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A new Nintendo IP doesn’t come around all that often. The 100 year old company has produced some of the most memorable worlds and characters in gaming history, so whenever new ones are created, people pay attention. This is what happened last year when they unveiled Splatoon, Nintendo’s take on the third-person-shooter genre. Interesting characters populated a colorful world, and looked to offer a new take on standard shooter gameplay mechanics. But could Splatoon hold up to the promise? Could Nintendo take their signature innovation and apply it to the third-person-shooter arena? Thankfully the answer is a resounding yes, even with a couple of decisions that hold the experience back.
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?
