Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug

Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug is an ongoing Splatfest event exclusive to the Americas/Oceania, Europe and Hong Kong/South Korea regions in. It is the third Splatfest to take place during Drizzle Season 2023 and was announced on social networks on November 8 2023.

The Japan region exclusive Kaiten-yaki vs. Oban-yaki vs. Imagawa-yaki Splatfest is taking place concurrently with this Splatfest.

Details
This is the first Splatfest in Splatoon 3 to differ by region: players who have selected the Americas/Oceania, Europe, or Hong Kong and South Korea regions will be able to participate in this Splatfest as a combined group, whereas players who have selected the Japan region instead will be able to participate in the Kaiten-yaki vs. Oban-yaki vs. Imagawa-yaki Splatfest, which will be held at the same time.

The Tricolor Turf War stage for this Splatfest is Manta Maria.

Schedule
Results will be announced in-game on 2023-11-20 at July 27, 2024.
 * Splatfest Sneak Peek: 2023-11-10 at July 27, 2024 to 2023-11-17 at July 27, 2024
 * Splatfest Main Event First Half: 2023-11-18 at July 27, 2024 to July 27, 2024
 * Splatfest Main Event Second Half: 2023-11-19 at July 27, 2024 to July 27, 2024

Halftime Report
At the halfway point in the Splatfest, Deep Cut revealed the team currently with the most overall Clout, and congruently announced that the mode Tricolor Turf War would be open.

Quotes
"SRL Splatfest Research Team here with new findings! The 11th Splatfest theme will be "What's your go-to greeting? Handshake, fist bump, or hug?" As scientists, we're disappointed that "terse nod" was left out, but we'll observe from 4 PM PT on 11/17 to 4 PM PT on 11/19 anyway."

- @SplatoonNA on Twitter

"Greetings Inklings and Octolings!

Select a superlative salutation in this #Splatoon3 Splatfest, starting Saturday 18/11!"

- @NintendoUK and @NintendoAUNZ on Twitter

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Trivia

 * Alongside Kaiten-yaki vs. Oban-yaki vs. Imagawa-yaki, Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug will be the first time a third Splatfest will take place within the same season.
 * The initial announcement of this Splatfest on the Splatoon NA Twitter featured an image with slightly altered wording compared to other English-language announcements for both the question and the name of Team Fist Bump (see 'Artwork' above). The in-game announcement for North America later featured the same wording as the prior Europe and Oceania announcements.
 * Since this Splatfest is not available for Japan, the related dialogues for Anarchy Splatcast are not available in Japanese.
 * When the system language is set to Japanese, the game starts normally in Japanese, but the Splatfest-specific dialogues are displayed in English.