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[oneida]

I was browsing the eShop a moment ago, closed it, reopened it, and blam! Splatoon 2 Global Testfire is up and downloadable.

Can't launch it though, says service hasn't started yet.

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[Peltz]

Woo.

Can't wait for this. I love Splatoon.

Having this game portable is going to be insane.

 

[spindashing]

WHAT IN TARNATION

 

[faridmon]

What about EU?

 

[dallow_bg]

Can't download from their site right?
My switch is on it's way to Nintendo for repairs.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Can't launch it though, says service hasn't started yet.

Well yeah, you're about 10 days too early.

 

[phanphare]

we did it!

 

[sir_bumble_bee]

Most hyped I've ever been to look at a title screen.

 

[Garou]

Reminder: the testfire is still 1.5 weeks away, so you can take your time downloading.

 

[jon bones]

: O

 

[epmode]

It's crazy that these tests are only an ~hour long.

 

[GDGF]

Gonna be rad!

 

[Josh5890]

Downloading now!

 

[oneida]

408MB btw.

 

[Illusive_Juan]

Reminder: the testfire is still 1.5 weeks away, so you can take your time downloading.

I don't have to download it later if I download it now!

 

[sixteen-bit]

Don't have a switch yet, but I'm looking forward to GAF impressions!

 

[giancarlo123x]

Reminder: the testfire is still 1.5 weeks away, so you can take your time downloading.

I need to do it now!

 

[TankRizzo]

download is slow. what's the size of the game?

 

[Violence Jack]

Wait what?

OK, it's not live, but I'm downloading this now. Splatoon was the main reason I bought a switch.

 

[oneida]

download is slow. what's the size of the game?

408MB.

 

[EDarkness]

download is slow. what's the size of the game?

Really? It downloaded insanely fast. Not even 3 or 4 minutes. Fired it up and it just says it hasn't started yet, but I'm excited to give it a try.

 

[jon bones]

OK, gotta put in some meeting notices on Friday the 24th... make sure I'm out of the office before 3 for the testfire lol

 

[The Elite]

Another icon on the home screen.

Excite!

 

[epmode]

Really? It downloaded insanely fast. Not even 3 or 4 minutes. Fired it up and it just says it hasn't started yet, but I'm excited to give it a try.

The Switch gets some awful wifi speeds over here even though it's parked very close to my router. I get about half the speed I get on my phone and tablet.

 

[The Main Event]

Another icon on the home screen.

Excite!

Random question. What happens when you fill them up? Does it automatically expand?

 

[Josh5890]

Booted it up. The music has me hyped!

 

[The Elite]

Random question. What happens when you fill them up? Does it automatically expand?

A new option pops up that lets you go to a separate view of all your software. The Giant Bomb launch day stream had it.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Random question. What happens when you fill them up? Does it automatically expand?

A "All Games" tile appears at the end of the list when you hit 12 games which shows you everything in a big grid.

 

[Plum]

Don't you mean Splatoon HD: Global Testfire

Spoiler

Nah but seriously, hope this gets put up on the EU shop soon. Though if I can't get mp sorted out with my uni internet I'll have to skip this unfortunately.

 

[B00TE]

omg, downloading. This and Mass Effect next week are gonna be the best.

 

[The Main Event]

A new option pops up that lets you go to a separate view of all your software. The Giant Bomb launch day stream had it.

A "All Games" tile appears at the end of the list when you hit 21 games which shows you everything in a big grid.

Ah good to know.

Can't wait for some Splatoon with the godly Pro controller.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Don't you mean Splatoon HD: Global Testfire.

What? The game is called Splatoon 2.

Why would Nintendo release a game called Splatoon HD when the first Splatoon was already in high definition?

 

[jmizzal]

408MB btw.

thats pretty small, I wonder what the final game size will be

 

[Neoxon]

What? The game is called Splatoon 2.

Why would Nintendo release a game called Splatoon HD when the first Splatoon was already in high definition?

That's the joke. It's a dig at those who don't recognize Splatoon 2 as an actual sequel.

On-topic, I'm downloading this as soon as my little brother gets off of the Switch.

 

[jwk94]

Is there a way I can queue this online?

 

[GDGF]

Downloaded.

I'm a kid now, I'm a squid now, I'm an impatient middle aged man now!

 

[jmizzal]

It would be cool if they would have let us screw around in practice mode until the test fire lol

 

[13ruce]

Surely gonna download this omg.
Question can you play with bots in splatoon? Just asking (i mean the full games with this) asking this for if i go to my nephews and play local multiplayer around summer. Was it a option in the first one?

 

[NYR]

Only Nintendo would beta test for 1 hour, god forbid you let people play over an entire weekend.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Ah good to know.

Can't wait for some Splatoon with the godly Pro controller.

I'm sorry, it's actually when you have more than 12 games, not 20.

Only Nintendo would beta test for 1 hour, god forbid you let people play over an entire weekend.

Gotta put as much load on the servers at once as you can.

 

[phanphare]

Surely gonna download this omg.
Question can you play with bots in splatoon? Just asking (i mean the full games with this) asking this for if i go to my nephews and play local multiplayer.

we don't know yet but that wasn't in the original game

I'm sorry, it's actually when you have more than 12 games, not 20.

dark theme stays winning

 

[Lexxism]

Is there a way I can queue this online?

No. And no need for queue since you won't be able to play it yet. It will start on the 24th.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

A "All Games" tile appears at the end of the list when you hit 21 games which shows you everything in a big grid.

12.

 

[jwk94]

No. And no need for queue since you won't be able to play it yet. It will start on the 24th.

Wait, does the Switch have a remote download feature?

 

[oneida]

Really seems like Switch compresses screenshots to hell.

Posting them to Twitter probably doesn't help much...

 

[B00TE]

Booted it up. The music has me hyped!

I'm just gonna leave it open for that. Hnnnnng.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

That's the joke. It's a dig at those who don't recognize Splatoon 2 as an actual sequel.

On-topic, I'm downloading this as soon as my little brother gets off of the Switch.

Why would someone not recognize Splatoon as an actual sequel?

 

[TankRizzo]

That's the joke. It's a dig at those who don't recognize Splatoon 2 as an actual sequel.

On-topic, I'm downloading this as soon as my little brother gets off of the Switch.

tell him to buy his own

 

[phanphare]

Why would someone not recognize Splatoon as an actual sequel?

because it uses the same art style as the first game

no seriously, that's why

 

[ShadowElliot]

The theme music is so good! Really hypes you up!

The Testfire is going to be amazing!