Chicken vs. Egg (2018)

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Chicken vs. Egg​

Chicken vs. Egg

Team	Chicken	Egg
Region	North America and Oceania
Start	10 March 2018, 04:00 UTC
End	11 March 2018, 04:00 UTC
Score method	category tally
Result type	combined
Popularity	41.30%	58.7%
Wins	%	%
Solo wins	52.66%	47.34%
Team wins	56.30%	43.7%
Normal clout	%	%
Pro clout	%	%
Score	2	1
Winner	Chicken
Region	Europe
Start	10 March 2018, 14:00 UTC
End	11 March 2018, 14:00 UTC
Popularity	%	%
Wins	%	%
Solo wins	%	%
Team wins	%	%
Normal clout	%	%
Pro clout	%	%
Score
Winner
Region
Start	3 June 2023, 17:51 UTC
End	4 June 2023, 17:51 UTC
Popularity	%	%
Wins	%	%
Solo wins	%	%
Team wins	%	%
Normal clout	%	%
Pro clout	%	%
Score
Winner

For the rematch in 2020, go to Chicken vs. Egg (2020)

Chicken vs. Egg was a Splatfest event in Splatoon 2. It was held in North America, Oceania, and Europe. It was announced on 3 March 2018. The results were given on 12 March 2018. Results from all regions were combined.

Details

The full name of each choice was "THE CHICKEN came first" and "THE EGG came first". The team name portion of Splatfest titles was "Chicken" and "Egg".

Chicken vs. Egg featured the 8th Shifty Station layout, The Bunker Games.

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  Shifty Station

Gallery

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  Official artwork

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  Official artwork (Dutch)

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  Team Chicken win

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  Team Chicken win (Dutch)

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Dialogue

• The same dialogue was used for the rematch, but due to the access to in-game data, all languages (as well as the losing team's victory dialogue) are available in that page's "Dialogue" section.
  • In addition, the rematch added the Japan region to the Splatfest, so brand-new Japanese dialogue was added there as well.

Translation needed

Translate Spanish (Latin America) ^edit

English

Announcement

Pearl's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Pearl “WE 'BOUT TO GET ALL PHILISOLOPHICAL(sic) UP IN THIS!”	Marina “Which do you think came first? The chicken or the egg?”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “Obviously the chicken had to come first, cuz who else could have laid the egg?”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “But where did that chicken come from? An egg, which means the egg came first.”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “OK, but why does that egg even exist? That's right. A CHICKEN!”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “I know! Why don't we go ask a chicken? OH, WAIT. The chicken is still in the egg!”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “That's too bad. Maybe we can ask the egg's mom instead.”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “Hmm... Who's the egg's mom? OH, RIGHT—IT'S A FLIPPIN' CHICKEN!”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “Yeah, I bet that mom chicken has wanted kids ever since she was an egg.”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “Ha! Yeah, but whose...grandma laid the egg...uh...that had the mom inside it?”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “Wait... Which side am I on?”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “HAHAHA!”	Marina “HAHAHA!”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “It's funny because we're all living in a simulation and free will is a lie.”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “...”	Marina “...”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “Head to the Splatfest terminal and pick the side you're programmed to choose!”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA

Introduction

Pearl's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Pearl “Which do you think came first? The chicken or the egg?”	Marina “Head over to the Splatfest terminal and pick a side!”	NOE, NOA

Results

Pearl's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Pearl “BAWK BAWK BUH-KAWK!”	Marina “...”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “You wanna make an omelet, gotta break a FEW EGGS.”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “The chickens knocked the eggheads down a FEW PEGS!”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “You know the Splatfest rules, Marina...”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “The chicken officially came before the egg. BOOYAH!”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “Actually, I think most scientists would disagree wi—”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “The chicken came first, Marina. It's the law.”	Marina “-”	NOE
Pearl “The chicken came first, Marina. The Splatfest proved it.”	Marina “-”	NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “I'm just saying that genetic mutations over the course of many generations—”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “YOU'RE IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 3 SECTION 2 OF SPLATFEST LAW!”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “Whatever...”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “If you participated in the Splatfest, your prizes are waiting in the Square!”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA

Results if Egg were to win

Pearl's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Pearl “-”	Marina “YEEEEEEEEAH!”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “OH, COME ON!”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “Don't count your chickens before they hatch, Pearl!”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “Oh, yeah? Well, don't put all your eggs in one basket!”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “...Looks like the chickens have come home to roost!”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “IF YOU WANNA MAKE AN OMELET, YOU GOTTA BREAK A FEW EGGS!”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “Uh... An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of chicken.”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “...”	Marina “-”	NOE, NOA
Pearl “-”	Marina “If you participated in the Splatfest, your prizes are waiting in the Square!”	NOE, NOA

French (France)

Announcement

Perle's Dialogue	Coralie's Dialogue	Region
Perle « Ouah, attention les amis, on s'apprête à sérieusement élever le niveau ! » (Woah, watch out, get ready to seriously raise the level!)	Coralie « À votre avis, qu'est-ce que qui est apparu en premier ? La poule ou l'œuf ? » (In your opinion, what came first? The chicken or the egg?)	NOE
Perle « Ben, la poule, évidemment ! Il va pas se pondre tout seul, ton œuf ! » (Well, the chicken, obviously! The egg won't lay itself after all!)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « - »	Coralie « D'accord, mais elle sort d'où, ta poule ? D'un œuf, comme toutes les poules ! » (Of course, but where did the chicken come from? From an egg, like all chickens!)	NOE
Perle « Pas d'embrouille, Coralie ! Ma poule sort d'un œuf qui sort d'une poule, OK ? » (It's not that confusing, Marina! My chicken came from an egg which came from a chicken, OK?)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « - »	Coralie « Bon, on demandera son avis à une poule. Quand elle sera sortie de son ŒUF. » (Well, let's ask the chicken's opinion. When it will eventually leave its EGG.)	NOE
Perle « Rester plantées à contempler un œuf... super, ton plan... » (Leave your contemplating to an egg... What an amazing plan...)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « Et si on interrogeait LA POULE QUI L'A PONDU, plutôt ? » (What if we ask THE CHICKEN WHO LAYED IT, instead?)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « - »	Coralie « Tu veux faire quoi, lui demander si elle se souvient d'avoir été un œuf ? » (You want to do what, ask it if it knows what it was like to be an egg?)	NOE
Perle « Ben, c'est une piste à explorer si on veut savoir qui a raison, non ? » (Well, it's a way to find out if we want to know who's right, no?)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « Attends une second, je m'y perds ! J'ai choisi quoi, moi ? La poule ou l'œuf ? » (Wait a second, I'm totally lost! What have I chosen? The chicken or the egg?)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « HA HA HA ! »	Coralie « HA HA HA ! »	NOE
Perle « - »	Coralie « Tu parles s'un paradoxe ! C'est à se demander si on vit bien dans la réalité ! » (You are talking about a paradox! It's about time we ask if we're really living in reality!)	NOE
Perle « ... »	Coralie « ... »	NOE
Perle « Quant à vous les amis, n'oubliez pas de choisir votre camp à la borne festive ! » (As for you, don't forget to choose your team at the Splatfest terminal!)	Coralie « - »	NOE

Introduction

Perle's Dialogue	Coralie's Dialogue	Region
Perle « À votre avis, de la poule ou de l'œuf, qui est apparu en premier ? » (In your opinion, out of the chicken and the egg, which came first?)	Coralie « N'oubliez pas de vous rendre à la borne festive pour choisir votre camp ! » (Don't forget to return to the terminal to choose your side!)	NOE

Results

Perle's Dialogue	Coralie's Dialogue	Region
Perle « Et vlan ! Prends ça dans les dents, ma poule ! » (And wham! Take it by the teeth, my chicken!)	Coralie « Classe... » (Classy...)	NOE
Notes: "When the chickens have teeth" is an expression meaning "never", similar to the English "when pigs fly". Calling someone "ma poule" is usually an expression of closeness, like calling them "darling".
Perle « Qu'est-ce que tu veux ! On fait pas d'omelette sans casser des œufs ! » (What do you want! We can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs!)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « Le principal, c'est qu'on ait étouffé votre théorie fumeuse dans l'œuf ! » (The main thing is that we've debunked your theory about the egg!)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « Tu connais la règle, Coralie ! » (You know the rules, Marina!)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « La question est réglée : la poule est apparue avant l'œuf, point final. » (The question is settled: the chicken came before the egg, case closed.)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « - »	Coralie « Figure-toi qu'en fait, la communauté scientifique penche plutôt du côté de... » (You know what, the scientific community leans toward...)	NOE
Perle « La poule, Coralie. Le festival a parlé. La discussion est close. » (The chicken, Marina. The festival has spoken. The discussion is closed.)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « - »	Coralie « Je dis juste que si on considère la poule originelle comme le fruit d'une mutati... » (I'm just saying that if we consider the original chicken is the result of a mutati...)	NOE
Perle « ARTICLE 3, ALINÉA 2 DU CODE DES FESTIVALS, CORALIE, MERCI ! » (ARTICLE 3, LINE 2 OF SPLATFEST LAW, MARINA, THANK YOU!)	Coralie « - »	NOE
Perle « - »	Coralie « Oh, ça va, hein ! » (Oh, all right then!)	NOE
Perle « Les prix attendent les participants au festival sur le square ! » (The prizes await the Splatfest participants in the square!)	Coralie « - »	NOE

German

Announcement

Perla's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Perla „Massiert eure Gehirne warm, es wird philosophisch!“ (Massage your brains warm, it's getting philosophical!)	Marina „Was kam eurer Meinung nach zuerst? Die Henne oder das Ei?“ (Which do you think came first? The hen or the egg?)	NOE
Perla „Ganz offensichtlich die Henne, wer soll denn sonst das Ei legen?“ (Quite obviously the hen, who else is going to lay the egg?)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Und von wo kam die Henne? Aus 'nem Ei, also war das Ei zuallererst da.“ (And where did the hen come from? From an egg, so the egg was there first.)	NOE
Perla „Okay, aber warum gibt es dieses Ei überhaupt? Genau! Wegen der Henne!“ (Okay, but why does this egg exist at all? Exactly! Because of the hen!)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Ich hab's! Fragen wir doch eine Henne! Oh, Moment... Die Henne ist noch im Ei!“ (I got it! Let's ask a hen! Oh, wait... The hen is still in the egg!)	NOE
Perla „Jammerschade. Aber wir könnten ja mit der Mutter des Eis reden.“ (Too bad. But we could talk to the mother of the egg.)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „Hmm... Aber wer ist die Mutter? Ach, stimmt... Eine H-E-N-N-E!“ (Hmm... But who is the mother? Oh, right... A H-E-N!)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Ich wette, die Hennenmama wollte schon Küken, als sie noch ein Ei war.“ (I bet the mama hen wanted chicks when she was still an egg.)	NOE
Perla „Ha! Und wessen... Oma hat das Ei... äh... mit der Hennenmama drin gelegt?“ (Ha! And whose... Grandma has laid the egg... uh... with the mother hen inside?)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „Öh... Auf welcher Seite war ich jetzt noch mal?“ (Uh... Which side was I on again?)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „Hahaha!“	Marina „Hahaha!“	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Ich seh schon, das wird eine etwas härtere Splatfest-Entscheidung...“ (I can see this is going to be a bit of a tougher Splatfest decision....)	NOE
Perla „...“	Marina „...“	NOE
Perla „Und was denkt ihr? Trefft eure Wahl am Splatfest-Wahlstand!“ (And what do you think? Make your choice at the Splatfest terminal!)	Marina „-“	NOE

Introduction

Perla's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Perla „Was kam eurer Meinung nach zuerst? Die Henne oder das Ei?“ (Which do you think came first? The hen or the egg?)	Marina „Trefft eure Wahl am Splatfest-Wahlstand!“ (Make your choice at the Splatfest terminal!)	NOE

Results

Perla's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Perla „Bok-bok-bok-bogog!“ (Bawk-bawk-bawk-buh-kawk!)	Marina „...“	NOE
Perla „Wenn man ein Omelett machen will, muss man ein paar Eier zerschlagen.“ (If you want to make an omelet, you have to break a few eggs.)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „Die Hühner haben euch Eierköpfen gezeigt, was 'ne Hackordnung ist!“ (The chickens have shown you eggheads what a pecking order is!)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „Du kennst die Regeln des Splatfestes, Marina.“ (You know the Splatfest rules , Marina.)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „Damit kommt die Henne hochoffiziell vor dem Ei.“ (Thus, the hen comes highly official before the egg.)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Die meisten Wissenschaftler würden allerdi--“ (However, most scientists woul--)	NOE
Perla „Die Henne war zuerst da, Marina. So wurde es entschieden.“ (The hen came first, Marina. That's how it was decided.)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Ich sag ja nur, dass über Generationen hinweg genetische Mutationen...“ (I'm just saying that over generations, genetic mutations....)	NOE
Perla „Du verstößt gerade gegen Artikel 3, Abschnitt 2 der Splatfest-Regeln!“ (You are currently violating Article 3, Section 2 of the Splatfest Rules!)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Meinetwegen, du hast recht und ich meine Ruhe...“ (Whatever, you are right and I have my rest...)	NOE
Perla „Wer beim Splatfest dabei war, bekommt seinen Preis auf dem Inkopolis-Platz!“ (Those who participated in the Splatfest will get their prize at Inkopolis Square!)	Marina „-“	NOE

Results if Egg were to win

Perla's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Perla „-“	Marina „Ei ei ei!“ (Egg egg egg!)	NOE
Perla „Ach, echt jetzt?!“ (Oh, really now?!)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Da haben die Hennen wohl nichts zu gackern, Perla!“ (I guess the hens have nothing to cluck about, Perla!)	NOE
Perla „Da war jetzt wirklich nicht das Gelbe vom Ei...“ (That really wasn't the yellow of the egg...)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Du musst dich jetzt nicht wie ein aufgescheuchtes Huhn aufführen!“ (You don't have to act like a startled chicken now!)	NOE
Perla „Wenn man ein Omelett machen will, muss man ein paar Eier zerschlagen!“ (If you want to make an omelet, you have to break some eggs!)	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Öh... Ein gerupftes Hühnchen findet auch mal ein Korn?“ (Uh... A plucked chicken also finds a grain of corn?)	NOE
Perla „...“	Marina „-“	NOE
Perla „-“	Marina „Wer beim Splatfest dabei war, bekommt seinen Preis auf dem Inkopolis-Platz!“ (Those who participated in the Splatfest will get their prize at Inkopolis Square!)	NOE

Spanish (Latin America)

Announcement

Perla's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Perla «¿Qué fue primero? ¿La gallina o el huevo?» (What was first? The chicken or the egg?)	Marina «¡El huevo, obviamente! Y es "el huevo o la gallina". Lo dijiste al revés.» (The egg, obviously! And it's "the egg or the chicken." You said it backwards.)	NOA
Notes: This is the order of the idiom in the Spanish language.
Perla «No, mira: la gallina está a la izquierda. Y los huevos provienen de las gallinas.» (No, look: the chicken is to the left. And eggs come from chickens.)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «Pero ¿de dónde vino la primera gallina? De un huevo, claro. El huevo fue primero.» (But where did the first chicken come from? From an egg, of course. The egg was first.)	NOA
Perla «Pero ¿por qué existía ese primer huevo? ¡Porque lo puso una gallina!» (But why does the first egg exist? Because a chicken laid it!)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «¿Por qué no preguntamos a una gallina? Ah, ¡porque sigue dentro del huevo!» (Why don't we ask the chicken? Ah, because it's still inside the egg!)	NOA
Perla «Qué lástima. ¿Le preguntamos mejor a su mamá?» (What a shame. Should we ask its mother better?)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «¿Quién será la mamá? Ah, claro, ¡ES UNA GALLINA!» (Who will be the mom? Ah, duh, IT'S A CHICKEN!)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «Sí, una gallina que seguramente quería hijos desde que era huevo.» (Yeah, a chicken that surely wanted kids since she was an egg.)	NOA
Perla «¡Ja! Claro, pero ¿quién fue... la abuela que puso... el huevo de la mamá?» (Hah! Of course, but who was... the grandma that laid... the mom's egg?)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «Oye, ¿con qué equipo voy?» (Hey, which team am I going on?)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «¡Ja, ja, ja!» (Ha ha ha!)	Marina «¡Ja, ja, ja!» (Ha ha ha!)	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «¡Qué gracia! Porque todo esto es una simulación y no existe el libre albedrío.» (How funny! Because all of this is a simulation and free will doesn't exist.)	NOA
Perla «...»	Marina «...»	NOA
Perla «¡Vayan a la terminal de voto y elijan el equipo que el destino te obliga a elegir!» (Go the the vote terminal and choose the team that destiny forces you to choose!)	Marina «-»	NOA

Results

Perla's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Perla «¡QUIQUIRIQUÍ!» (COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!)	Marina «...»	NOA
Perla «No quiero tregua ni tratos con el Equipo Huevos.» (I don't want a truce nor deals with Team Egg.)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «Ni me mancharon los zapatos. ¡Los tengo como NUEVOS!» (They didn't even stain my shoes. I got them like they're NEW!)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «Ya conoces las normas del festival, Perla.» (You know the Splatfest rules, Pearl.)	Marina «-»	NOA
Notes: Pearl referring to herself is likely a typo.
Perla «Es oficial: la gallina fue antes que el huevo. ¡Ja!» (It's official: the chicken was before the egg. Hah!)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «En realidad, creo que la mayoría de los científicos dirían que...» (Actually, I think that the majority of scientists would say that...)	NOA
Perla «La gallina fue primero, Marina. Lo dicta la ley.» (The chicken was first, Marina. The law dictates it.)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «Pero las mutaciones genéticas a lo largo de innumerables generaciones...» (But the genetic mutations throughout countless generations...)	NOA
Perla «¡ACABAS DE VIOLAR EL ARTÍCULO III, SECCIÓN II DE LAS NORMAS DEL FESTIVAL!» (YOU JUST VIOLATED ARTICLE III, SECTION II OF THE SPLATFEST RULES!)	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «Bah. Olvídalo.» (Ugh. Forget it.)	NOA
Perla «¡Si participaron en el festival, recojan sus premios en el centro!» (If you participated in the Splatfest, collect your prizes at the Square!)	Marina «-»	NOA

Results if Egg were to win

Perla's Dialogue	Marina's Dialogue	Region
Perla «-»	Marina «¡VAMOOOS!»	NOA
Perla «¡NO ES JUSTO!»	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «Estás como gallina en corral ajena, ¿eh, Perla?»	NOA
Perla «Pero el buen gallo, ¡en cualquier gallinero canta!»	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «¡Ja! Cacarear y no poner huevos, cada día lo vemos.»	NOA
Perla «¡NO PONGAS TODOS LOS HUEVOS EN LA MISMA CANASTA, MARINA!»	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «Este... Más vale gallina en mano que... ¿cien huevos volando?»	NOA
Perla «...»	Marina «-»	NOA
Perla «-»	Marina «¡Si participaron en el festival, recojan sus premios en el centro!»	NOA

Trivia

• Team Chicken marks the first time a solid white ink color was used in North America and Europe. Japan wouldn't see solid white ink until Team Hello Kitty in the first round of the Sanrio Splatfest Tournament.
• Near the end of the English and Spanish (Latin American) announcement dialogue, after a lengthy argument on the theoretical paradox of a chicken or egg coming first, Pearl and Maria begin laughing maniacally, after which Marina says "It's funny because we're all living in a simulation and free will is a lie." This is a reference to the philosphical topics of reality being a simulation and whether or not free will exists. The French version has Marina question if they are living in reality, however, she does not outright state they are in a simulation.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Dutch	Kip vs. Ei	Chicken vs. Egg
French (NOE)	Poule vs. Œuf	Chicken vs. Egg
German	Henne vs. Ei	Hen vs. Egg
Spanish (NOA)	Gallina vs. Huevo	Chicken vs. Egg

Translation needed

The section or page is missing non-English translations or material from other localizations ^edit

Private Battle

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ニワトリ/たまご Niwatori/tamago	Chicken/Egg
Dutch	Kip / Ei	Chicken / Egg
French	Poule/Œuf	Chicken/Egg
German	Henne/Ei	Hen/Egg
Italian	Gallina/Uovo
Russian	Курица / яйцо Kuritsa / yaytso	Hen / egg
Spanish	Gallina/Huevo	Chicken vs. Egg

See also

• List of Splatfests in Splatoon 2

External links

• SplatoonUS announcement of the event
• SplatoonUS reminder post for the event
• SplatoonUS announcement of the winner
• Nintendo UK news post for the event
• @NintendoNL on Twitter (announcement), @NintendoNL on Twitter (results)