Japanese Splatoon 2 hype
By DarkbeatDK 3 Comments
Splatoon 2 is coming and since the first game did incredibly well on the home turf, there's some collaborative efforts to celebrate the launch of the game.
Tower Records
If you are wondering why Japan's first Splatfest theme is Rock vs. Pop, it's because of the Tower Records summer sale! You might even have noticed their logo written in an inkling style throughout the demo. Frozenpandaman on Reddit took a bunch of pictures of the iconic Shibuya store, that kicked off the event with the release of Wet Floor's EP "Inkoming!"
You see many more pictures here.
Kyoto Aquarium
Kids can also learn about real squids at the Kyoto Aquarium at the "Suizokukaan" event. At the dolphin basin, kids split into two teams and try to gather as much water as possible in two containers, by either using Splattershots or buckets. Everyone with buckets risk getting drenched while trying to collect the falling water and once the game is over and the score is tallied up, the losing team gets drenched... then everyone gets drenched. I'm sure they have some of those big dryer rooms at the entrances, but you should probably bring some spare clothes just in chase.
Check out a video of the event below:
Of course there is also all sorts of merchandise to purchase.
All in all a great summer vacation trip for the family
(Via Famitsu)
Fanart
Unsurprisingly, tons of fanart sprung up, especially after the reveal of Pearl and Marina. I think it was less than 20 minutes after the Splatoon 2 Nintendo Direct ended that I started seeing the first drawings from all over the world on twitter and it hasn't stopped. As with the first game, some of the most ink-redible artists can be found in the game itself. Miiverse may be gone, but Splatoonverse lives on.
イイダちゃんかわいいねぇ。テンタクルズ(テンタクル)ってイカタコの足の意味の英単語なんだね~かわいいなぁ~。 pic.twitter.com/Ntz1UKRNUn
— にじゅのまるまる (@nj_mrmr) July 6, 2017
[splatoon] Let Pearl Say Fuck pic.twitter.com/pqzBISKJ28
— Dee S. (@beedeeboro) July 7, 2017
ミウラらよぉ~ #Splatoon2 #前夜祭 #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/HDBDy8mQpU
— タコベー (@takobe_t) July 9, 2017
ポップ派でいきます~! #Splatoon2 #前夜祭 #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/lulPO651n9
— せんぽっぷ (@sen_squid) July 9, 2017
偶然この二人が並んでて笑ってしまった #splatoon2 #前夜祭 pic.twitter.com/RNRmpwxYkg
— 倉林 (@hai_lexta) July 11, 2017
Off the Hook#テンタクルズ #Splatoon2 pic.twitter.com/gnyqcod5f3
— ヘコ=ツン (@whichdoll) July 14, 2017
You're goin DOWN Squid!!! ??#Splatoon2 #Pearl #Splatoon pic.twitter.com/ME9hABdN3j
— Sleepy Bear ?? (@moonyagi) July 11, 2017
Don't forget that the Splatfest is this weekend and stay off the hook!