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'''Miiverse''' was a social network | '''Miiverse''' was a social network application on two of [[Nintendo]]'s consoles, namely the Nintendo 3DS and the [[Wii U]], intended to facilitate conversation about games on said consoles. {{S}} was among the games compatible with the service, allowing players to post messages that would appear to other players. | ||
Miiverse was not compatible with the [[Nintendo Switch]], and the service was shut down on {{date|2017-11-07}}. However, {{S2}} features a similar posting system to replace it. | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Players could post to Miiverse's ''[[Splatoon]]'' community | Players could post to Miiverse's ''[[Splatoon]]'' community using the [[mailbox]] in [[Inkopolis Plaza]], either with text or a drawing, both of which were created on the [[Wii U GamePad]]. Posted drawings could appear as [[graffiti]] or on billboards in the plaza and in all [[stage]]s, and both drawings and text posts were displayed in speech bubbles that would appear above approached [[Inkling]]s in the plaza. During [[Splatfests]], the number of Miiverse drawings seen in the plaza would increase, as they would adorn a variety of objects, including fireworks, neon signs, and the backs of the [[Squid Sisters]]' trucks. When zooming in on a post in the plaza or using {{Button|A}} to examine the Inkling who sent the post, a player could "Yeah!" a post by pressing {{Button|Y}}. Each post would track how many players had Yeahed it, though there was also an "Unyeah" option allowing players to remove their Yeahs (however, this option was available only from the Miiverse application itself, and not directly from ''Splatoon''). All Miiverse posts were categorized depending on which of three regions (namely North America, Europe and Oceania, and Japan) the poster's system was set to, and a player would only see posts corresponding to their respective region. | ||
Miiverse posts could be hidden on the [[Options]] screen, which would remove all speech bubbles above Inklings in the plaza and replace other appearances of posts with placeholder illustrations. Disconnecting from the internet would have the same effect. | |||
== | ==Closure== | ||
Miiverse was shut down on {{date|2017-11-07}}. Since this date, Miiverse posts no longer appear in the game, with speech bubbles above Inklings in the plaza being removed and other appearances of posts being replaced with placeholder illustrations (the same effect as choosing to hide posts in the Options menu or disconnecting from the internet would have produced originally). The mailbox also stopped being functional, and attempting to use it causes an error message to appear, reading "The Miiverse service has ended. Miiverse and any software features that make use of Miiverse will no longer be available." | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Miiverse Box.jpg|Accessing the mailbox | Miiverse Box.jpg|Accessing the mailbox | ||
Miiverse box closeup.png|Closeup of the box | Miiverse box closeup.png|Closeup of the box | ||
Salty Miiverse Post.png|A | Salty Miiverse Post.png|A Miiverse drawing post | ||
Miiverse Text USA Yeah Request.jpg|A Miiverse text post | Miiverse Text USA Yeah Request.jpg|A Miiverse text post displayed in a speech bubble | ||
Miiverse Drawing North America Grafitti.jpg|A Miiverse drawing as graffiti at [[Moray Towers]] | Miiverse Drawing North America Grafitti.jpg|A Miiverse drawing as graffiti at [[Moray Towers]] | ||
Miiverse Drawing North American Sign.jpg| | Miiverse Drawing North American Sign.jpg|A Miiverse drawing on a sign at [[Saltspray Rig]] | ||
Jelly paint @ bluefin.png|[[Jellyfish]] at the wall of Miiverse posts at [[Bluefin Depot]] | Jelly paint @ bluefin.png|[[Jellyfish]] at the wall of Miiverse posts at [[Bluefin Depot]] | ||
Jelly paint @ bluefin 2.png| | Jelly paint @ bluefin 2.png|A jellyfish at the wall of Miiverse posts | ||
Miiverse Splatfest Japan.jpg|Japanese Miiverse | Miiverse Splatfest Japan.jpg|Japanese Miiverse posts during a [[Splatfest]] | ||
Splatfest Miiverse Neon Signs.jpg|North American Miiverse postings during Splatfest, | Splatfest Miiverse Neon Signs.jpg|North American Miiverse postings during a Splatfest, expressing support for teams | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==External links== | ||
Miiverse is closed, but an archive is available. These are the archive links for each region. | Miiverse is closed, but an archive of its posts is available. These are the archive links for each region. | ||
* [https://archiverse.guide/game/14866558073673551269 America] | * [https://archiverse.guide/game/14866558073673551269 America] | ||
* [https://archiverse.guide/game/14866558073673370369 Europe] | * [https://archiverse.guide/game/14866558073673370369 Europe and Oceania] | ||
* [https://archiverse.guide/game/14866558073673172583 Japan] | * [https://archiverse.guide/game/14866558073673172583 Japan] | ||
Revision as of 19:26, 4 February 2022
Miiverse was a social network application on two of Nintendo's consoles, namely the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U, intended to facilitate conversation about games on said consoles. Splatoon was among the games compatible with the service, allowing players to post messages that would appear to other players.
Miiverse was not compatible with the Nintendo Switch, and the service was shut down on 7 November 2017. However, Splatoon 2 features a similar posting system to replace it.
Description
Players could post to Miiverse's Splatoon community using the mailbox in Inkopolis Plaza, either with text or a drawing, both of which were created on the Wii U GamePad. Posted drawings could appear as graffiti or on billboards in the plaza and in all stages, and both drawings and text posts were displayed in speech bubbles that would appear above approached Inklings in the plaza. During Splatfests, the number of Miiverse drawings seen in the plaza would increase, as they would adorn a variety of objects, including fireworks, neon signs, and the backs of the Squid Sisters' trucks. When zooming in on a post in the plaza or using 
to examine the Inkling who sent the post, a player could "Yeah!" a post by pressing 
. Each post would track how many players had Yeahed it, though there was also an "Unyeah" option allowing players to remove their Yeahs (however, this option was available only from the Miiverse application itself, and not directly from Splatoon). All Miiverse posts were categorized depending on which of three regions (namely North America, Europe and Oceania, and Japan) the poster's system was set to, and a player would only see posts corresponding to their respective region.
Miiverse posts could be hidden on the Options screen, which would remove all speech bubbles above Inklings in the plaza and replace other appearances of posts with placeholder illustrations. Disconnecting from the internet would have the same effect.
Closure
Miiverse was shut down on 7 November 2017. Since this date, Miiverse posts no longer appear in the game, with speech bubbles above Inklings in the plaza being removed and other appearances of posts being replaced with placeholder illustrations (the same effect as choosing to hide posts in the Options menu or disconnecting from the internet would have produced originally). The mailbox also stopped being functional, and attempting to use it causes an error message to appear, reading "The Miiverse service has ended. Miiverse and any software features that make use of Miiverse will no longer be available."
Gallery
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Accessing the mailbox
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Closeup of the box
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A Miiverse drawing post
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A Miiverse text post displayed in a speech bubble
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A Miiverse drawing as graffiti at Moray Towers
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A Miiverse drawing on a sign at Saltspray Rig
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Jellyfish at the wall of Miiverse posts at Bluefin Depot
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A jellyfish at the wall of Miiverse posts
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Japanese Miiverse posts during a Splatfest
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North American Miiverse postings during a Splatfest, expressing support for teams
External links
Miiverse is closed, but an archive of its posts is available. These are the archive links for each region.
