JAMSTEC
JAMSTEC, the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Tecnology 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,[1] which included:
- The New Lifeform vs. Future Tech Splatfest.[2]
- Inkopolis' version of JAMSTEC,[3] with a few details:
- The Oceanic Hard Hat,[4] 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.[5]
- The deep-sea submarine Shinkai 6500 was shown to exist in the background of C11 Abracadabra Station.[6]
- Videos showing real-life deep sea squids[8] and Octopuses,[9] 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)[10] and Iso Padre (giant isopod).[11]
- A free "open day" held on 12 May 2018 at the JAMSTEC headquarters in Yokosuka was promoted on the SplatoonJP Twitter.[12]
- 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
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A promotional image for the collaboration.
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The JAMSTEC logo as it appears in Splatoon 2.
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A promotional image for the Oceanic Hard Hat.
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Promotional image for the Shinkai 6500, as it appears in the Octo Expansion.
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A promotional image for the CHIKYU appearing in the background of the Manta Maria.
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The CHIKYU as it appears in-game.
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Another view of the CHIKYU.
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The CHIKYU in the distance, behind an Inkling boy.
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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