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Splatoon
Splatoon cover artwork
Packaging artwork
Developer(s)Nintendo EAD Group No. 2
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Yusuke Amano
Tsubasa Sakaguchi
Producer(s)Hisashi Nogami
Programmer(s)Shintaro Sato[4][5]
Artist(s)Seita Inoue[6]
Composer(s)Toru Minegishi[6]
Platform(s)Wii U
Release
Genre(s)Third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Splatoon (Japanese: スプラトゥーン, Hepburn: Supuratūn) is an upcoming third-person shooter video game developed and published by Nintendo for Wii U, which is scheduled for release in May 2015. In Splatoon, the player shoots colorful ink at opponents as well as surfaces, which the player character can swim through to hide from enemies, increase movement speed, or climb up walls. In the online multiplayer mode, two teams vie to cover more of the map in their color of ink, while in the single-player campaign, the player infiltrates an enemy octopus army that uses its own arsenal of ink weapons. The title is a portmanteau of the words "splat" and "platoon."

Gameplay

In Splatoon, players control characters known as Inklings. Here, the player uses an inkling in human form to shoot colored ink across the game environment.

Splatoon is primarily a team-based third-person shooter which is playable by up to eight players in online four-versus-four matches, although the game also features a single-player campaign. Players control characters called Inklings, who have the ability to change between human and squid forms. In human form, Inklings can shoot colored ink across the game environment, with the player's goal being to cover the most territory in their team's color before the match ends. Transforming into a squid allows players to swim through ink of their own color, even up walls and through grates, hiding from the enemy and replenishing their ink supply in the process. Conversely, enemy ink is much slower to move across in human form. Players can use their ink to try and 'splatter' their opponents, which will send them back to their team's respawn point whilst also providing a large splat of ink.

In multiplayer players can use the Wii U GamePad to view a map of the surroundings and instantly launch towards the location of another teammate, as well as use optional gyroscopic controls to assist with aiming.[7] Players go into battle wielding a primary weapon, such as a mid-range gun, a sniper rifle, a giant paintbrush, or a giant paint roller; a secondary weapon, such as an ink grenade, an ink curtain, or an ink sprinkler; and a temporary special weapon (including a shield, an ink tornado launcher, and a rocket that drops an ink deluge from the sky) that can only be used after covering enough ground in ink.[1] In addition, players can customize their character's movement speed and other statistics with different in-game outfits.[1]

Development

Splatoon is being developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development. In mid-2013, one member of the Animal Crossing development team, Shintaro Sato, created a four-versus-four paint-based territory control game set in a featureless arena.[8] After management approved making the prototype into a full game, the team started expanding its concepts. Early on, a player who would hide in the ink had to stay in place; now, the character can swim through it, moving much more quickly than it could on foot.[9] The art director sketched different ideas for the player character, including animals, "macho men," robots, and Mario, but the team settled on human children who could turn into squids to swim in the ink.[9] From the beginning, the GamePad could display a real-time overview of the map so the player could see which team was ahead.[5] The development team was determined to make interesting sound effects, so they repeatedly pounded slime to create the sound of a squid diving into ink.[4]

The team working on the game is composed of much younger members compared to other teams that work on Nintendo franchises. Game director Tsubasa Sakaguchi and producer Hisashi Nogami admitted that they along with the rest of the team play first person shooters and games on other companies' hardware, such as Call of Duty and Battlefield, as part of their job and also because they love video games in general.[8]

Splatoon was revealed in a trailer during Nintendo's E3 2014 Digital Event video presentation, and a demo of its multiplayer mode was playable on the show floor.[10][11] The game's single-player campaign, where the player fights an army of octopi, was announced in a November 2014 Nintendo Direct.[12] In a January 2015 Nintendo Direct, the company revealed that the game would release worldwide in May 2015.[1]

Reception

Pre-release

Splatoon was well-received when it was revealed. Many in the gaming press were surprised that Nintendo was creating a shooter IP and praised the new gameplay ideas that distinguished it from other titles in the genre.[4][7][8][11][13]

Accolades

List of pre-release awards and nominations
Year Awards Category Result Ref.
2014 Destructoid's Best of E3 Best Nintendo Exclusive Nominated [14]
Best Shooter Nominated
Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2014 Best Online Multiplayer Nominated [15][16]
Best Original Game Nominated
Gamescom Award Best Console Game Wii U Nominated [17]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Nintendo Direct 1.14.2015 (YouTube video). Nintendo of America. 14 January 2015. Event occurs at 15:19. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ^ Nintendo Direct Presentation - 14.01.2015 (YouTube video). Nintendo UK. 14 January 2015. Event occurs at 16:32. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. ^ Nintendo Direct 2015.1.14 プレゼンテーション映像 [Nintendo Direct 2015.1.14 Presentation] (YouTube video). Nintendo. 14 January 2015. Event occurs at 20:09. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Robinson, Martin (20 June 2014). "How Nintendo is reinventing the shooter with Splatoon". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b Otero, José (23 June 2014). "Splatoon: The Origins of Nintendo's Adorable Squad Based Shooter". IGN. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b Nintendo Dream September 2014 (Vol. 245) Splatoon developer interview.
  7. ^ a b Crecente, Brian (10 June 2014). "Splatoon is Nintendo's take on third-person squid shooters". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b c Totilo, Stephen (3 July 2014). "Nintendo's Big New Multiplayer Shooter Is Very...Nintendo". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  9. ^ a b Hilliard, Kyle (22 June 2014). "Splatoon Interview – It Couldn't Be Mario, It Had To Be Squids". Game Informer. GameStop. Retrieved 22 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |archiveurl= value (help)
  10. ^ Play Nintendo - Nintendo E3 Digital Event (Trailer). Nintendo of America. 10 June 2014. Event occurs at 34:58. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  11. ^ a b Sleeper, Morgan (12 June 2014). "First Impressions: Taking Aim With Nintendo's New Online Shooter IP, Splatoon". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Nintendo Direct 11.5.2014 (Trailer). Nintendo of America. 5 November 2014. Event occurs at 30:11. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  13. ^ O'Brien, Lucy (10 June 2014). "E3 2014: Nintendo Keeps It Short & Sweet". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ Aziz, Hamza (18 June 2014). "Destructoid's Best of E3 2014 winners!". Destructoid. Modern Method. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 1 July 2014 suggested (help)
  15. ^ "Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2014". Game Critics Awards. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  16. ^ "2014 Winners". Game Critics Awards. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  17. ^ "gamescom award 2014: the nominees are known". Gamescom. Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 8 August 2014 suggested (help)
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