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|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|platform=[[Wii U]]
|released=May 28, 2015 (Japan)<br/>May 29, 2015 (Europe & North America)<br/>May 30, 2015 (Australia)
|size=2296.2 MB (Not including update content)
|genre=Third-person Shooter<br>Action-Adventure<br>Online multiplayer
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|ratings=Everyone 10+ (North America)<br/>7+ (Europe)<br/>A - All Ages (Japan) <br/>PG (Australia)
|platforms=[[Wii U]]
|media=Wii U optical disc<br>Digital Download (eShop)
|series=
|predecessor=
|successor=Splatoon 2}}
{{For|other things the name Splatoon is used for|Splatoon (disambiguation)}}
 
{{Quote|Dive in to color, chaos, and inkin' awesome battles in this squidtastic take on the action shooter.|Splatoon's official website|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170119001318/http://splatoon.nintendo.com/ {{NES}} Official English ''Splatoon'' Website (archived)]</ref>}}
'''''Splatoon''''' (スプラトゥーン ''Supuratūn'') is a third-person shooter developed and published by [[Nintendo]]. The game features battles between [[Inkling]]s, using weaponized [[ink]] to cover [[Turf|territory]] and "splat" opponents. The game was first revealed at the Nintendo E3 2014 Digital Event and was released for the [[Wii U]] on May 29, 2015.
 
''Splatoon'''s successor, named ''[[Splatoon 2]]'', was released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] on July 21, 2017. It includes brand-new weapons, gear, stages, modes, and also a new story, set two years after the original ''Splatoon''.
 
==Development==
[[File:Splatoontofu.jpg|thumb|An early design of ''Splatoon'' featuring blocks of tofu.]]
''Splatoon'' was first created by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development in late 2013, directed by [[Yusuke Amano]] and [[Tsubasa Sakaguchi]], and produced by [[Hisashi Nogami]], longtime director for the [[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|''Animal Crossing'' series]]. The team had thought of over seventy game ideas, but decided to focus on a game involving inking turf. At first, this concept featured black and white blocks of tofu with noses that sprayed ink.<ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/splatoon/0/0 {{NES}} Iwata Asks: Splatoon: It Started With Tofu]</ref> The game featured a top-down view, allowing the tofu blocks to blend in with their splattered turf.
 
[[File:Splatoonrabbit.jpg|thumb|A later design of ''Splatoon'' featuring rabbits on an early [[Urchin Underpass]]. Note the almost-complete [[Splattershot]].]]
However, these [[character]]s presented a variety of problems, so development began on a different character that was vaguely humanoid in shape. A rabbit was chosen as the design, because its floppy ears would indicate what direction it was traveling when viewed from above. Many EAD developers criticized this idea, so ideas such as [[mariowiki:Mario|Mario]]<ref>[http://time.com/3747708/nintendo-shigeru-miyamoto/ 7 Fascinating Insights from Nintendo's Gaming Genius Shigeru Miyamoto]</ref>, robots and macho men were considered. The rabbits were later scrapped in favor of a squid, because the team wanted a character that made sense in regards to the environment and gameplay mechanics. The squids at this stage appeared to be squid-human hybrids, but it was decided that instead of this design, the game would feature humanoid Inklings with the ability to transform into squids.
 
A few weeks before release, the ''[[Splatoon Global Testfire]]'' application, a limited ''Splatoon'' demo, was released for the Wii U. Players could download it and play on the 8<sup>th</sup> and 9<sup>th</sup> of May, 2015, at 3:00, 11:00 and 19:00 UTC, for one hour at a time. A second Testfire event happened on the 23<sup>rd</sup> of May, 2015, at 22:00 UTC. Due to complications, the event was extended to run for two hours instead of one.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/602253558285643777 {{TWI}} Nintendo of America's tweet in response to the second Testfire's connection issues]</ref>
 
== Story ==
The single player [[Octo Valley (mode)|Octo Valley]] mode tells the main story of the game. Many years after the great Turf War, with the hope of invading the [[Inkling]]s' world, the [[Octarian]]s built an underground facility known as [[Octo Valley]]. After the disappearance of the [[Zapfish]] from the Inklings' world, the protagonist, wearing the [[Hero Suit]], must infiltrate the base and rescue all the Zapfish.
 
== Gameplay ==
''Splatoon'' is a third-person shooter game focused on online multiplayer battles, in which eight players are divided into two teams of four. In the game mode [[Turf War]], teams fight to cover the arena in as much [[ink]] of their team's color as possible. In [[Splat Zones]], they try to control certain zones for a set amount of time by covering the Splat Zone(s) in ink. Players have two main forms and may switch between the two at will: their humanoid form, in which they can use weapons to spread ink and splatter opponents, and their squid form, which they can use to swim through ink at great speed and up walls, recharge the player's ink tank faster (while in their own ink), and hide in their team's ink. Players can also utilize [[Sub Weapon]]s, such as [[Splat Bomb]]s, and [[Special Weapon]]s, such as [[Inkzooka]]s.
 
In the primary game mode, [[Turf War]], players are awarded points based on the amount of [[Surfaces|land]] they cover in their team's ink—the team that covers the most territory within three minutes wins the match.
 
''Splatoon'' also features a single player [[Octo Valley (mode)|Octo Valley]] mode, which sees the player travel to [[Octo Valley]] and traverse levels based on 3D-platforming and puzzle solving. 
 
Since its initial launch, ''Splatoon'' has received many [[DLC]] updates to introduce new stages, weapons, and wholly new gameplay modes to the game's multiplayer mode. In addition, Nintendo also announces and hosts semi-regular community events called [[Splatfest]]s where players pick a team to side with and play turf wars against each other for prizes and glory. Both upcoming DLC as well as upcoming Splatfest information can be read about on {{S'}} official Tumblr page, named [[Live from Squid Research Lab]].
 
== Characters ==
=== Protagonists ===
* [[Inkling]]s
* [[Agent 3]]
 
=== Secondary ===
*[[Squid Sisters|Callie & Marie]]
*[[Judd]]
*[[Cap'n Cuttlefish]]
*[[Spyke]]
*[[Sheldon]]
*[[Annie]] & [[Moe]]
*[[Jelonzo]]
*[[Crusty Sean]]
 
=== Antagonists ===
* [[Octarian]]s
 
== Modes ==
{{Main|Mode}}
* [[Regular Battle]]
** [[Turf War]]
* [[Ranked Battle]]
** [[Splat Zones]]
** [[Tower Control]]
** [[Rainmaker]]
* [[Splatfest|Splatfest Battle]]
** Splatfest Turf War
* [[Squad Battle]]
* [[Private Battle]]
 
== Multiplayer stages ==
{{main|Stage}}
{{Navbox/S Stages}}
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==Manga series==
{{Main|Splatoon (manga)}}
In June 2015, a ''Splatoon'' manga was released by [[Sankichi Hinodeya|Sankichi]] called '''Splatoon''' (Splatoonスプラトゥーン ''Splatoon Supuratūn'', translating to Splatoon Splatoon) to celebrate its release in Japan. However, this was a fan-made one-shot, and the offical version was released in December 2015 as a one-shot type until April 2016.  
 
== Gallery ==
{{Gallery}}
[[File:Eshopwl.png|thumb|right|250px|''Splatoon'' shown as the most requested game on Nintendo eShop.]]
 
== Prerelease elements ==
{{Main|Prerelease elements}}
 
== Trivia ==
* ''Splatoon'' is a portmanteau of "splat" and "platoon."
* The Inklings' squid form shares strong similarities with [[mariowiki:Blooper|Bloopers]] from the [[mariowiki:Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]].
* In the single-player trailer from the November 2014 [[Nintendo Direct]], a frame of artwork consists of Bloopers from the ''Super Mario'' series and [[zeldawiki:Octorok|Octoroks]] from [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]].
* According to an email sent by Nintendo, ''Splatoon'' was listed as the the top wish-listed game in Nintendo's eShop over the summer it was released.
{{clr}}
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/agmj/ {{NES}} Official Japanese ''Splatoon'' Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170119001318/http://splatoon.nintendo.com/ {{NES}} Official American English ''Splatoon'' website (archived)]
* [http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii-U/Splatoon-892510.html {{NES}} Official European English ''Splatoon'' website]
* [https://twitter.com/SplatoonJP {{TWI}} Official Japanese ''Splatoon'' Twitter account]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Splatoon/?fref=ts {{SRL}} Official English ''Splatoon'' Facebook account]
* [http://splatoonus.tumblr.com/ {{SRL}} Official English ''Splatoon'' Tumblr account]
 
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
 
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For other things the name Splatoon is used for, see Splatoon (disambiguation).
“ Dive in to color, chaos, and inkin' awesome battles in this squidtastic take on the action shooter. ”
— Splatoon's official website, [1]

Splatoon (スプラトゥーン Supuratūn) is a third-person shooter developed and published by Nintendo. The game features battles between Inklings, using weaponized ink to cover territory and "splat" opponents. The game was first revealed at the Nintendo E3 2014 Digital Event and was released for the Wii U on May 29, 2015.

Splatoon's successor, named Splatoon 2, was released for the Nintendo Switch on July 21, 2017. It includes brand-new weapons, gear, stages, modes, and also a new story, set two years after the original Splatoon.

Development

An early design of Splatoon featuring blocks of tofu.

Splatoon was first created by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development in late 2013, directed by Yusuke Amano and Tsubasa Sakaguchi, and produced by Hisashi Nogami, longtime director for the Animal Crossing series. The team had thought of over seventy game ideas, but decided to focus on a game involving inking turf. At first, this concept featured black and white blocks of tofu with noses that sprayed ink.[2] The game featured a top-down view, allowing the tofu blocks to blend in with their splattered turf.

A later design of Splatoon featuring rabbits on an early Urchin Underpass. Note the almost-complete Splattershot.

However, these characters presented a variety of problems, so development began on a different character that was vaguely humanoid in shape. A rabbit was chosen as the design, because its floppy ears would indicate what direction it was traveling when viewed from above. Many EAD developers criticized this idea, so ideas such as Mario[3], robots and macho men were considered. The rabbits were later scrapped in favor of a squid, because the team wanted a character that made sense in regards to the environment and gameplay mechanics. The squids at this stage appeared to be squid-human hybrids, but it was decided that instead of this design, the game would feature humanoid Inklings with the ability to transform into squids.

A few weeks before release, the Splatoon Global Testfire application, a limited Splatoon demo, was released for the Wii U. Players could download it and play on the 8th and 9th of May, 2015, at 3:00, 11:00 and 19:00 UTC, for one hour at a time. A second Testfire event happened on the 23rd of May, 2015, at 22:00 UTC. Due to complications, the event was extended to run for two hours instead of one.[4]

Story

The single player Octo Valley mode tells the main story of the game. Many years after the great Turf War, with the hope of invading the Inklings' world, the Octarians built an underground facility known as Octo Valley. After the disappearance of the Zapfish from the Inklings' world, the protagonist, wearing the Hero Suit, must infiltrate the base and rescue all the Zapfish.

Gameplay

Splatoon is a third-person shooter game focused on online multiplayer battles, in which eight players are divided into two teams of four. In the game mode Turf War, teams fight to cover the arena in as much ink of their team's color as possible. In Splat Zones, they try to control certain zones for a set amount of time by covering the Splat Zone(s) in ink. Players have two main forms and may switch between the two at will: their humanoid form, in which they can use weapons to spread ink and splatter opponents, and their squid form, which they can use to swim through ink at great speed and up walls, recharge the player's ink tank faster (while in their own ink), and hide in their team's ink. Players can also utilize Sub Weapons, such as Splat Bombs, and Special Weapons, such as Inkzookas.

In the primary game mode, Turf War, players are awarded points based on the amount of land they cover in their team's ink—the team that covers the most territory within three minutes wins the match.

Splatoon also features a single player Octo Valley mode, which sees the player travel to Octo Valley and traverse levels based on 3D-platforming and puzzle solving. 

Since its initial launch, Splatoon has received many DLC updates to introduce new stages, weapons, and wholly new gameplay modes to the game's multiplayer mode. In addition, Nintendo also announces and hosts semi-regular community events called Splatfests where players pick a team to side with and play turf wars against each other for prizes and glory. Both upcoming DLC as well as upcoming Splatfest information can be read about on Template:S' official Tumblr page, named Live from Squid Research Lab.

Characters

Protagonists

Secondary

Antagonists

Modes

Main article: Mode

Multiplayer stages

Main article: Stage
Multiplayer stages in Splatoon
S Stage Ancho-V Games.jpg
Ancho-V Games 		S Stage Arowana Mall.jpg
Arowana Mall 		S Stage Blackbelly Skatepark.jpg
Blackbelly Skatepark 		S Stage Bluefin Depot.png
Bluefin Depot
S Stage Camp Triggerfish.jpg
Camp Triggerfish 		S Stage Flounder Heights.jpg
Flounder Heights 		S Stage Hammerhead Bridge.jpg
Hammerhead Bridge 		S Stage Kelp Dome.png
Kelp Dome
S Stage Mahi-Mahi Resort.png
Mahi-Mahi Resort 		S Stage Moray Towers.png
Moray Towers 		S Stage Museum d'Alfonsino.png
Museum d'Alfonsino 		S Stage Piranha Pit.png
Piranha Pit
S Stage Port Mackerel.png
Port Mackerel 		S Stage Saltspray Rig.jpg
Saltspray Rig 		S Stage Urchin Underpass.jpg
Urchin Underpass 		S Stage Walleye Warehouse.jpg
Walleye Warehouse

Manga series

Main article: Splatoon (manga)

In June 2015, a Splatoon manga was released by Sankichi called Splatoon (Splatoonスプラトゥーン Splatoon Supuratūn, translating to Splatoon Splatoon) to celebrate its release in Japan. However, this was a fan-made one-shot, and the offical version was released in December 2015 as a one-shot type until April 2016.

Gallery

Image linking to the gallery page
➤ View the gallery
Splatoon shown as the most requested game on Nintendo eShop.

Prerelease elements

Main article: Prerelease elements

Trivia

  • Splatoon is a portmanteau of "splat" and "platoon."
  • The Inklings' squid form shares strong similarities with Bloopers from the Super Mario series.
  • In the single-player trailer from the November 2014 Nintendo Direct, a frame of artwork consists of Bloopers from the Super Mario series and Octoroks from The Legend of Zelda series.
  • According to an email sent by Nintendo, Splatoon was listed as the the top wish-listed game in Nintendo's eShop over the summer it was released.

External links

References

Template:Reflist

  1. ↑ Nintendo Official English Splatoon Website (archived)
  2. ↑ Nintendo Iwata Asks: Splatoon: It Started With Tofu
  3. ↑ 7 Fascinating Insights from Nintendo's Gaming Genius Shigeru Miyamoto
  4. ↑ Twitter Nintendo of America's tweet in response to the second Testfire's connection issues
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