Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug

Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug is an upcoming Splatfest event exclusive to the Americas/Oceania, Europe and Hong Kong/South Korea regions in. It will be 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 will take 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

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.