References to Splatoon in other media

This article lists all references to Splatoon in other games.

StreetPass Mii Plaza

On April 16th, 2015, it was revealed that a Splatoon-themed hat would be added to the item list for the free Mii-themed game, StreetPass Mii Plaza.^[1]. It is one of the many hats availible to wear, acquired in Find Mii, Streetpass, or other means.

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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U

It was confirmed in the Splatoon Direct that to celebrate the release of Splatoon, players who had pre-ordered or purchased Splatoon from GameStop would receive a download code for Inkling Mii Fighter costumes in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. These costumes were later made purchasable on June 14th, 2015.

Both the outfits and hats of the male and female Inklings are available as one item set, and the Inkling Squid hat is part of an individual set. These costumes are represented in the characters respective default colours of orange for female and blue for male.

An Inkling trophy is given to one if they purchase any of the mentioned costumes.

Yoshi's Woolly World

By putting the Inkling Boy amiibo, Inkling Girl amiibo, or Inkling Squid amiibo on the Wii U GamePad, players will get the respective costumes for Yoshi to use.

Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World

In addition to the three Splatoon themed amiibo costumes from Yoshi's Woolly World, the three recolors of the original Splatoon amiibo will also be compatible along with the Callie and Marie amiibo.

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Splatoon amiibo characters used in-game.

Super Mario Maker

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Inkling Squid takes his humanoid form.

By putting the Inkling Boy Template:SMMamiibo, Inkling Girl Template:SMMamiibo, or Inkling Squid Template:SMMamiibo amiibo on the Wii U GamePad, players will get the respective costumes for Mario to use. These can also be unlocked randomly by completing the 100 Mario Challenge. When wearing any of the three costumes, there are some new Splatoon-themed features and sounds:

Level clear music for Octo Valley will play upon reaching the goal pole.
When falling into a pit, the sound effect for being splatted will play.
The Inkling Girl and Inkling Boy can take their squid forms by crouching, accompanied by the usual squishy sound. Underwater, they will both be in squid form by default. The Inkling Squid can assume humanoid form by holding up on , and is revealed to be a dark-skinned male with a Splat Roller, the Studio Headphones, and the White Layered LS. He cannot move while doing this, however.

On July 8th, 2016, an event course for the Callie and Marie costumes went live called Squid Sisters Vs Bloopers. In the course, the player must choose between the left door to unlock Callie and the right door for Marie. The player must complete an underwater section with bloopers, before joining at the final part, which is the same for both doors. Beating the path the player chose, unlocks the respective costume and replaying the other path allows the player to unlock the other costume respectively. The course is filled with SquidForce Logos, a squid is made out of coins and two item boxes and a Firefin logo is placed at the end. Their respective amiibo will also unlock their costumes. They share the same features as the other Splatoon Mystery Mushroom costumes, with some minor differences:

This is the first time that either can be seen going into squid form, their pupils and eye makeup separating them from other Inklings. This also confirms that their primary ink colors are not black and gray, respectively.
Holding up on will have them do their "Stay Fresh" greeting.
The Final Results Splatfest music will play upon reaching the goal pole.

Daigasso! Band Brothers P

By paying for the DLC, players of the Japan-exclusive game Daigasso! Band Brothers P will receive four additional Splatoon songs:^[2]

Splattack! (2014 E3PV) by Squid Squad
Hooked by Hightide Era
Ink or Sink by Squid Squad
Shellfie by Chirpy Chips
Calamari Inkantation by the Squid Sisters

More songs were added in December 2015, including:^[3]

City of Color (with lyrics) by the Squid Sisters
Metalopod by Squid Squad
Seaskape by Squid Squad
Ink Me Up (with lyrics) by the Squid Sisters
Calamari Inkantation (with lyrics) by the Squid Sisters

In April 2016, even more songs were added:^[4]^[5]

Opening by Squid Squad
Splatfest – Match Opening by the Squid Sisters
Cap'n Cuttlefish's Theme
Octo Valley
Cephaloparade by Turquoise October
Inkstrike Shuffle by Turquoise October
Hero Mode – Onward!
I am Octavio by DJ Octavio
Plaza
Lookin' Fresh by DJ Lee Fish
Lobby
Dubble Bath by Bob Dub
Victory! – Jingle and Results
Defeat – Jingle and Results
Now or Never! by Squid Sisters
Splattack! (Jam Session) by Squid Squad
Kraken Up by Squid Squad
Split & Splat by Chirpy Chips
Sucker Punch by Hightide Era
Ink Me Up (Live) (with lyrics) by the Squid Sisters
Now or Never! (Live) by the Squid Sisters
City of Color (Live) (with lyrics) by the Squid Sisters
Maritime Memory (Live) (with lyrics) by the Squid Sisters
Calamari Inkantation (Live) (with lyrics) by the Squid Sisters

Additionally, songs that were posted prior to this update were given longer versions. A lite version of the game, Daigasso! Band Brothers P Debut, was also released. Among the free songs exclusive to it was the traditional version of Calamari Inkantation.^[6]

Art Academy

Contest

“	"Attention aspiring squid researchers! We’ve just been informed that there’s a Splatoon-themed drawing contest taking place in the Art Academy Miiverse community! You can get the full details on Miiverse."	”
— Live from Squid Research Lab^[7]

An Art Academy drawing event called "Fresh Pics" celebrating Splatoons millionth unit sold was announced by MariChan (マリチャン^(JP)^[a]) on the 31st of July 2015

“

Hi everyone, MariChan here!

Splatoon on Wii U has sold over one million units! That sounds like cause for celebration to me! :D So, with that in mind, I’d like to announce our Splatoon drawing event. The theme is “Fresh Pics”!

Guidelines • Pictures must have a Splatoon theme. • Pictures must be drawn using Art Academy, which is available for purchase in Nintendo eShop. • Entries are limited to one original work per person. • Comment on this post to submit your entry.

Remember, this is a worldwide event, so please avoid using writing in your pictures.

The submission period will end on 23 August 2015 or when the number of comments reaches 1000, whichever comes first. The Splatoon development team will announce their Gold, Silver and Bronze favourites based on skill, artistic expression, originality, and creativity. and we’ll announce the results in this community.

Note: If you submit a drawing as a comment to this post, you grant Nintendo the royalty-free right to publish your drawing online and offline.

If you don't have Art Academy we'd still love for you to participate by giving a Yeah! to any drawings that catch your eye!

The judges are all members of the Splatoon development team! As you might expect from the people who worked on such a “fresh” game, they’ll be looking for originality and fresh ideas as well as artistic talent. Even if you don’t feel so good about your drawing skills, jump in and have a go! I’m looking forward to seeing everyone’s entries!

Splatoon official Tumblr account in the Americas: splatoonus.tumblr.com Splatoon official twitter account in Europe: @SplatoonEU

”

— Miiverse

Winners

1st Prize by "¤Hεlεηγ¤"
2nd Prize by "インドリアン"
2nd Prize by "Me!"
3rd Prize by "Skiba"
3rd Prize by "ぐれ"

Special Event

On the 29th of June 2016, along with the announcement of the final Splatfest, MariChan announced a special event called "Splatfest Memories".

“

Hi everyone, MariChan here!

As you may or may not know, the last ever Splatfest event in Splatoon has been announced! The theme is "Callie vs Marie"! So it looks like between the 22nd and 24th of July, the Squid Sisters will finally be going toe-to-toe! How exciting!

And to further crank up the excitement of the ultimate Splatfest, the Art Academy community will also be joining in the fun, by holding a special event for you to post Splatfest-inspired drawings!

The theme this time round is "Splatfest memories", and we're counting on YOU to give it your best shot!

Here are the rules: • Pictures must be related to the theme - "Splatfest memories" • Pictures must be drawn using software from the Art Academy series (available for purchase at retailers or from Nintendo eShop) • Comment on this post to submit your entry

And the deadline is 13 July 2016.

There will be no prizes for the submitted pictures, but rest assured that the employees of the Squid Research Lab will be watching and sharing ones they like on social media such as:

In the Americas: Splatoon official Tumblr account (splatoonus.tumblr.com)

In Europe and Oceania: Twitter and Facebook as well as on Miiverse (Lounge Community) on 20 July.

Even if you don't have any software from the Art Academy series, make sure to show us your favourite submissions by giving them a "Yeah!"on Miiverse!

Note: If you submit a drawing as a comment to this post, you grant to Nintendo the royalty-free right to publish your drawing online and offline.

”

— Miiverse

On the 7th of July 2016 MariChan posted again due to the original submission thread being filled up.

“

Hi everyone! The original submissions thread for the "Splatfest memories" drawing event is nearly full now, so we're creating a new one to let even more of you take part.

From now on, please post your submissions as comments to this post!

Here are the rules: • Pictures must be related to the theme - "Splatfest memories" • Pictures must be drawn using software from the Art Academy series (available for purchase at retailers or from Nintendo eShop) • Comment on this post to submit your entry

And the deadline is 13 July 2016.

There will be no prizes for the submitted pictures, but rest assured that the employees of the Squid Research Lab will be watching and sharing pieces they liked on social media such as:

In the Americas: Splatoon official Tumblr account (splatoonus.tumblr.com)

In Europe and Oceania: Twitter and Facebook as well as on Miiverse (Lounge Community) on 20 July.

Even if you don't have any software from the Art Academy series, make sure to show us your favourite submissions by giving them a "Yeah!"on Miiverse!

Note: If you submit a drawing as a comment to this post, you grant to Nintendo the royalty-free right to publish your drawing online and offline.

”

— Miiverse

After the event was closed, Nintendo shared some highlights through their social media on Miiverse, Tumblr, and during an episode of The Cat Mario Show.

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer

When a player scans in an Octavian amiibo card into Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, they are given various Splatoon themed items, including an ink texture for the exterior of the house.

Nintendo Badge Arcade

On May 28th, 2015, coinciding with the game's launch in Japan, Splatoon-themed badges were made available on the Collectible Badge Center app that was only available in Japan at the time. Another wave of badges was put in rotation on August 27, 2015.

Shortly after the release of Nintendo Badge Arcade in North America, Splatoon-themed badges were made available via the game's crane machines on November 12th, 2015, featuring multicolored Inklings in both forms as well as blots of ink. Some of these badges also make a cameo on the title screen. Over time, more Splatoon-themed badges were put in the arcade's rotation of crane machines in North America and Europe.

On June 2nd, 2016, more Splatoon-themed badges were made available in celebration of the game's first anniversary in North America. This included crossovers with Nikki & Friends, WarioWare, and the Arcade Bunny itself.

On July 7th, 2016, badges based on the Splatoon amiibo were first made available in Japan. Later in September, a Super Mario Maker-themed crane machine with badges based on the 8-bit Splatoon costumes in the game was added in rotation in the West.

Wii Karaoke U

On January 30th, 2016, three Squid Sisters songs were added to the JOYSOUND service in Japan, which powers Wii Karaoke U and certain karaoke machines. The lyrics are the same as the ones that were in the liner notes of Splatune (Splatoon Original Soundtrack).

Calamari Inkantation
City of Color
Ink Me Up

The songs, with romanized lyrics, were added to the European catalogue of Wii Karaoke U on July 28th, 2016 in celebration of the final Splatfest.

Miitomo

A series of Splatoon-themed clothing items were made available in the drop games, shops and on My Nintendo, for Miitomo. As part of a promotion for the event, Nintendo held a Twitter event where when specific tweets from @Miitomo_JP, @NintendoAmerica, and @NintendoEurope collectively reached 10,000 retweets, it granted all users a free Inkling Boy wig in the game, with 20,000 retweets granting a free Inkling Girl wig as well. Both goals were met, and the wigs could be redeemed until May 30th, 2016.

From July 4th to July 25th, Callie and Marie Splatfest Tees were made available in the gear shop for 2,000 coins each. Among these final Splatfest related items were special pins that represent Callie and Marie. The winning side's pin, which turned out to be Marie, was given to every player to redeem after the Splatfest, with the other being made available to purchase with coins.

On November 10th, as part of the promotion for the 2.0. update, players were able to unlock Splatoon-themed wallpaper and flooring for their apartment by launching the app two and three times, respectively.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo

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See also: Amiibo#Animal Crossing: New Leaf

On November 2nd, 2016, a new update for Animal Crossing: New Leaf titled Welcome amiibo was launched for players to download, which added compatibility with the Splatoon amiibo to unlock Splatoon-themed villagers and items.

Swapdoodle

Template:Todo On November 17th, 2016, the successor to messaging app Swapnote (Nintendo Letter Box in Europe), was released in North America and Europe, with a Japanese release following on November 22nd. Among the new features were drawing lessons that could be purchased from the store. A drawing lesson for a Splatoon Inkling in squid form was included in the free Starter Pack. Two sets of Splatoon-themed paid lessons were also available at launch, "Splatoon Inklings and Things" and "Splatoon Inkopolis".^[8]

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Main article: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will feature playable Inklings as boy or girl, a new Battle mode map named and based off of Urchin Underpass and a new Splatoon themed amiibo costume.