePad while the other person has to use the Wii U Pro controller and the TV.
https://youtu.be/Cdpi2zpP-lI?t=1m3s
Tom Nook Sawyer
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That would be killer. I think a demo would really help this game
Natureboy99
Banned
There could have been some very interesting 5 player modes too (last player uses the tablet only). Missed opportunity. Still buying this because I love the concept and want to see a sequel.
Now that you mention it, yeah! They could re-use the single player stages and make the gamepad player play one of the robots that should stop the other players from finishing the stage.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
I completely agreed with you on notion that they should keep Smash out of Splatoon Direct.
Not E3? It's like asking Nintendo to not advertising their biggest DLC to huge audiences. It's like asking companies to not advertising their DLC at E3. From top of my head, I recalled that some companies actually advertised their downloadable contents at E3 in the past, so your request came off somewhat strange.
It's just smart moves by companies to keep the games in the gamers' hands and keep DLC in their minds as well.
If you want to complain about franchises getting attention in directs after their release dates, then please don't single out a franchise because it would make you look like a hypocrite because you didn't complain about Mario Kart 8 and Hyrule Warrior.
Dr. Buni
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The only thing I hope is that they do not announce even more content locked behind amiibos. I hope they realize if you don't live in big places like Japan/USA/Canada/UK/etc, it is next to impossible to find those damn toys. Which means a lot of people can't have access to the locked content even if they are willing to buy the toys.
Now regular DLC is something I welcome with open arms, as long as it is reasonably priced like the Mario Kart 8 DLC packs and not like the underwhelming and overpriced Smash DLCs (so far). Give us extra stages, outfits, etc.
Now regular DLC is something I welcome with open arms, as long as it is reasonably priced like the Mario Kart 8 DLC packs and not like the underwhelming and overpriced Smash DLCs (so far). Give us extra stages, outfits, etc.
DaMasta113
Member
I feel like I wouldn't be interested in this game at all if it weren't made by Nintendo. They just have a stranglehold on me where I have to purchase every single game made by them. Regardless, I'm looking forward to this.
That anime derisive swagger on the right is too good.
Twenty two hours to go and I'm so hyped.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Um if it's missing decent online and offline modes, then what does it have?
HYPE!!
Because the Wii U doesn't support multiple Gamepads?
I had a dream I was playing splatoon on the vita. It was awesome. I sadly have nothing else to contribute to this thread...
I'm still going to press enter though
EDIT: Ah here we go:
It technically does. But the console didn't take off in the way that Nintendo hoped it would so sadly we will probably never see the functionality. They were also taking about eventually selling individual Gamepads at retail , which would of really helped me out seeing as mine was stolen and it pretty much rendered my WiiU useless (unable to set up a wifi connection, access settings etc.)
I'm still going to press enter though
EDIT: Ah here we go:
It technically does. But the console didn't take off in the way that Nintendo hoped it would so sadly we will probably never see the functionality. They were also taking about eventually selling individual Gamepads at retail , which would of really helped me out seeing as mine was stolen and it pretty much rendered my WiiU useless (unable to set up a wifi connection, access settings etc.)
test_account
XP-39C²
Yeah, that is true.
It shall be interesting to see if we get more info on those things, indeed.
Second player could use the gamepad pro? or remote/nunchuck
If this direct is really as hype as we expect then the build up until release is going to be huge on GAF.
I can't wait.
Omega Kirby
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I want something like gardens and graveyards like From PvZ
fluttershy
Member
Yeah, I really really want this feature but don't expect it. My fiancée is just about as hyped for this game as I am, and it looks like we'll be buying a second Wii-U to play together.
Rapscallion
Member
For some reason I thought today was the 7th..and now I'm sad.
If Splatoon is as feature rich as PVZ, then we are in for a treat.
NOA is having another preview event for Splatoon today... looks like Time, Forbes, some gaming press and some Youtubers are all there.
They have cupcakes and an area where you can shoot ink guns and throw paint balloons.
They have cupcakes and an area where you can shoot ink guns and throw paint balloons.
Nintendo posted some pictures as well.
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/596053255467180032
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/596053255467180032
The Horror the horror
Banned
A co-op player can't use a wii mote and nunchuck?
WTF kind of gimped shit is this? Blops2 on Wii U had better multiplayer features and more control options, and it's 3 years old!
If the law of inverse direct hype is anything to go by (As the Xenoblade X last direct showed us) that means this will be possibly the best direct yet.
Tom Nook Sawyer
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NOA is having another preview event for Splatoon today... looks like Time, Forbes, some gaming press and some Youtubers are all there.
They have cupcakes and an area where you can shoot ink guns and throw paint balloons.
Based on the pics, it looks like nothing new is being shown. I want one of those cupcakes tho
This was just an opportunity to give East Coast media one last hands-on session prior to review code being sent out. Basically a chance to give new hands-on impressions tomorrow to coincide with Direct coverage.
There's not really much to discern from a picture of the show floor alone (which really only just shows the game), and chances are that anything new being shown that press is allowed to play is under NDA until tomorrow.
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
Yep, as I expected. Just kind of lame that they're not showing NEW things that would tie into the Direct instead of giving us more of the what already know
Odds are the entire event would be under NDA if that were the case. Nintendo almost never publicly tweets about NDA-related events either, which further suggests there's nothing new there, besides delicious looking cupcakes
That's a hell of a conclusion to draw from a couple of pictures. Of course they wouldn't show photos of the new things.
The player controls ink, it's not an aiming system where you necessarily aim directly at the target. And the nunchuck+Wiimote has too few buttons to support the Splatoon control scheme.
That depends on if you're okay with the game running at 15fps.