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In the context of the {{Ss}}, '''region''' refers to an internal setting present in each game which is tied to each player's assumed general geographical location in real life. The region system aims to [[Matchmaking|match]] on a worldwide scale with players located on the same continent as often as possible to maximize gameplay stability. This system is also sometimes used to define localization-exclusive content, such as pieces of gear or Splatfest events. | |||
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In the | In {{S}} and {{S2}}, the available region options are tied to the broadly defined real-life geographical location the copies of the games were bought from approved vendors, as Nintendo distributes different versions of both games in different continents. In those games, the region setting cannot be changed. In {{S3}}, players are prompted to choose their initial region setting, allowing for mismatched real-life and in-game region choices. Players may subsequently change the setting with cooldown restrictions preventing repeated region changes. Different versions of ''Splatoon'' and ''Splatoon 2'' per region feature varying degrees of [[wp:Regional lockout|region-lock restrictions]], while ''Splatoon 3'' does not. | ||
'''Localization''' refers to the individual different languages that games in the {{Ss}} are available in; the term in general refers to how content is altered to suit its geographically different target demographic in a marketing sense, usually accompanied by translation. For ''Splatoon'' and ''Splatoon 2'', the region system heavily affects which localization options are available. | |||
'''Localization''' refers to the individual different languages that games in the {{Ss}} are available in; the term in general refers to | |||
==List of localizations== | ==List of localizations== | ||
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{| class="wikitable sitecolor-generic" | {| class="wikitable sitecolor-generic" | ||
! rowspan="2" style="width: 9.8em;" |Localization | ! rowspan="2" style="width: 9.8em;" |Localization | ||
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| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}}<br>As of | | {{yea}}<br>As of {{S}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{flag|uk|20}} English (United Kingdom) | |{{flag|uk|20}} English (United Kingdom) | ||
| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}} | | {{yea}}<ref name=nodedicatedloc:( group="note">Has no dedicated translation, uses North American translation</ref> | ||
| {{yea}} | | {{yea}}<ref name=nodedicatedloc:( group="note"/> | ||
| {{yea}}<br>As of | | {{yea}}<br>As of ''Splatoon'' | ||
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|{{flag|es|20}} Spanish (Europe) | |{{flag|es|20}} Spanish (Europe) | ||
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| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}}<br>As of | | {{yea}}<br>As of ''Splatoon'' | ||
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|{{flag|fr|20}} French (Europe) | |{{flag|fr|20}} French (Europe) | ||
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| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}}<br>As of | | {{yea}}<br>As of ''Splatoon'' | ||
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|{{flag|it|20}} Italian | |{{flag|it|20}} Italian | ||
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| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}}<br>As of | | {{yea}}<br>As of ''Splatoon'' | ||
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|{{flag|nl|20}} Dutch | |{{flag|nl|20}} Dutch | ||
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| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}}<br>As of | | {{yea}}<br>As of ''Splatoon'' | ||
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|{{flag|ru|20}} Russian | |{{flag|ru|20}} Russian | ||
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| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}}<br>As of S2<ref group="note">The Russian language official social media accounts documented | | {{yea}}<br>As of {{S2}}<ref group="note">The Russian language official social media accounts documented ''Splatoon 2'' and ''Splatoon 3'' related information until February 2022.</ref> | ||
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|{{flag|jp|20}} Japanese | |{{flag|jp|20}} Japanese | ||
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| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}}<br>As of | | {{yea}}<br>As of ''Splatoon'' | ||
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|{{flag|kr|20}} Korean | |{{flag|kr|20}} Korean | ||
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! | ! | ||
| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}}<br>As of S3 | | {{yea}}<br>As of {{S3}} | ||
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|{{flag|hk|20}} Chinese (Traditional) | |{{flag|hk|20}} Chinese (Traditional) | ||
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| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}}<br>As of | | {{yea}}<br>As of ''Splatoon 3'' | ||
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|{{flag|mx|20}} Spanish (Latin America) | |{{flag|mx|20}} Spanish (Latin America) | ||
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| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
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|{{flag|us|20}} English (United States) | |{{flag|us|20}} English (United States) | ||
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| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}}<br>As of | | {{yea}}<br>As of ''Splatoon'' | ||
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|{{flag|ca|20}} French (Canada) | |{{flag|ca|20}} French (Canada) | ||
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| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
| {{yea}} | | {{yea}} | ||
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|{{flag|pt|20}} Portuguese (Portugal) | |{{flag|pt|20}} Portuguese (Portugal) | ||
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! | ! | ||
| {{yea}}<br>As of | | {{yea}}<br>As of ''Splatoon 3''? | ||
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|} | |} | ||
[[List of official websites#Social media accounts|Official social media]] includes Nintendo-owned Youtube, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram and Facebook accounts, several of which cover more than one language at a time, which at any point has covered ''Splatoon'' media. Certain social media accounts post localized content despite the lack of in-game equivalent (e.g. the Russian social media posts for | To change between localizations in all three games, players must change their system's internal language and/or region setting. ''Splatoon'' and ''Splatoon 2'''s available localizations highly depend on which type of cartridge the player is using; setting one's system language to German but using an NTSC (Americas) cartridge rather than a PAL (Europe) cartridge of ''Splatoon 2'' will result in exclusively English text displaying in-game. This is not the case for ''Splatoon 3'', where all available localizations are accessible in any version of the game.<!-- note: verify if changing system region is what swaps between s3's fr (eu) and fr (ca) etc --> | ||
[[List of official websites#Social media accounts|Official social media]] includes Nintendo-owned Youtube, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram and Facebook accounts, several of which cover more than one language at a time, which at any point has covered ''Splatoon'' media. Certain social media accounts post localized content despite the lack of in-game equivalent (e.g. the Russian social media posts for ''Splatoon 2'', and Portuguese social media posts for ''Splatoon 3''). | |||
==''Splatoon'' regions== | ==''Splatoon'' regions== | ||
Both the Wii U system and its game discs were region-locked. The Wii U system can only run games with regions that match its internal region setting; the different regional copies of consoles and games were distributed according to their real-life geographical region. Mismatched region-locked hardware and software are not compatible. For example, a Wii U bought in Japan (NTSC-J) will not run a copy of | Both the Wii U system and its game discs were region-locked. The Wii U system can only run games with regions that match its internal region setting; the different regional copies of consoles and games were distributed according to their real-life geographical region. Mismatched region-locked hardware and software are not compatible. For example, a Wii U bought in Japan (NTSC-J) will not run a copy of {{S}} bought in the United States (NTSC-U). | ||
The Wii U's internal region setting nor its region-lock restrictions may not be changed without use of hacking. | The Wii U's internal region setting nor its region-lock restrictions may not be changed without the use of hacking. | ||
{| class="wikitable sitecolor-sr" | {| class="wikitable sitecolor-sr" | ||
|+Wii U regional variations | |+Wii U regional variations | ||
!Region code<ref group="note"> | !Region code<ref group="note">The region codes "NTSC" and "PAL" originally referred to technical differences in real-life television encoding systems which typically differed per continent, but within the context of video games over time evolved to primarily refer to per-continent release variants.</ref> | ||
!Equivalent real-life region | !Equivalent real-life region | ||
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|} | |} | ||
Different localizations are present depending on which type of ''Splatoon'' disc; certain gear and Splatfest events were exclusive to certain regions. | Different localizations are present depending on which type of ''Splatoon'' disc the player uses; certain gear and Splatfest events were exclusive to certain regions. | ||
{| class="wikitable sitecolor-sr" | {| class="wikitable sitecolor-sr" | ||
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!Notes | !Notes | ||
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|June | |June 2015 | ||
! | ! | ||
! | ! | ||
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|February 2016 | |February 2016 | ||
| colspan="3" |[[Pokémon Red vs. Pokémon Blue]]<sup>NA/EU</sup> / [[Pokémon Red vs. Pokémon Green]]<sup>JP</sup> | | colspan="3" |[[Pokémon Red vs. Pokémon Blue]]<sup>NA/EU</sup> / [[Pokémon Red vs. Pokémon Green]]<sup>JP</sup> | ||
|<ref name="sglobal2" group=" | |<ref name="sglobal2" group="S notes">Shared theme between all regions, though the events themselves were separate</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|March 2016 | |March 2016 | ||
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|April 2016 | |April 2016 | ||
| colspan="2" |[[SpongeBob vs. Patrick]]||[[Tuna & Mayonnaise vs. Red Salmon]] | | colspan="2" |[[SpongeBob vs. Patrick]]||[[Tuna & Mayonnaise vs. Red Salmon]] | ||
|<ref name="sshared" group=" | |<ref name="sshared" group="S notes">Shared theme between Americas and Europe/Oceania regions, though the events themselves were separate</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|May 2016 | |May 2016 | ||
| colspan="3" |[[Fancy Party vs. Costume Party]]<sup>NA/JP</sup> / [[Black Tie Event vs. Fancy Dress Party]]<sup>EU/OC</sup> | | colspan="3" |[[Fancy Party vs. Costume Party]]<sup>NA/JP</sup> / [[Black Tie Event vs. Fancy Dress Party]]<sup>EU/OC</sup> | ||
|<ref name="sglobal" group=" | |<ref name="sglobal" group="S notes">Global Splatfest</ref> | ||
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|June 2016 | |June 2016 | ||
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|July 2016 | |July 2016 | ||
| colspan="3" |[[Callie vs. Marie]] | | colspan="3" |[[Callie vs. Marie]] | ||
|<ref name="sglobal" group=" | |<ref name="sglobal" group="S notes"/> | ||
|} | |} | ||
<references group=" | |||
====Splatfest notes==== | |||
<references group="S notes"/> | |||
==''Splatoon 2'' regions== | ==''Splatoon 2'' regions== | ||
The Nintendo Switch system removed the region-locked restrictions present in the Wii U (except Nintendo Switch systems officially sold in Mainland China); as such, any Switch game cartridge or | The Nintendo Switch system removed the region-locked restrictions present in the Wii U (except Nintendo Switch systems officially sold in Mainland China); as such, any Switch game cartridge or eShop purchase is compatible with any Switch system. | ||
The system's region setting may be freely changed in its settings, though this does not affect | The system's region setting may be freely changed in its settings, though this does not affect {{S2}} regions. | ||
Despite the removal of region-lock restrictions, individual cartridges of certain games contain region-lock information; ''Splatoon 2'' is one of the affected titles. Unlike the Wii U's region-lock system, ''Splatoon 2'' mismatched region-locked hardware and software are compatible; the region-lock restriction serves to limit the amount of localization data available to the player per regional copy of the game. As such, certain gear and Splatfest events were locked per region, similar to ''Splatoon' | Despite the removal of region-lock restrictions, individual cartridges of certain games contain region-lock information; ''Splatoon 2'' is one of the affected titles. Unlike the Wii U's region-lock system, ''Splatoon 2'' mismatched region-locked hardware and software are compatible; the region-lock restriction serves to limit the amount of localization data available to the player per regional copy of the game. As such, certain gear and Splatfest events were locked per region, similar to ''Splatoon''{{'s}} system. | ||
Oceania was notably "moved" to be a part of the Americas region. | Oceania was notably "moved" to be a part of the Americas region. | ||
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|{{flag|uk}} English (United Kingdom), {{flag|es}} Spanish (Spain), {{flag|fr}} French (France), {{flag|de}} German, {{flag|it}} Italian, {{flag|nl}} Dutch, {{flag|ru}} Russian | |{{flag|uk}} English (United Kingdom), {{flag|es}} Spanish (Spain), {{flag|fr}} French (France), {{flag|de}} German, {{flag|it}} Italian, {{flag|nl}} Dutch, {{flag|ru}} Russian | ||
|} | |} | ||
===List of region-locked content in ''Splatoon 2''=== | ===List of region-locked content in ''Splatoon 2''=== | ||
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| colspan="2"|[[Cake vs. Ice Cream]] | | colspan="2"|[[Cake vs. Ice Cream]] | ||
|[[Rock vs. Pop]] | |[[Rock vs. Pop]] | ||
|<ref name="s2shared" group=" | |<ref name="s2shared" group="S2 notes">Shared theme between NAOC/EU regions, unified event</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|August 2017 | |August 2017 | ||
| colspan="3"|[[Mayo vs. Ketchup (2017)]] | | colspan="3"|[[Mayo vs. Ketchup (2017)]] | ||
|<ref name="s2global" group=" | |<ref name="s2global" group="S2 notes">Global Splatfest</ref> | ||
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|September 2017 | |September 2017 | ||
| colspan="2"|[[Flight vs. Invisibility]] | | colspan="2"|[[Flight vs. Invisibility]] | ||
|[[Fries vs. McNuggets]] | |[[Fries vs. McNuggets]] | ||
|<ref name="s2shared" group=" | |<ref name="s2shared" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|October 2017 | |October 2017 | ||
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|November 2017 | |November 2017 | ||
|[[Sci-Fi vs. Fantasy]] | |[[Sci-Fi vs. Fantasy]] | ||
|[[Warm vs. Cold]] | |[[Warm Breakfast vs. Cold Breakfast]] | ||
|[[With Lemon vs. Without Lemon]] | |[[With Lemon vs. Without Lemon]] | ||
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|January 2018 | |January 2018 | ||
| colspan="3"|[[Action vs. Comedy]] | | colspan="3"|[[Action vs. Comedy]] | ||
|<ref name="s2global2" group=" | |<ref name="s2global2" group="S2 notes">Global Splatfest with altered start times per region</ref> | ||
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|February 2018 | |February 2018 | ||
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| colspan="2"|[[Chicken vs. Egg]] | | colspan="2"|[[Chicken vs. Egg]] | ||
|[[Flowers vs. Dumplings]]<br>[[Newest Model vs. Most Popular Model]] | |[[Flowers vs. Dumplings]]<br>[[Newest Model vs. Most Popular Model]] | ||
|<ref name="s2shared" group=" | |<ref name="s2shared" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|April 2018 | |April 2018 | ||
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| colspan="2"|[[Raph vs. Leo]]<br>[[Mikey vs. Donnie]]<br>[[Raph vs. Donnie]] | | colspan="2"|[[Raph vs. Leo]]<br>[[Mikey vs. Donnie]]<br>[[Raph vs. Donnie]] | ||
|[[Hello Kitty vs. Cinnamoroll]]<br>[[My Melody vs. Pompompurin]] | |[[Hello Kitty vs. Cinnamoroll]]<br>[[My Melody vs. Pompompurin]] | ||
|<ref name="s2shared" group=" | |<ref name="s2shared" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|June 2018 | |June 2018 | ||
| colspan="2"|[[Pulp vs. No | | colspan="2"|[[Pulp vs. No Pulp]] | ||
|[[Hello Kitty vs. My Melody]] | |[[Hello Kitty vs. My Melody]] | ||
|<ref name="s2shared" group=" | |<ref name="s2shared" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
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|July 2018 | |July 2018 | ||
| colspan="3"|[[Squid vs. Octopus]] | | colspan="3"|[[Squid vs. Octopus]] | ||
|<ref name="s2global" group=" | |<ref name="s2global" group="S2 notes">Global Splatfest</ref> | ||
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|August 2018 | |August 2018 | ||
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| colspan="2"|[[Retro vs. Modern]] | | colspan="2"|[[Retro vs. Modern]] | ||
|[[Tsubuan vs. Koshian]] | |[[Tsubuan vs. Koshian]] | ||
|<ref name="s2shared" group=" | |<ref name="s2shared" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|October 2018 | |October 2018 | ||
| colspan="3"|[[Trick vs. Treat]] | | colspan="3"|[[Trick vs. Treat]] | ||
|<ref name="s2global" group=" | |<ref name="s2global" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|November 2018 | |November 2018 | ||
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|December 2018 | |December 2018 | ||
| colspan="3"|[[Hero vs. Villain]] | | colspan="3"|[[Hero vs. Villain]] | ||
|<ref name="s2global" group=" | |<ref name="s2global" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|January 2019 | |January 2019 | ||
| colspan="3"|[[ | | colspan="3"|[[Family vs. Friends]] | ||
|<ref name="s2global" group=" | |<ref name="s2global" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|February 2019 | |February 2019 | ||
| colspan="2"|[[ | | colspan="2"|[[Pancakes vs. Waffles]] | ||
|[[Airhead vs. Wisecracker]] | |[[Airhead vs. Wisecracker]] | ||
|<ref name="s2shared" group=" | |<ref name="s2shared" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|March 2019 | |March 2019 | ||
| colspan="3"|[[Knight vs. Wizard]] | | colspan="3"|[[Knight vs. Wizard]] | ||
|<ref name="s2global" group=" | |<ref name="s2global" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|April 2019 | |April 2019 | ||
| colspan="3"|[[Hare vs. Tortoise]] | | colspan="3"|[[Hare vs. Tortoise]] | ||
|<ref name="s2global" group=" | |<ref name="s2global" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|May 2019 | |May 2019 | ||
| colspan="2"|[[Time Travel vs. Teleportation]] | | colspan="2"|[[Time Travel vs. Teleportation]] | ||
|[[Ce vs. Pa]] | |[[Ce League vs. Pa League]] | ||
|<ref name="s2shared" group=" | |<ref name="s2shared" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
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|June 2019 | |June 2019 | ||
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|July 2019 | |July 2019 | ||
| colspan="3"|[[Chaos vs. Order]] | | colspan="3"|[[Chaos vs. Order]] | ||
|<ref name="s2global" group=" | |<ref name="s2global" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|May 2020 | |May 2020 | ||
| colspan="3"|[[Mayo vs. Ketchup]] | | colspan="3"|[[Mayo vs. Ketchup]] | ||
|<ref name="s2global" group=" | |<ref name="s2global" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|August 2020 | |August 2020 | ||
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|[[Chicken vs. Egg]] | |[[Chicken vs. Egg]] | ||
|[[Chicken vs. Egg]] | |[[Chicken vs. Egg]] | ||
|<ref name="s2global" group=" | |<ref name="s2global" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|October 2020 | |October 2020 | ||
| colspan="3"|[[Trick vs. Treat]] | | colspan="3"|[[Trick vs. Treat]] | ||
|<ref name="s2global" group=" | |<ref name="s2global" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|January 2021 | |January 2021 | ||
| colspan="3"|[[Super Mushroom vs. Super Star]] | | colspan="3"|[[Super Mushroom vs. Super Star]] | ||
|<ref name="s2global" group=" | |<ref name="s2global" group="S2 notes"/> | ||
|} | |} | ||
====Splatfest notes==== | |||
<references group="S2 notes"/> | |||
The following pieces of gear were only available on Japanese copies of the game: | The following pieces of gear were only available on Japanese copies of the game: | ||
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*{{Gear|S2|Shoes|Sennyu Inksoles}} | *{{Gear|S2|Shoes|Sennyu Inksoles}} | ||
In all versions of the game, players can view other players wearing this gear as well as localized names of the gear, but the codes required to unlock and receive them are incompatible with all but JPN region cartridges. | |||
==''Splatoon 3'' regions== | ==''Splatoon 3'' regions== | ||
[[File:S3 Splatfest region select | [[File:S3 Splatfest region select tutorial.png|thumb|The available region options when booting up the game for the first time]] | ||
{{S3}} removes the region-lock restrictions present in the previous games, but still contains two sets of region options. | |||
All localization options are available in any copy of the game, regardless of region option. In instances of region-exclusive Splatfests, if there is ever missing text, it is typically replaced with the other region's text by default. | |||
Referred to as "Splatfest regions" , the regions are split into: | Oceania was notably "moved" once again, but only during the ''[[Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere]]'', likely for timing reasons (the full game has it grouped with the Americas just as in ''Splatoon 2''). | ||
===Splatfest regions=== | |||
Referred to as "Splatfest regions", the regions are split into: | |||
*Japan | *Japan | ||
*The Americas, Australia, New Zealand | *The Americas, Australia, New Zealand | ||
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*Hong Kong, S. Korea | *Hong Kong, S. Korea | ||
During the Splatfest World Premiere demo, the regions were instead split into: | |||
*Japan | *Japan | ||
*The Americas | *The Americas | ||
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*Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, S. Korea | *Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, S. Korea | ||
This regional choice affects which | This regional choice affects the [[Mailbox|posts]] they will see and which [[Splatfest]] themes they will participate in.<ref>{{TWI}} [https://twitter.com/OatmealDome/status/1691127749493350400 @OatmealDome on Twitter]</ref> Players choose their region either upon the game's initial startup before the [[tutorial]] (if a [[Nintendo Switch Online]] membership is active), or upon entering the [[lobby]] for the first time. There is a cooldown period of 60 days before the player is allowed to change the region again; this cooldown restarts every time the player votes on a Splatfest or change the region selection.<ref>{{TWI}} [https://twitter.com/OatmealDome/status/1722275490151706918 @OatmealDome on Twitter]</ref> The player's choice of region may be changed via the [[Lobby Terminal]] as long as this cooldown period is not active. | ||
===X Battle divisions=== | |||
[[X Battle]] offers a separate region choice, referred to as "divisions": | [[X Battle]] offers a separate region choice, referred to as "divisions": | ||
*{{Brand|S3|Takoroka}} Division covering players from Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand | *{{Brand|S3|Takoroka}} Division covering players from Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand | ||
*{{Brand|S3|Tentatek}} Division covering players from United States, South America, and Europe | *{{Brand|S3|Tentatek}} Division covering players from the United States, South America, and Europe | ||
This regional choice affects which regional players the player is more likely to get matched with exclusively in X Battle | |||
This regional choice affects which regional players the player is more likely to get matched with exclusively in X Battle. X Battle scores are measured separately between the two divisions, and as such different sets of [[badge]]s become available depending on the player's division choice. Players choose their division the first time they play X Battles in a given season, and are unable to change the division until the next season.<ref>[https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/59461/~/how-to-update-splatoon-3#v200 {{NES}} Nintendo Support: How to Update ''Splatoon 3'']</ref> | |||
===List of region-locked content in ''Splatoon 3''=== | ===List of region-locked content in ''Splatoon 3''=== | ||
[[File:S3 Splatfest region select initial confirm.png|thumb|Notice informing of localization-exclusive text when selecting a Splatfest region]] | |||
{{S3}}{{'s}} Splatfest region system allows for separate per-region Splatfest themes, similar to {{S}} and {{S2}}'s equivalent Splatfest systems; all but three Splatfest events have thus far not utilized this feature, as they were global Splatfests. | |||
During a region-locked Splatfest, the title, team names, and [[Anarchy Splatcast]] dialogues may not be available in all languages. In case of a Splatfest outside of the Japan region, if the system language is set to Japanese, the English Splatfest-specific text will be used and mixed in with the Japanese interface. | |||
In case of a Japan-exclusive Splatfest, the Japanese Splatfest-specific text will be used and mix in with the current game language, except for Chinese and Korean. If the system language is set to Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, or Korean, since the game is unable to use the fonts required for these languages at the same time as the Japanese font, the game is forced to reload into Japanese for the entire Splatfest while connected to the Internet, from the Splatfest Sneak Peek all the way until getting the final results announcement and receiving [[Super Sea Snail]]s, after which the game automatically reloads back into the system language. | |||
The three Splatfests to utilize this feature comprise region-locked content: | |||
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{| class="wikitable sitecolor-generic" | {| class="wikitable sitecolor-generic" | ||
!Americas | !The Americas, Australia, New Zealand/Europe/Hong Kong, South Korea region theme | ||
!Japan region theme | !Japan region theme | ||
!Notes | !Notes | ||
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|[[Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug]] | |[[Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug]] | ||
|[[Kaiten-yaki vs. | |[[Kaiten-yaki vs. Ōban-yaki vs. Imagawa-yaki]] | ||
|Both events | |Both events occurred concurrently; event text was separate and exclusive to the two region groups; team colors were shared | ||
|- | |||
|[[Friday vs. Saturday vs. Sunday]] | |||
|[[Red Bean Paste vs. Custard vs. Whipped Cream]] | |||
|Both events occurred concurrently; event text was separate and exclusive to the two region groups; team colors were not shared | |||
|- | |||
|[[Drums vs. Guitar vs. Keyboard]] | |||
|[[Lightly Salted vs. Consommé vs. Salted Seaweed]] | |||
|Both events occurred concurrently; event text was separate and exclusive to the two region groups; team colors were not shared | |||
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==Gallery== | |||
===''Splatoon 3''=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
S3 Splatfest region select initial.png|The region select screen if prompted to first select when entering the [[lobby]] for the first time. | |||
S3 Splatfest region select terminal.png|The region select screen when swapping region. | |||
S3 Mixed Region Text.png|An example of mixed-region text seen when participating in a Splatfest which does not match the player's set language. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*The Oceania region comprising Australia and New Zealand has been moved four times. | |||
**In {{S}}, it is paired with the Europe region. | |||
**In {{S2}}, it is paired with the Americas region. | |||
**During the ''[[Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere]]'' demo, it was paired with the Hong Kong and South Korea region. | |||
**In {{S3}}, it is paired with the Americas region. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Mechanics]] |
Latest revision as of 20:09, 15 April 2024
In the context of the Splatoon series, region refers to an internal setting present in each game which is tied to each player's assumed general geographical location in real life. The region system aims to match on a worldwide scale with players located on the same continent as often as possible to maximize gameplay stability. This system is also sometimes used to define localization-exclusive content, such as pieces of gear or Splatfest events.
In Splatoon and Splatoon 2, the available region options are tied to the broadly defined real-life geographical location the copies of the games were bought from approved vendors, as Nintendo distributes different versions of both games in different continents. In those games, the region setting cannot be changed. In Splatoon 3, players are prompted to choose their initial region setting, allowing for mismatched real-life and in-game region choices. Players may subsequently change the setting with cooldown restrictions preventing repeated region changes. Different versions of Splatoon and Splatoon 2 per region feature varying degrees of region-lock restrictions, while Splatoon 3 does not.
Localization refers to the individual different languages that games in the Splatoon series are available in; the term in general refers to how content is altered to suit its geographically different target demographic in a marketing sense, usually accompanied by translation. For Splatoon and Splatoon 2, the region system heavily affects which localization options are available.
List of localizations
Localization | Games | Other | ||
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Official social media | ||||
Chinese (Simplified) | ✓ | |||
German | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ As of Splatoon |
English (United Kingdom) | ✓ | ✓[note 1] | ✓[note 1] | ✓ As of Splatoon |
Spanish (Europe) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ As of Splatoon | |
French (Europe) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ As of Splatoon |
Italian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ As of Splatoon |
Dutch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ As of Splatoon | |
Russian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ As of Splatoon 2[note 2] | |
Japanese | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ As of Splatoon |
Korean | ✓ | ✓ As of Splatoon 3 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) | ✓ | ✓ As of Splatoon 3 | ||
Spanish (Latin America) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
English (United States) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ As of Splatoon |
French (Canada) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Portuguese (Portugal) | ✓ As of Splatoon 3? |
To change between localizations in all three games, players must change their system's internal language and/or region setting. Splatoon and Splatoon 2's available localizations highly depend on which type of cartridge the player is using; setting one's system language to German but using an NTSC (Americas) cartridge rather than a PAL (Europe) cartridge of Splatoon 2 will result in exclusively English text displaying in-game. This is not the case for Splatoon 3, where all available localizations are accessible in any version of the game.
Official social media includes Nintendo-owned Youtube, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram and Facebook accounts, several of which cover more than one language at a time, which at any point has covered Splatoon media. Certain social media accounts post localized content despite the lack of in-game equivalent (e.g. the Russian social media posts for Splatoon 2, and Portuguese social media posts for Splatoon 3).
Splatoon regions
Both the Wii U system and its game discs were region-locked. The Wii U system can only run games with regions that match its internal region setting; the different regional copies of consoles and games were distributed according to their real-life geographical region. Mismatched region-locked hardware and software are not compatible. For example, a Wii U bought in Japan (NTSC-J) will not run a copy of Splatoon bought in the United States (NTSC-U).
The Wii U's internal region setting nor its region-lock restrictions may not be changed without the use of hacking.
Region code[note 3] | Equivalent real-life region |
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NTSC-J | Asia |
NTSC-U | Americas |
PAL | Europe, Oceania, Africa, Middle East |
Different localizations are present depending on which type of Splatoon disc the player uses; certain gear and Splatfest events were exclusive to certain regions.
Region name | In-game region | Available localizations |
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JPN (NTSC-J) | Asia region | Japanese |
USA (NTSC-U) | Americas region | English (United States), Spanish (Latin America), French (Canada) |
EU (PAL) | Europe, Oceania region | English (United Kingdom), French (France), German, Italian |
List of region-locked content in Splatoon
The following Splatfests were only available in certain regions:
Splatfest notes
Splatoon 2 regions
The Nintendo Switch system removed the region-locked restrictions present in the Wii U (except Nintendo Switch systems officially sold in Mainland China); as such, any Switch game cartridge or eShop purchase is compatible with any Switch system.
The system's region setting may be freely changed in its settings, though this does not affect Splatoon 2 regions.
Despite the removal of region-lock restrictions, individual cartridges of certain games contain region-lock information; Splatoon 2 is one of the affected titles. Unlike the Wii U's region-lock system, Splatoon 2 mismatched region-locked hardware and software are compatible; the region-lock restriction serves to limit the amount of localization data available to the player per regional copy of the game. As such, certain gear and Splatfest events were locked per region, similar to Splatoon's system.
Oceania was notably "moved" to be a part of the Americas region.
Region name | In-game region | Available localizations |
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JPN (NTSC-J) | Asia region | Japanese |
USA (NTSC-U) | Americas, Oceania region | English (United States), Spanish (Latin America), French (Canada) |
EU (PAL) | Europe region | English (United Kingdom), Spanish (Spain), French (France), German, Italian, Dutch, Russian |
List of region-locked content in Splatoon 2
Splatfest notes
The following pieces of gear were only available on Japanese copies of the game:
- Koshien Bandana
- Mecha Head - HTR
- Mecha Body - AKM
- Mecha Legs - LBS
- Eminence Cuff
- Milky Eminence Jacket
- Milky Enperrials
- Octo Support Hoodie
- Sennyu Bon Bon Beanie
- Sennyu Goggles
- Sennyu Headphones
- Sennyu Specs
- Sennyu Suit
- Sennyu Inksoles
In all versions of the game, players can view other players wearing this gear as well as localized names of the gear, but the codes required to unlock and receive them are incompatible with all but JPN region cartridges.
Splatoon 3 regions
Splatoon 3 removes the region-lock restrictions present in the previous games, but still contains two sets of region options.
All localization options are available in any copy of the game, regardless of region option. In instances of region-exclusive Splatfests, if there is ever missing text, it is typically replaced with the other region's text by default.
Oceania was notably "moved" once again, but only during the Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere, likely for timing reasons (the full game has it grouped with the Americas just as in Splatoon 2).
Splatfest regions
Referred to as "Splatfest regions", the regions are split into:
- Japan
- The Americas, Australia, New Zealand
- Europe
- Hong Kong, S. Korea
During the Splatfest World Premiere demo, the regions were instead split into:
- Japan
- The Americas
- Europe
- Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, S. Korea
This regional choice affects the posts they will see and which Splatfest themes they will participate in.[1] Players choose their region either upon the game's initial startup before the tutorial (if a Nintendo Switch Online membership is active), or upon entering the lobby for the first time. There is a cooldown period of 60 days before the player is allowed to change the region again; this cooldown restarts every time the player votes on a Splatfest or change the region selection.[2] The player's choice of region may be changed via the Lobby Terminal as long as this cooldown period is not active.
X Battle divisions
X Battle offers a separate region choice, referred to as "divisions":
- Takoroka Division covering players from Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand
- Tentatek Division covering players from the United States, South America, and Europe
This regional choice affects which regional players the player is more likely to get matched with exclusively in X Battle. X Battle scores are measured separately between the two divisions, and as such different sets of badges become available depending on the player's division choice. Players choose their division the first time they play X Battles in a given season, and are unable to change the division until the next season.[3]
List of region-locked content in Splatoon 3
Splatoon 3's Splatfest region system allows for separate per-region Splatfest themes, similar to Splatoon and Splatoon 2's equivalent Splatfest systems; all but three Splatfest events have thus far not utilized this feature, as they were global Splatfests.
During a region-locked Splatfest, the title, team names, and Anarchy Splatcast dialogues may not be available in all languages. In case of a Splatfest outside of the Japan region, if the system language is set to Japanese, the English Splatfest-specific text will be used and mixed in with the Japanese interface.
In case of a Japan-exclusive Splatfest, the Japanese Splatfest-specific text will be used and mix in with the current game language, except for Chinese and Korean. If the system language is set to Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, or Korean, since the game is unable to use the fonts required for these languages at the same time as the Japanese font, the game is forced to reload into Japanese for the entire Splatfest while connected to the Internet, from the Splatfest Sneak Peek all the way until getting the final results announcement and receiving Super Sea Snails, after which the game automatically reloads back into the system language.
The three Splatfests to utilize this feature comprise region-locked content:
The Americas, Australia, New Zealand/Europe/Hong Kong, South Korea region theme | Japan region theme | Notes |
---|---|---|
Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug | Kaiten-yaki vs. Ōban-yaki vs. Imagawa-yaki | Both events occurred concurrently; event text was separate and exclusive to the two region groups; team colors were shared |
Friday vs. Saturday vs. Sunday | Red Bean Paste vs. Custard vs. Whipped Cream | Both events occurred concurrently; event text was separate and exclusive to the two region groups; team colors were not shared |
Drums vs. Guitar vs. Keyboard | Lightly Salted vs. Consommé vs. Salted Seaweed | Both events occurred concurrently; event text was separate and exclusive to the two region groups; team colors were not shared |
Gallery
Splatoon 3
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The region select screen if prompted to first select when entering the lobby for the first time.
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The region select screen when swapping region.
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An example of mixed-region text seen when participating in a Splatfest which does not match the player's set language.
Trivia
- The Oceania region comprising Australia and New Zealand has been moved four times.
- In Splatoon, it is paired with the Europe region.
- In Splatoon 2, it is paired with the Americas region.
- During the Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere demo, it was paired with the Hong Kong and South Korea region.
- In Splatoon 3, it is paired with the Americas region.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Has no dedicated translation, uses North American translation
- ↑ The Russian language official social media accounts documented Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3 related information until February 2022.
- ↑ The region codes "NTSC" and "PAL" originally referred to technical differences in real-life television encoding systems which typically differed per continent, but within the context of video games over time evolved to primarily refer to per-continent release variants.