Is Nintendo's first foray into online shooters worth your time? It depends how many roadblocks you're willing to hurdle.
Nintendo has recently restored Wii U Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon online after five months of being offline.
Game Rant Writes "Mar10 Day is a fun yearly celebration of the Super Mario series, and Splatoon may warrant a fan-designated day of celebration in its own right."
How, exactly, did Splatoon reach heights rivalled only by Pokémon in Japan? New IPs from the House of Mario appear as often as shiny Pocket Monsters, yet typically move comparatively mediocre numbers or fall into relative obscurity behind the premium marques of Mario, Animal Crossing, Zelda, and Pokémon. Take Pikmin and ARMS, for example, which we adore but struggle to compete with the tentpole franchises when it comes to sales numbers or mainstream mindshare.
So, again, how has Splatoon risen to become one of Nintendo's most important series in Japan?
At least its something for FPS fans with a Wii U.
Still a day one buy for me. Played it at E3 and loved every second
I'm more hyped for this game, than when I was waiting for Advanced Warfare early-access line at Best Buy. This is the kind of game I needed. A platformer that acts like a shooter, with the core gameplay that made the 90's so exciting to play and wait anxiously for christmas. Everybody will enjoy this game and nobody will be calling you, or ur kids, "Little Fegget" becuz ur getting them REKT. I don't think it will be a system seller, but the Splatoon Bundle will be a determinating factor for decent sales this holidays. Only time will tell. I'm done with COD on Xbox and PC. Splatoon and Xenoblades Chronicles X will be my most played games for this year, or until Halo 5 comes out this fall, but still.