It’s a huge bummer that Nintendo doesn’t let you choose whether you’d prefer worldwide or regional matchmaking.
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?
Bought it black Friday. My siblings and it's been the go-to game for me and my sibilings since then. I get lag maybe once every ten matches and lose connection maybe once every twenty. It's always quick to rejoin and I haven't had any other issues.
The problem with all these "shoddy matchmaking" issues is that they aren't all that common. I live on an island in the middle of the ocean. I have good internet, and I get connection issues about 1/100 games. My times zone allows me to play almost exclusively with Japanese players. Lag is rarely seen and connection is always stable.
I've never had problems except 1 time over a 100 hours that I have played. It was might connection though