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[Smiles and Cries]

This is a demo with specific time. How odd.

it is a server stress test not a true demo

 

[QaaQer]

I'm not sure I'll be able to play at any of those times...but I'll download it regardless just for the 10% off Splatoon on the eshop.

I had pre-ordered a physical copy for £22.95..but seeing as it's getting regular updates I think the extra £8.50 is worth it just for the convenience.

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loving digital so far. & since this is multiplayer only, I wont be regretting it when hey turn the servers off in 8 years.

 

[Red Hood]

Just to be sure, player 2 can't use Wii Remote + Nunchuck, right? Only the Wii U Pro Controller?

 

[Son of a Witch]

First of all that's pretty offensive. Second of all if the purpose of this is to stress test the servers and the game why wouldn't they want to focus all the players into a few short periods of time?

No other company in the world does a stress test that lasts just one hour. Not in alpha stages, not even coming from infinitely smaller and less popular companies. Not only because it's not enough time to fine tune systems, but because you're leaving your players all pissed off if anything goes wrong.

They could do a weekend test and have just as much impact. Why don't they do it? Well, probably because they feel they would be giving away too much, disincentivising potential sales. After all, this is coming from the company that limits the amount of times you can launch a demo.

 

[QaaQer]

Why don't they do it? Well, probably because they feel they would be giving away too much, disincentivising potential sales. After all, this is coming from the company that limits the amount of times you can launch a demo.

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That is more of a Japanese thing then just a Nintendo thing. As a whole, they are the most parsimonious companies in the first world.

 

[Chairhome]

are we sure the demo is only for the global test and there is no offline mode in the demo?

 

[Razmos]

are we sure the demo is only for the global test and there is no offline mode in the demo?

Yes we are sure because we have downloaded it and started it.

 

[Exile20]

are we sure the demo is only for the global test and there is no offline mode in the demo?

Doesn't seem so. People installed it already.

 

[jmizzal]

I called the Beta for this game lol

11 pm est and 3 pm est for me

Will download when I get home from work

 

[jmizzal]

Hammering the servers is really what the test is about. It's not about an ideal perfect experience to sell people on the game, really. I wonder how many people will fail to understand this.

Yea, if people think the Beta servers not gonna work for this, then how would they work when the game comes out when more people will be playing

 

[Qurupeke]

Awful times.

 

[Friend of Sonic]

Our pals in Europe have additional reason to download it as well.

That is kind of cool. Coupled with deals I've seen on eShop credit (I think 20% off is the best I've seen in the US, not sure what Europe has gotten) 30% off is legit deal territory for first day.

 

[Lurch666]

Damn it.
I'm going to be in a field at a bike rally when those U.K. times are on.

 

[Gaiaknight]

ima be on for all 3hrs in NA good thing im always up at 7am lol

 

[Gucci Messiah]

Already downloaded the client and those times work fine for me. I'll set an alarm to get up on Saturday to play; no big deal.

 

[Defect]

Eh, I'll give it a try.

 

[Chairhome]

Yes we are sure because we have downloaded it and started it.

Doesn't seem so. People installed it already.

Thanks

Spoiler

for breaking my heart

 

[KDC720]

Odd times. But I should be able to get 2 hours worth, 3 if I decide to wakeup early.

 

[EloquentM]

Man 4-5 on Saturday for splatoon. If I stay up that late I'll miss the 12-1 slot most definitely. I'll be knocked out. Screw your Nintendo!!!!! Well, at least there's 8-9 on Friday.

 

[Regiruler]

I'll try to hit all 3 times.

 

[Ferrio]

An hour only? That's being optimistic on their part.

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

How large is the demo? I can't recall how much space I have left on my Wii U, but it probably isn't more than a gig or two.

 

[Tempy]

I'll try to participate.

 

[mrlion]

Already downloaded the client and those times work fine for me. I'll set an alarm to get up on Saturday to play; no big deal.

Oh its not a question of people making those times, its a question of whether they'll be able to play it at all..

 

[Jonneh3003]

How large is the demo? I can't recall how much space I have left on my Wii U, but it probably isn't more than a gig or two.

Only around 500mb

 

[cacildo]

Can somebody put the countdown clock for those of us that just cant understand the time zones?

 

[Mango The Magician]

Can we get at least a single player stage? I wont even have the money to buy it for like ever.

 

[Gucci Messiah]

Oh its not a question of people making those times, its a question of whether they'll be able to play it at all..

Lets wait until the demo is playable before complaining about the servers

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

Only around 500mb

Great, thanks for the info.

 

[The1Ski]

I've spent an hour on several occasions just waiting to connect to a server for previous "demos".

I hope people don't expect to get an hour of playtime in during each session.

It is a hell of way to test your servers though...

 

[Ricker]

Ridiculous..they could of made it for the whole weekend at least...oh well,this isnt the game that will make me buy a WiiU anyway,although it looks pretty fun and great...waiting on X.

 

[KingSnake]

They limited this to an hour to emulate the launch conditions, when everybody is rushing to get the game and play it. It makes a lot of sense.

They have 3 intervals to be able to fix the issues if the first attempts fail.

 

[Exile20]

I've doesn't an hour on several occasions just waiting to connect to a server for previous "demos".

I hope people don't expect to get an hour of playtime in during each session.

It is a hell of way to test your servers though...

I can see the servers crashing honestly. If they dont crash the first day then I would be highly impressed.

Everyone and their mom are going to be waiting to jump on all at the same time. My goodness.

 

[moolamb]

New Zealand schedule
Saturday May 9th - 15:00-16:00
Saturday May 9th - 23:00-24:00
Sunday May 10th - 07:00-08:00

 

[McNum]

Can somebody put the countdown clock for those of us that just cant understand the time zones?

Well, okay then. These should be accurate.

First hour:

Second hour:

Final hour:

Feel free to use these in the OP, too.

Spoiler

Finally figured out how to do these. Yay.

 

[N° 2048]

Can only do tomorrow's test so I hope the servers hold for at least 30 min of play time

 

[Chaos17]

Well, okay then. These should be accurate.

First hour:

Second hour:

Final hour:

Feel free to use these in the OP, too.

Spoiler

Finally figured out how to do these. Yay.

Update the OP, please with these.

 

[OBias]

Moscow Time schedule: https://twitter.com/NintendoRU/status/596335776272613376

 

[EndlessSky]

I'll be hitting every hour, even if that means waking at 4am. I just hope I don;t wake up at 4 am and find I can;t connect to the servers because of the high traffic.

 

[TheJoRu]

New Zealand schedule
Saturday May 9th - 15:00-16:00
Saturday May 9th - 23:00-24:00
Sunday May 10th - 07:00-08:00

New Zealand has a pretty good schedule. Saturday afternoon, then just before bed time, and lastly after waking up.

 

[Air]

Haven't been this hyped for a demo since the halo 3 beta.

 

[Beren the Empty-Handed]

I'll be there for at least one! Hopefully 2. Definitely can't do that early morning one though...

 

[Coolwhip]

Definately going to try this. I still have no clue if I will like Splatoon.

 

[Exile20]

Will try to hit all three.

 

[Arkhanor]

If they want to stress test the servers, they need to adjust the times so the maximum amount of people can play. It's fucking awful right now.

 

[brandonh83]

Have to be up Saturday morning at 4am to get ready for a graduation.

Fuck.

 

[shandy706]

1 hour each??? Their servers will die.

300 players at once is going to be rough.

Hopefully they hold up.

 

[OmegaFax]

The times aren't great. Are they going to do another demo leading up to the release or is this the only way to get an impression of the game before the end of May? If they were doing a stress test, it wouldn't be a bad idea to just let the servers run for the entire weekend to see when peak times are and how the servers operate under stress? This seems like a weird gamble on letting a limited number of people in to walk away with an online impression that might not reflect the final game. It's nice that EU got a small discount for downloading the demo. Seems fair given people are testing the game on their schedule and want people to buy it.

 

[Berg]

Awful times.

About as good as they couldve done with a global stress test. You know, cause times are different throught the world

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

The only chance I have is tommorrow night's slot, so hopefully things go well. It's the first slot, so I hope there's no issues.