A few days ago, we posted a feature about Splatoon’s competitive community – a relatively large scene that is somewhat overlooked by the mainstream gaming media. During my chat with Dakota Lasky, the co-founder of Squidboards mentioned several ways that Nintendo could improve Splatoon. In particular, Lasky mentioned several features Nintendo could add to help build the competitive Splatoon community. Although there are no more updates planned for the Wii U version of Splatoon, these features could be implemented in the rumored NX version of Splatoon, or in a future sequel.
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?
