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|+Wii U regional variations
|+Wii U regional variations
!Region code
!Region code
<ref group="note">Note that the region codes "NTSC" and "PAL" originally referred to differences in irl regional television frequencies, but within the context of video games, over time evolved to primarily are used to refer to regional release variants.</ref>
<ref group="note">! that the region codes "NTSC" and "PAL" originally referred to differences in irl regional television frequencies, but within the context of video games, over time evolved to primarily are used to refer to regional release variants.</ref>
!Equivalent real-life region
!Equivalent real-life region
|-
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===List of region-locked content in ''Splatoon''===
===List of region-locked content in ''Splatoon''===
The following Splatfests were only available in certain regions:
The following Splatfests were only available in certain regions:
*Japan-exclusive:
{| class="wikitable sitecolor-generic"
**
!Month
*Europe-exclusive:
!Americas region theme
**
!Europe region theme
*Americas-exclusive:
!Japan region theme
**
!Notes
|-
|June 2016
!
!
|[[Rice vs. Bread]]
!
|-
|July 2015
|[[Cats vs. Dogs]]<br>[[Roller Coasters vs. Water Slides]]
|[[Rock vs. Pop]]<br>[[Eating vs. Sleeping]]
|[[Red Kitsune Udon vs. Green Tanuki Soba (July 2015)]]<br>[[Lemon Tea vs. Milk Tea]]
!
|-
|August 2015
|[[Marshmallows vs. Hot Dogs]]
|[[North Pole vs. South Pole]]
|[[Grasshopper vs. Ant]]
!
|-
|September 2015
|[[Art vs. Science]]
|[[Messy vs. Tidy]]
|[[Airhead vs. Wisecracker]]
!
|-
|October 2015
|[[Cars vs. Planes]]
|[[Cats vs. Dogs]]
|[[Squid vs. Octopus]]<br>[[Love vs. Money]]
!
|-
|November 2015
|[[Pirates vs. Ninjas]]
|[[Zombies vs. Ghosts]]
|[[Land Food vs. Seafood]]
!
|-
|December 2015
|[[Burgers vs. Pizza]]<br>[[Naughty vs. Nice]]
|[[Delicious vs. Disgusting]]
|[[Red Kitsune Udon vs. Green Tanuki Soba (December 2015)]]
!
|-
|January 2016
|[[Past vs. Future]]
|[[Get Fit vs. Get Rich]]<br>[[Barbarian vs. Ninja]]
|[[Perfect Body vs. Perfect Mind]]
!
|-
|February 2016
| colspan="3" |[[Pokémon Red vs. Pokémon Blue]]<sup>NA/EU</sup> / [[Pokémon Red vs. Pokémon Green]]<sup>JP</sup>
|<ref name="sglobal2" group="snotes">Shared theme between all regions, though the events themselves were separate</ref>
|-
|March 2016
|[[Snowman vs. Sandcastle]]
|[[Hoverboard vs. Jet Pack]]
|[[Show No Mercy! vs. Focus on Healing]]
|
|-
|April 2016
| colspan="2" |[[SpongeBob vs. Patrick]]||[[Tuna & Mayonnaise vs. Red Salmon]]
|<ref name="sshared" group="snotes">Shared theme between Americas and Europe/Oceania regions, though the events themselves were separate</ref>
|-
|May 2016
| 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="snotes">Global Splatfest</ref>
|-
|June 2016
|[[Early Bird vs. Night Owl]]
|[[World Tour vs. Space Adventure]]
|[[Chocorooms vs. Chococones]]
!
|-
|July 2016
| colspan="3" |[[Callie vs. Marie]]
|<ref name="sglobal" group="snotes"/>
|}
<references group="snotes"/>


==''Splatoon 2'' regions==
==''Splatoon 2'' regions==
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The system's region setting may be freely changed in its settings.  
The system's region setting may be freely changed in its settings.  


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.
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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===List of region-locked content in ''Splatoon 2''===
===List of region-locked content in ''Splatoon 2''===
The following Splatfests were only available in certain regions:
{| class="wikitable sitecolor-generic"
*Japan-exclusive:
!Month
**
!Americas region theme
*Europe-exclusive:
!Europe region theme
**
!Japan region theme
*Americas-exclusive:
!Notes
**
|-
|July 2017
| colspan="2"|[[Cake vs. Ice Cream]]
|[[Rock vs. Pop]]
|<ref name="s2shared" group="s2notes">Shared theme between NAOC/EU regions, unified event</ref>
|-
|August 2017
| colspan="3"|[[Mayo vs. Ketchup (2017)]]
|<ref name="s2global" group="s2notes">Global Splatfest</ref>
|-
|September 2017
| colspan="2"|[[Flight vs. Invisibility]]
|[[Fries vs. McNuggets]]
|<ref name="s2shared" group="s2notes"/>
|-
|October 2017
|[[Vampire vs. Werewolf]]
|[[Front Roll vs. Back Roll]]
|[[Dexterity vs. Tenacity]]
!
|-
|November 2017
|[[Sci-Fi vs. Fantasy]]
|[[Warm vs. Cold]]
|[[With Lemon vs. Without Lemon]]
!
|-
|December 2017
|[[Sweater vs. Sock]]
|[[Film vs. Book]]
|[[Warm Innerwear vs. Warm Outerwear]]
!
|-
|January 2018
| colspan="3"|[[Action vs. Comedy]]
|<ref name="s2global2" group="s2notes">Global Splatfest with altered start times per region</ref>
|-
|February 2018
|[[Money vs. Love]]
|[[Gherk-OUT vs. Gherk-IN]]
|[[The Champion vs. The Challenger]]
!
|-
|March 2018
| colspan="2"|[[Chicken vs. Egg]]
|[[Flowers vs. Dumplings]]<br>[[Newest Model vs. Most Popular Model]]
|<ref name="s2shared" group="s2notes"/>
|-
|April 2018
|[[Baseball vs. Soccer]]
|[[Salty vs. Sweet]]
|[[New Life-Forms vs. Advanced Technology]]
!
|-
|May 2018
| colspan="2"|[[Raph vs. Leo]]<br>[[Mikey vs. Donnie]]<br>[[Raph vs. Donnie]]
|[[Hello Kitty vs. Cinnamoroll]]<br>[[My Melody vs. Pompompurin]]
|<ref name="s2shared" group="s2notes"/>
|-
|June 2018
| colspan="2"|[[Pulp vs. No-Pulp]]
|[[Hello Kitty vs. My Melody]]
|<ref name="s2shared" group="s2notes"/>
|-
|July 2018
| colspan="3"|[[Squid vs. Octopus]]
|<ref name="s2global" group="s2notes">Global Splatfest</ref>
|-
|August 2018
|[[Fork vs. Spoon]]
|[[Adventure vs. Relax]]
|[[Chocorooms vs. Chococones]]
!
|-
|September 2018
| colspan="2"|[[Retro vs. Modern]]
|[[Tsubuan vs. Koshian]]
|<ref name="s2shared" group="s2notes"/>
|-
|October 2018
| colspan="3"|[[Trick vs. Treat]]
|<ref name="s2global" group="s2notes"/>
|-
|November 2018
|[[Salsa vs. Guacamole]]
|[[Eat It First vs. Save It for Last]]
|[[Pocky Chocolate vs. Pocky Gokuboso]]
!
|-
|December 2018
| colspan="3"|[[Hero vs. Villain]]
|<ref name="s2global" group="s2notes"/>
|-
|January 2019
| colspan="3"|[[Fam vs. Friend]]
|<ref name="s2global" group="s2notes"/>
|-
|February 2019
| colspan="2"|[[Pancake vs. Waffle]]
|[[Airhead vs. Wisecracker]]
|<ref name="s2shared" group="s2notes"/>
|-
|March 2019
| colspan="3"|[[Knight vs. Wizard]]
|<ref name="s2global" group="s2notes"/>
|-
|April 2019
| colspan="3"|[[Hare vs. Tortoise]]
|<ref name="s2global" group="s2notes"/>
|-
|May 2019
| colspan="2"|[[Time Travel vs. Teleportation]]
|[[Ce vs. Pa]]
|<ref name="s2shared" group="s2notes"/>
|-
|June 2019
|[[Unicorn vs. Narwhal]]
|[[Kid vs. Grown-Up]]
|[[No Pineapple vs. Pineapple]]
!
|-
|July 2019
| colspan="3"|[[Chaos vs. Order]]
|<ref name="s2global" group="s2notes"/>
|-
|May 2020
| colspan="3"|[[Mayo vs. Ketchup]]
|<ref name="s2global" group="s2notes"/>
|-
|August 2020
|[[Chicken vs. Egg]]
|[[Chicken vs. Egg]]
|[[Chicken vs. Egg]]
|<ref name="s2global" group="s2notes"/>
|-
|October 2020
| colspan="3"|[[Trick vs. Treat]]
|<ref name="s2global" group="s2notes"/>
|-
|January 2021
| colspan="3"|[[Super Mushroom vs. Super Star]]
|<ref name="s2global" group="s2notes"/>
|}
<references group="s2notes"/>
 
 


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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[[File:S3 Splatfest region select initial.png|thumb|region select terminal]]
[[File:S3 Splatfest region select initial.png|thumb|region select terminal]]
[[File:S3 Splatfest region select initial confirm.png|thumb|exclusive text notice]]
[[File:S3 Splatfest region select initial confirm.png|thumb|exclusive text notice]]
*note the swapping limitations
*! the swapping limitations
{{S3}} removes the region-lock restrictions present in the previous games, but still contains two sets of region options.  
{{S3}} removes the region-lock restrictions present in the previous games, but still contains two sets of region options.  


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screenshot of the region choosing screens (tutorial + terminal)
screenshot of the region choosing screens (tutorial + terminal)
The following Splatfest was only available in certain regions:
The following Splatfest was only available in certain regions:
*[[Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug]] (exclusive to everyone else) and [[Kaiten-yaki vs. Oban-yaki vs. Imagawa-yaki]] (exclusive to Japan) occurred concurrently; effectively was a unified event with two themes per region groups
 
{| class="wikitable sitecolor-generic"
!Americas/Europe/Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, S. Korea region theme
!Japan region theme
!Notes
|-
|[[Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug]]
|[[Kaiten-yaki vs. Oban-yaki vs. Imagawa-yaki]]
|Both events occured concurrently
|}


==Notes==
==Notes==
<references group="note"/>
<references group="!"/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 09:07, 28 December 2023

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In the context of the Splatoon series, region refers to a setting present in each game which is tied to each player's general geographical location in real life. The region system aims to match on a worldwide scale 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 in, as different versions of both games are distributed by Nintendo in different continents. In Splatoon 3, players are prompted to choose their region setting, allowing for mismatched real-life and in-game region choices, and may subsequently swap to a different one at will.

Localization refers to the different languages games in the Splatoon series are available in; the term in general refers to the ways in which content is altered to suit its geographically different target demographic in a marketing sense. For Splatoon and Splatoon 2, the region system heavily affects which localization options are available.

Copies of Splatoon and Splatoon 2 feature varying degrees of region-lock restrictions, while Splatoon 3 does not.

  • how to swap languages per game

List of localizations

Official social media includes Nintendo-owned Youtube, Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook accounts, several of which cover more than one language at a time, which at any point has covered Splatoon media; typically localized to

Localization Games Other
Splatoon "S" icon.svg Splatoon 2 "2" icon.svg Splatoon 3 "3" icon.svg Official social media
China Chinese (Simplified) ✓
Germany German ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
As of
United Kingdom English (United Kingdom) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
As of S
Spain Spanish (Europe) ✓ ✓ ✓
As of
France French (Europe) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
As of
Italy Italian ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
As of
Netherlands Dutch ✓ ✓ ✓
As of
Russia Russian ✓ ✓ ✓
As of S2[note 1]
Japan Japanese ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
As of S
South Korea Korean ✓ ✓
As of S3
Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional) ✓ ✓
As of S3
Mexico Spanish (Latin America) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
As of
USA English (United States) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
As of S
Canada French (Canada) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
As of
Portugal Portuguese (Portugal) ✓
As of S3?

Splatoon regions

Both the Wii U system and its game discs were region-locked. The Wii U system could only run games with regions that matched 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 use of hacking.

Wii U regional variations
Region code

[note 2]

Equivalent real-life region
NTSC-J Asia
NTSC-U Americas
PAL Europe, Oceania, Africa, Middle East

Different localizations are present depending on which type of Splatoon disc; certain gear and Splatfest events were exclusive to certain regions.

Splatoon regional variations
Region name In-game region Available localizations
JPN (NTSC-J) Asia region Japan Japanese
USA (NTSC-U) Americas region USA English (United States), Mexico Spanish (Latin America), Canada French (Canada)
EU (PAL) Europe, Oceania region United Kingdom English (United Kingdom), France French (France), Germany German, Italy Italian

List of region-locked content in Splatoon

The following Splatfests were only available in certain regions:

Month Americas region theme Europe region theme Japan region theme Notes
June 2016 Rice vs. Bread
July 2015 Cats vs. Dogs
Roller Coasters vs. Water Slides 		Rock vs. Pop
Eating vs. Sleeping 		Red Kitsune Udon vs. Green Tanuki Soba (July 2015)
Lemon Tea vs. Milk Tea
August 2015 Marshmallows vs. Hot Dogs North Pole vs. South Pole Grasshopper vs. Ant
September 2015 Art vs. Science Messy vs. Tidy Airhead vs. Wisecracker
October 2015 Cars vs. Planes Cats vs. Dogs Squid vs. Octopus
Love vs. Money
November 2015 Pirates vs. Ninjas Zombies vs. Ghosts Land Food vs. Seafood
December 2015 Burgers vs. Pizza
Naughty vs. Nice 		Delicious vs. Disgusting Red Kitsune Udon vs. Green Tanuki Soba (December 2015)
January 2016 Past vs. Future Get Fit vs. Get Rich
Barbarian vs. Ninja 		Perfect Body vs. Perfect Mind
February 2016 Pokémon Red vs. Pokémon BlueNA/EU / Pokémon Red vs. Pokémon GreenJP [snotes 1]
March 2016 Snowman vs. Sandcastle Hoverboard vs. Jet Pack Show No Mercy! vs. Focus on Healing
April 2016 SpongeBob vs. Patrick Tuna & Mayonnaise vs. Red Salmon [snotes 2]
May 2016 Fancy Party vs. Costume PartyNA/JP / Black Tie Event vs. Fancy Dress PartyEU/OC [snotes 3]
June 2016 Early Bird vs. Night Owl World Tour vs. Space Adventure Chocorooms vs. Chococones
July 2016 Callie vs. Marie [snotes 3]
  1. ↑ Shared theme between all regions, though the events themselves were separate
  2. ↑ Shared theme between Americas and Europe/Oceania regions, though the events themselves were separate
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Global Splatfest

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 E-shop purchase is compatible with any Switch system.

The system's region setting may be freely changed in its settings.

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.

Splatoon 2 regional variantions
Region name In-game region Available localizations
JPN (NTSC-J) Asia region Japan Japanese
USA (NTSC-U) Americas, Oceania region USA English (United States), Mexico Spanish (Latin America), Canada French (Canada)
EU (PAL) Europe region United Kingdom English (United Kingdom), Spain Spanish (Spain), France French (France), Germany German, Italy Italian, Netherlands Dutch, Russia Russian

List of region-locked content in Splatoon 2

Month Americas region theme Europe region theme Japan region theme Notes
July 2017 Cake vs. Ice Cream Rock vs. Pop [s2notes 1]
August 2017 Mayo vs. Ketchup (2017) [s2notes 2]
September 2017 Flight vs. Invisibility Fries vs. McNuggets [s2notes 1]
October 2017 Vampire vs. Werewolf Front Roll vs. Back Roll Dexterity vs. Tenacity
November 2017 Sci-Fi vs. Fantasy Warm vs. Cold With Lemon vs. Without Lemon
December 2017 Sweater vs. Sock Film vs. Book Warm Innerwear vs. Warm Outerwear
January 2018 Action vs. Comedy [s2notes 3]
February 2018 Money vs. Love Gherk-OUT vs. Gherk-IN The Champion vs. The Challenger
March 2018 Chicken vs. Egg Flowers vs. Dumplings
Newest Model vs. Most Popular Model 		[s2notes 1]
April 2018 Baseball vs. Soccer Salty vs. Sweet New Life-Forms vs. Advanced Technology
May 2018 Raph vs. Leo
Mikey vs. Donnie
Raph vs. Donnie 		Hello Kitty vs. Cinnamoroll
My Melody vs. Pompompurin 		[s2notes 1]
June 2018 Pulp vs. No-Pulp Hello Kitty vs. My Melody [s2notes 1]
July 2018 Squid vs. Octopus [s2notes 2]
August 2018 Fork vs. Spoon Adventure vs. Relax Chocorooms vs. Chococones
September 2018 Retro vs. Modern Tsubuan vs. Koshian [s2notes 1]
October 2018 Trick vs. Treat [s2notes 2]
November 2018 Salsa vs. Guacamole Eat It First vs. Save It for Last Pocky Chocolate vs. Pocky Gokuboso
December 2018 Hero vs. Villain [s2notes 2]
January 2019 Fam vs. Friend [s2notes 2]
February 2019 Pancake vs. Waffle Airhead vs. Wisecracker [s2notes 1]
March 2019 Knight vs. Wizard [s2notes 2]
April 2019 Hare vs. Tortoise [s2notes 2]
May 2019 Time Travel vs. Teleportation Ce vs. Pa [s2notes 1]
June 2019 Unicorn vs. Narwhal Kid vs. Grown-Up No Pineapple vs. Pineapple
July 2019 Chaos vs. Order [s2notes 2]
May 2020 Mayo vs. Ketchup [s2notes 2]
August 2020 Chicken vs. Egg Chicken vs. Egg Chicken vs. Egg [s2notes 2]
October 2020 Trick vs. Treat [s2notes 2]
January 2021 Super Mushroom vs. Super Star [s2notes 2]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Shared theme between NAOC/EU regions, unified event
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Global Splatfest
  3. ↑ Global Splatfest with altered start times per region


The following pieces of gear were only available on Japanese copies of the game:

All copies of the game can view other players wearing this gear + localized names of the gear, but the codes required to unlock them are incompatible with all but JPN region cartridges

Splatoon 3 regions

region select terminal
exclusive text notice
  • ! the swapping limitations

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. Only in instances of region-exclusive Splatfests is there ever missing text, which is typically replaced with the other region's text by default.

Oceania was notably "moved" once again.

Referred to as "Splatfest regions" , the regions are split into:

  • Japan
  • The Americas, Australia, New Zealand
  • Europe
  • Hong Kong, S. Korea

In Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere, the regions are instead split into:

  • Japan
  • The Americas
  • Europe
  • Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, S. Korea

This regional choice affects which regional players the player is more likely to get matched with in all online gameplay modes except X Battle.

X Battle offers a separate region choice, referred to as "divisions":

  • Takoroka Takoroka Division covering players from Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand
  • Tentatek Tentatek Division covering players from 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; additionally scores are measured separately between the two divisions, and as such three sets of badges become available depending on the player's choice of division

List of available localizations in Splatoon 3

  • China Chinese (Simplified)
  • Germany German
  • United Kingdom English (United Kingdom)
  • Spain Spanish (Europe)
  • France French (Europe)
  • Italy Italian
  • Netherlands Dutch
  • Russia Russian
  • Japan Japanese
  • South Korea Korean
  • Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional)
  • Mexico Spanish (Latin America)
  • USA English (United States)
  • Canada French (Canada)

List of region-locked content in Splatoon 3

screenshot of the region choosing screens (tutorial + terminal) The following Splatfest was only available in certain regions:

Americas/Europe/Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, S. Korea region theme Japan region theme Notes
Handshake vs. Fist Bump vs. Hug Kaiten-yaki vs. Oban-yaki vs. Imagawa-yaki Both events occured concurrently

Notes


References


[[Category:Mechanics]]
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