JAMSTEC

JAMSTEC, the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology is a real life Japanese national research institute that has been represented in Splatoon 2 and the Octo Expansion.

Jamsteeec

In April and May 2018, JAMSTEC and the Japanese Splatoon Twitter account announced a collaboration and cross-promotion called Jamsteeec, which included:

• The New Lifeform vs. Future Tech Splatfest.
• Inkopolis' version of JAMSTEC, with a few details:
  • The Oceanic Hard Hat, designed after the real-world JAMSTEC hard hats.
  • The research and deep-earth drilling ship, CHIKYU, was added to the background of the Manta Maria stage.
  • The deep-sea submarine Shinkai 6500 was shown to exist in the background of C11 Abracadabra Station.
    • There was also a post highlighting the fact that the Autobomb was designed after the Shinkai 6500.
• Videos showing real-life deep sea squids and octopuses, in comparison with Inklings and Octolings.
• Several posts on the real-life creatures that inspired some of the characters in the Octo Expansion, including C.Q. Cumber (sea pig) and Iso Padre (giant isopod).
• A free "open day" held on 12 May 2018 at the JAMSTEC headquarters in Yokosuka was promoted on the SplatoonJP Twitter.
  • Splatoon 2 collaboration activities at the event itself, such as presentation of the "research reports", an exhibition stamp rally, photo opportunities, and coloring book illustrations.

Gallery

• File:Jamsteeec collab promo image.jpeg

  A promotional image for the collaboration

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  Promotional art representing Team New Lifeform

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  Promotional art representing Team Future Tech

• File:JAMSTEC logo in game.jpeg

  The JAMSTEC logo as it appears in Splatoon 2

• File:Oceanic hard hat JAMSTEC promo.jpeg

  A promotional image for the Oceanic Hard Hat

• File:Unknown creature vs Advanced technology splatfest shirts.jpeg

  New Lifeform vs. Future Tech Splatfest shirts

• File:Shinkai 6500 promo image.jpeg

  Promotional image for the Shinkai 6500, as it appears in the Octo Expansion

• File:CHIKYU promo image.jpeg

  A promotional image for the CHIKYU appearing in the background of the Manta Maria

• File:CHIKYU in game model 1.jpeg

  The CHIKYU as it appears in-game

• File:CHIKYU in game model 2.jpeg

  Another view of the CHIKYU

• File:CHIKYU in game behind inkling boy.jpeg

  The CHIKYU in the distance, behind an Inkling boy

• File:CHIKYU in game at night.jpeg

  A view of the CHIKYU at night, from the Manta Maria

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  New Lifeform vs. Future Tech Splatfest

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  Promotional artwork of the New Lifeform vs. Future Tech Splatfest

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  Hisashi Nogami, dressed as the "Squid Research Lab" representative, posing in front of the research vessel Yokosuka at JAMSTEC HQ

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  Nogami at the Yokosuka's helm

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  Nogami admiring a model of the CHIKYU

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  Nogami posing in front of the Shinkai 6500

External links

• JAMSTEC on Wikipedia
• Jamsteeec official site
• JAMSTEC public relations Twitter account
• Article on the collaboration on the Nintendo Europe news site