Splatoon 2 Global Testfire

The Splatoon 2 Global Testfire is a free Splatoon 2 demo available on the Nintendo eShop and is the successor to the Splatoon Global Testfire. It allowed players to engage in free four-versus-four Turf War at scheduled times ahead of the release of the game. It was available for download before the scheduled times, but server connection was not possible beforehand.

Description

During the Global Testfire, players were able to enter online matches of Turf War and use either the Splat Dualies, Splattershot, Splat Roller, or Splat Charger. Playable stages included The Reef and Musselforge Fitness.

Event times

The testfire was able to be played during the following times:

March 24

• 12–12:59 p.m. PT
• 8–8:59 p.m. PT

March 25

• 4–4:59 a.m. PT
• 12–12:59 p.m. PT
• 8–8:59 p.m. PT

March 26

• 4–4:59 a.m. PT

Gallery

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  The title screen.

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  Screenshot from the tutorial at the start of the demo.

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  The message given when the Testfire servers are offline.

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  The Testfire lobby while searching for a match.

Trivia

• Players were able to start log on to the Global Testfire as early as 5 minutes before the scheduled time. Some players were also able to get into matches a few minutes after the designated end time.
• This demo was localized into Russian and Dutch, a first in the series.