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Negotiator · Jan 17, 2015

That's why cross game chat is a good alternative. What's so difficult about it?

XBOX360 = 512MB of RAM (32MB allocated for the OS)
Wii U = 2048MB of RAM (1024MB allocated for the OS)

DizzyCrow · Jan 17, 2015

test_account said:
I actually think the opposite. Splatoon is a game that is also built to be tactical played and communcation can be important then. We know that games like Black Ops 2 support in-game voice chat on WiiU, so its not a technical issue. I would say that its a big design oversight if Splatoon doesnt have in-game voice chat.

EDIT: Come to think of it, i'm kinda surprised why this hasnt been confirmed yet. Has no one asked about in-game voice chat on Twitter? (or maybe they have, but the developers havnt answered).

I agree, even Metroid Prime Hunter on DS had it.

Sify64 · Jan 17, 2015

People are dicks, that is the reason game chat is/ will be restricted to the lobby with friends only if they decide to implement it in Splatoon just like MK8.

I always mute people, but I don't like that the choice is being taken away from others,

KooopaKid · Jan 17, 2015

twothunder said:
Remember this retro 2d gameplay from the single player trailer?

Well. Look in the back of this picture. Seems to be an arcade machine.
We might be able to play the above 2d game on that.

Wow nice catch! So many details. I love how coherent everything seems to be. The plaza is very TWEWY looking and the game has the same sense of fashion. Probably will be the best new IP of 2015.

jon bones · Jan 17, 2015

I'm not hoping or looking for voice chat. Wii U has the best online MP for the very reason I can only communicate with people in a limited fashion.

My girl has yet to be harassed and I haven't heard a single racial comment all gen!

Jintor · Jan 17, 2015

To be fair, it can depend on the type of community a game draws as well. Playing exclusively on Australian public servers I never once heard any racist or sexist comments in TF2 in over 800 hours of play.

test_account · Jan 17, 2015

Jintor said:
I think Nintendo is too risk averse to go for voice chat

Especially considering that "gaming while black" topic and their whole experience with swapnote.

Still, would be a pleasant surprise

Sify64 said:
People are dicks, that is the reason game chat is/ will be restricted to the lobby with friends only if they decide to implement it in Splatoon just like MK8.

I always mute people, but I don't like that the choice is being taken away from others,

Can you only talk to people on your friendslist in Mario Kart 8 and in Smash Bros?

tapantaola said:
That's why cross game chat is a good alternative. What's so difficult about it?

XBOX360 = 512MB of RAM (32MB allocated for the OS)
Wii U = 2048MB of RAM (1024MB allocated for the OS)

I guess it depends on how the OS is built and how much of that RAM that is available. It sounds like it should be possible at least.

DizzyCrow said:
I agree, even Metroid Prime Hunter on DS had it.

Yeah, i hope that they dont drop it in Splatoon. That would surprise me at least.

foxuzamaki · Jan 17, 2015

oh ok then ._.

Micken · Jan 17, 2015

foxuzamaki said:
oh ok then ._.

Is this what you had in mind?

SmithnCo · Jan 17, 2015

jon bones said:
I'm not hoping or looking for voice chat. Wii U has the best online MP for the very reason I can only communicate with people in a limited fashion.

My girl has yet to be harassed and I haven't heard a single racial comment all gen!

I'm sure it will only be limited to friends or in a lobby like MK8 or Smash.

Though it would be useful for in-game due to it being a team game and coordination may be needed.

Javier · Jan 17, 2015

twothunder said:
http://i.imgur.com/9i6L9pZl.jpg
Remember this retro 2d gameplay from the single player trailer?

http://i.imgur.com/Olx2lfLl.png
Well. Look in the back of this picture. Seems to be an arcade machine.
We might be able to play the above 2d game on that.

This is giving me flashbacks to Donkey Kong 64.

twothunder · Jan 17, 2015

Javier said:
This is giving me flashbacks to Donkey Kong 64.

That's what it reminded me of too.

You know. It's kinda funny seeing my arcade machine post reported as news and linked back to.

JonnyKong · Jan 17, 2015

DK64?

My avatar says hello.

foxuzamaki · Jan 17, 2015

Micken said:
Is this what you had in mind?

Thanks so much!

KingSnake · Jan 19, 2015

New tweets, this time about the horseshoe crab and the weapon shop:

https://twitter.com/SplatoonJP/status/557107944571944960

彼はブキ屋「カンブリアームズ」の店主、カブトガニの「ブキチ」。
ブキをこよなく愛する生粋のミリタリーマニアらしい。ブキ好きが高じて、毎日夜遅くまで細かい部品をいじくっていた結果、極度の近眼になってしまったそうだ。何事もほどほどに。

https://twitter.com/SplatoonJP/status/557107681068990464

ここはバトルで使用するブキを取り扱う、ブキ屋「カンブリアームズ」。

クドいくらい丁寧な接客で評判だが、その客に釣り合わないブキは売ってくれないらしい。
バトルを繰り返し、店主のおメガネにかなうだけの経験を身につける必要があるそうだ。

PreyingShark · Jan 19, 2015

Holy shit, I had no idea that gallons were actually what's used in the JPN version. I just assumed that it was a L -> Gallons conversion for weird localization purposes.

Zevenberge · Jan 19, 2015

I still don't quite 'get' the design of the weapon shop guy. I mean, I understand that it should be a nerdy military soldier, but... why on earth is his hat floating? :S

twothunder said:
Remember this retro 2d gameplay from the single player trailer?

Well. Look in the back of this picture. Seems to be an arcade machine.
We might be able to play the above 2d game on that.

That would be awesome.

Bill Rizer · Jan 19, 2015

I wonder if this game will ever be able to dethrone WarHawk as the best online-small-soldiers game ever. I see similarities but the general scope looks smaller here (no flying, smaller maps, no vehicles). This is not saying it can't be as much or even more fun.

KingSnake · Jan 19, 2015

Zevenberge said:
I still don't quite 'get' the design of the weapon shop guy. I mean, I understand that it should be a nerdy military soldier, but... why on earth is his hat floating? :S

He is supposed to be a horseshoe crab changed into a human form. So it's not just a regular military helmet.

Vena · Jan 19, 2015

KingSnake said:
He is supposed to be a horseshoe crab changed into a human form. So it's not just a regular military helmet.

... Its his house?

Aostia · Jan 19, 2015

this game is so style-ish!

StreetsAhead · Jan 19, 2015

KingSnake said:
New tweets, this time about the horseshoe crab and the weapon shop:

https://twitter.com/SplatoonJP/status/557107944571944960

https://twitter.com/SplatoonJP/status/557107681068990464

My translations:

This is "Bukichi", the horseshoe crab who runs the weapon shop 'Camboulit Arms'. He passionately loves his weapons; a genuine military fanatic. As a result of staying up late every night messing around with the small parts, he has developed extreme short-sightedness. That's why you should do things in moderation....

This is 'Camboulit Arms' which deal in weapons you can use in battle.

Although known for being polite to the point of being long-winded, it seems they don't sell weapons to players that would put them out of balance.
You'll need fight lots of battles to get experience in order to gain favor with the shopkeeper so he will sell more weapons to you.

KingSnake · Jan 19, 2015

Vena said:
... Its his house?

Yes.

SatoAilDarko · Jan 19, 2015

StreetsAhead said:
My translations:

Thanks StreetsAhead.

Wow. I'm actually very surprised that the leveling system is tied to weapon unlocks. They are actually approaching this with modern shooters in mind. It would blow my mind if there was an equivalent to prestiging in this game.

I had a nightmare yesterday among others where I was trying to get into a They Might Be Giants concert where they were playing songs from Splatoon (they where doing the soundtrack). An old Professor was responsible for who got in and I couldn't get in. Weird.

Blunoise · Jan 19, 2015

Hey gaffers I have one question?
" is it God damn May yet!?"

mclem · Jan 19, 2015

TheCongressman1 said:
king of the hill

You don't have to do that the conventional way, either. How about "The hill is controlled by whoever has more than 50% of the ink on it"?

As a result of staying up late every night messing around with the small parts, he has developed extreme short-sightedness. That's why you should do things in moderation....

Ah, the innuendo!

TheCongressman1 · Jan 19, 2015

mclem said:
You don't have to do that the conventional way, either. How about "The hill is controlled by whoever has more than 50% of the ink on it"?

Exactly. There's plenty of potential with the mechanics they already have in place.

peanutbutterlatte · Jan 19, 2015

This could be one of the biggest surprises of 2015. Definitely will pick it up.

Clefargle · Jan 19, 2015

StreetsAhead said:
My translations:

Thanks StreetsAhead, keep being extra cool

SatoAilDarko said:
I had a nightmare yesterday among others where I was trying to get into a They Might Be Giants concert where they were playing songs from Splatoon (they where doing the soundtrack). An old Professor was responsible for who got in and I couldn't get in. Weird.

That soundtrack would be kind of incredible, give me something like "particle man" or "am I awake?" Without lyrics and I'm down.

DizzyCrow · Jan 19, 2015

Nobody noticed that we have the first translation from the squid language?

'Camboulit Arms'

Jintor · Jan 19, 2015

damnit i gotta be faster on the draw or i sap my own motivation for translating

TheMoon · Jan 19, 2015

MasterBalls said:
This could be one of the biggest surprises of 2015. Definitely will pick it up.

A Nintendo EAD game being great would be a surprise?

thefro · Jan 19, 2015

SatoAilDarko said:
Thanks StreetsAhead.

Wow. I'm actually very surprised that the leveling system is tied to weapon unlocks. They are actually approaching this with modern shooters in mind. It would blow my mind if there was an equivalent to prestiging in this game.

I'd guess there will be. They mentioned in this interview at E3 that they have a lot of FPS fans on the team.

For example, when I asked Nogami and Sakaguchi about other shooters like Call of Duty and Battlefield, Nogami said, "We definitely play those types of games," adding "There's definitely guys on our staff who are super into shooters. We definitely play other games and other company's hardware. We do that as part of our jobs and we also do that because we're gamers and love to play games."

COD also is fairly popular in Japan for a console game.

BY2K · Jan 19, 2015

I just hope the netcode will be up to snuff. This is Nintendo's first 4v4 "competitive shooter" type of game.

moolamb · Jan 19, 2015

DizzyCrow said:
Nobody noticed that we have the first translation from the squid language?

'Camboulit Arms'

Is it just me or does that read 'KANIARMS'? Kani being crab in japanese.

KingSnake · Jan 19, 2015

moolamb said:
Is it just me or does that read 'KANIARMS'? Kani being crab in japanese.

Surely looks like, now that we've mention it. What Camboulit anyhow, beside a village in France?

OryoN · Jan 19, 2015

BY2K said:
I just hope the netcode will be up to snuff. This is Nintendo's first 4v4 "competitive shooter" type of game.

Seeing what they were able to pull off in Smash - as fighting games are much more of a technical challenge to run smoothly online - Splatoon should be a piece of cake, *as long as* similar care is taken.

Aostia · Jan 19, 2015

do we know something about the single player, apart from being it in the game, and being structure "against" the evil guys? I've seen some footage with platforming action, but nothing additional to that trailer

TheMoon · Jan 19, 2015

OryoN said:
Seeing what they were able to pull off in Smash - as fighting games are much more of a technical challenge to run smoothly online - Splatoon should be a piece of cake, *as long as* similar care is taken.

"they" being Bandai Namco, not EAD.

theprodigy · Jan 19, 2015

OryoN said:
Seeing what they were able to pull off in Smash - as fighting games are much more of a technical challenge to run smoothly online - Splatoon should be a piece of cake, *as long as* similar care is taken.

oh, Namco is handling the netcode? sweet

Datschge · Jan 19, 2015

theprodigy said:
oh, Namco is handling the netcode? sweet

No, Bandai Namco Studios did Smash 4.

TheMoon · Jan 19, 2015

Datschge said:
No, Bandai Namco Studios did Smash 4.

You missed the sarcastic joke^^

SmithnCo · Jan 19, 2015

BY2K said:
I just hope the netcode will be up to snuff. This is Nintendo's first 4v4 "competitive shooter" type of game.

Yeah, that will probably make or break it. It seems to be built around that though so I'm not too worried.

jariw · Jan 19, 2015

TheMoon said:
"they" being Bandai Namco, not EAD.

But EAD made the netcode for that 12-player racing game released in May, whatever it was called. And I'd be surprise if Nintendo wasn't part of the QA for the netcode even for Smash.

TheMoon · Jan 19, 2015

jariw said:
But EAD made the netcode for that 12-player racing game released in May, whatever it was called. And I'd be surprise if Nintendo wasn't part of the QA for the netcode even for Smash.

Look at the credits^^ ... "special thanks: Bandai Namco"

Of course we don't know what they did, though.

JonnyKong · Jan 19, 2015

I bet they release this right at the end of May like they did with Mario Kart. *shakes fist*

jariw · Jan 19, 2015

TheMoon said:
Look at the credits^^ ... "special thanks: Bandai Namco"

Of course we don't know what they did, though.

You're absolutely right! FWIW, Bandai Namco also develops the Mario Kart arcade games, such as the Mario Kart Arcade GP DX.

JonnyKong said:
I bet they release this right at the end of May like they did with Mario Kart. *shakes fist*

Yes, I think MK8 released the same "big" release week as Watch Dogs last year, IIRC? Last weekend of May, about 10 days before E3 sounds like the time they might aim for with this year's Splatoon release as well.

cloudyboy · Jan 19, 2015

KingSnake said:
New tweets, this time about the horseshoe crab and the weapon shop:

https://twitter.com/SplatoonJP/status/557107944571944960

https://twitter.com/SplatoonJP/status/557107681068990464

what if maybe Horseshoe crab dude is just young E gadd?

ThatRandomCliff · Jan 19, 2015

cloudyboy said:
what if maybe Horseshoe crab dude is just young E gadd?

Maybe they are related.

Fiktion · Jan 19, 2015

I'm hearing rumors that Splatoon might be playable at APEX 2015.

Mark this post so I can say I told you so if it happens.

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