Not so long ago Nintendo of America confirmed a delay to the first Splatoon Splatfest in the West, following matchmaking and connection problems in the first Japanese event.
These are online challenges in which you pick a side in a simple debate and then fight for your choice in online Turf War matches. Both Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe have now confirmed that the first of these events in the West will now go down on 4th July, which coincides with the Independence Day holiday in the US. They'll run for 24 hours and, in the case of North America, will be a battle between pets - Dogs vs Cats.
Europe - Starts at 6pm UK / 7pm CET on 4th July and runs for 24 hours
North America - Starts at midnight Pacific / 3am Eastern on 4th July and runs for 24 hours
Will you be battling it out in the Splatfest? Are you Team Cat or Team Dog?
Thanks to SpoonyTech for the heads up.
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I am curious how they will award Super Sea Snails because at 30k a pop at Spike's alley is just too much.
Huh, interesting that Europe and North America will be locked into Splatfest at the same time. I guess Japan will have the regular modes to themselves for the weekend.
Team Cat!
#TeamDog all the way.
Dogz fer lyfe!!! I don't actually love dogs, but cats annoy me unbelievably!
Miyamoto's team: Team Nintendogs!
Fire Reggie for this fail of a date. I won't be able to participate in this nor will my son! Great job on the delay and reschedule!
@Shiryu I'm pretty sure that I read about this in the Prima game guide - currently at home, so if I get a chance later I'll try and update (unless some other kind individual would like to beat me to it )
#GoCatz
I would be Team Cat, but Europe..so it's Team Rock.
Oh - I want Cat v Dog in Europe - I like both Rock and Pop... Might have to flip a coin for that one...
It would have been cool if they did U.S. VS. U.K. since it's on the the 4th of July.
Think they should do a Marmite v Vegemite
You got to be effing kidding me. The 4th of July?! Nah. They can't really think this is happening, right?
My kids we so psyched to fight for team dog, but that might be the worst holiday of the year in the US to ask people to sit inside and play some vids. What a joke.
Most people are with their family on the 4th of July, Nintendo. Oh well, there will be more. Here's for team Dog!
@Charlosa Thanks, much appreciated.
There's no special day on that day for Canada, so I'll be trying my best to support the team.
Go dogs!
@Shiryu based off the splatoon direct, it seems you get 1-2 per splatfest rankup and I am guessing the winning side gets 2 extra.
@Spoony_Tech - Wasn't this the your first response in the forum when the postponement got posted?
I think Reggie really hates US 'merican's. It's like he was sitting around thinking, "hmm, I'm releasing our world building game on 9/11, the day the world came tumbling down, how can I outdo that? Oh, I know, Splatfest on the 4th of July."
Or as it will probably be referred to - July the 4th. (opposite of 11th of Sept. for SMM)
They may as well just cancel it. And wasn't Europe the 27th, I'm sure I posted that date somewhere already.
@Shiryu If I remember correctly, you get up to 5 points per game based on your individual performance and if your team won. The total amounts of points you earned over those 24 hours will be transferred to up to 12 Super Sea Snails. If your "team" (dogs/ cats) won the Splatfest those are doubled, so 24 is the maximum you can earn.
@WitherMcBoss Hope to secure three so I can power-up my Samurai set.
Thought it was Rock Vs Pop? And also gutted that it's been delayed but had a feeling it may do.
@scamander Excellent! Thanks.
@WitherMcBoss You can earn up to 12, if you're on the winning side you get the double amount of what you earned, so up to 24.
I am most excited to snag a few snails and so I can get the last 3 songs in squid beats. plaza (splatfest), splatfest battle, and one minute remaining (splatfest).
Plus, seeing the stages at night will be cool.
Well can't please everyone. I know I'm more free next week then last week, so I can play more hours if I wanted to (likely wouldn't need to) because of the holiday.
I was team day last time, so maybe dog again?
@scamander thanks! I was just basing my theory off of what I had, which was the direct. So thanks for clarifying!
@rjejr Europe's Splatfest was also delayed.
@Grumblevolcano - Thanks Grumble, just saw your post in the forum. I'm guessing the US having a greater backlash than EU/UK has a more to do w/ the new US date than just the postponement. Well that and us yanks are an expressive group.
In Europe its Rock VS Pop .-.
@F4LLEND4RK Yeah same here :/
@pikminfan22 its an event where you pick a side, then battle the other side with special matchmaking to gain points for your team. you also have a splatfest rank for each one. you gain up to 12 super sea snails for ranking up and if your team wins, the snails you win are doubled (so you can get up to 24 snails in the end.) (thanks scamander for the clarification on how the snails are awarded.)
Good, enough time to hone my (mediocre) gunplay. I still need to make it through to Lv.20, and my slow-fire weapon isn't really helpful in speeding up the process.
Also: Rock it!
SPLATOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!
I miss my kitty shirt.
Seriously?...guess I can't join then. :/
Kid vs Squid please!!!
@scamander @Shiryu What he said
Here's the table to show more detail:
Title Total EXP Required Super Sea Snails
Fanboy/Fangirl — 2
Fiend 10 3
Defender 35 5
Champion 85 8
King/Queen 184 12
Max 5 Exp points per game...
One of the biggest traveling weekends of the year in my area at least. People going out to lakes and grilling outdoors with family and spending afternoon and evening at parties that end in fireworks. Let's stay indoors and play Splatoon. :/
Well... the Wii U is moderately portable.
That said, I'll try to get a few games in and check it out if at all possible.
Geez, what a troll! What on Earth is Nintendo of America even thinking?
Who decided to schedule it on a holiday? Geez, I wanted to play the whole day! Now I have to bring my Wii U over to where I'm going for the weekend and keep it to, like, 3 matches
The 4th of July is the absolute worst time to do this for the U.S. No one will be home. I certainly won't be.
@Charlosa Sounds like I better make sure I clear my schedule for that Saturday...
Why does have to be on 4th of July weekend
what the FLIPPING HIPPO NINTENDO I'LL BE OUT OF TOWN THAT DATE WITHOUT WIFI.
WHAT THE FUG. wesdghrGFSANGWRQAFBGeqwgnhwdaefbnfed
I HATE YOU!!!!
Gonna go be sad else where now bye.
The 4th of July? Are they serious? This event is going to be a flop and they're going to wonder why. Are the people running this company even human beings? Because anyone with half a brain cell knows what a terrible date for the US the 4th of July is.
I'm in Europe, so I'll be joining Team Rock (it's the closest I'll ever get to joining Team Rocket). It's unfortunate that Europe's was delayed by a week, but the situation is obviously much worse for Americans.
They probably picked that weekend as they KNOW less people will be on. The Splatfest in Japan was sort of a big mess with the servers unable to take the load properly.
Kids on miiverse were so upset about the delay. I hope this bit of news makes their suffering lives a bit more tolerable.
Okay. Guess Im gonna have to get up bright and early if I want to get any time into this. Seriously, the 4th of July!? That is one of the worst dates you couldve picked!
Won't be participating, sold the system, I would have been team dog otherwise. (But I do love cats as well)
Kind of a stupid time to have it isn't it, on the 4 th of July when the states people with be out celebrating? Good reschedule, Nintendo claps slowly you continue to impress
Team dog all the way but I don't see myself getting much time in this time as the date is an awkward one.
Uh, yeah, I'm going to be pretty busy that day...
... woo Canada!
Neither. I'm on Holiday then. I'm sure I'll enjoy coming back and being owned by people who have 3 slotted gear will perfect loadouts (as if that doesn't happen enough in Splat Zone already).
"Sorry for the delay—we experienced some…tentacle difficulties"
HAHAHAHAHA YOU'RE FUNNY
Nice to see it get a date, though.
July 4th?!
well... at least there won't be any server issue, June 30-July 2 could been better... i doubt i'll be up just play this, i might have 4th of july plans on that day Nintendo
edit; looks like i well be able to play, since i have no plans for july 4
Go Team Cats!
Dogs are only good for making your house stink, get more of their fur on your furniture than cats, lick you in turn making you smell with their droll, and not to mention that they are more dependent on you than cats such as being taken outside to use the restroom.
Cats rule, Dogs droll!!
Team Doge, and when I whipped up an MS Paint-tier dogoo from the Neptunia-verse, I got mad Yeah!s. Who'd'a thunk?
@Porky Heck yeah! Besides, cats hunt mice like its their job, and on average they are more well-behaved! They always land on their feet (which is fun to mess with) and they can climb and are great explorers! Go Team Judd!
Team Cats!!!!
Looking forward to playing this. I am still a low level however.
I'm probably gonna miss it since I currently live in Zimbabwe.
Team Cat! I'll be playing, don't have any 4th of July plans.
This is actually fortunate timing for me, my wedding anniversary is this weekend. . .plus a 3 hour choir rehearsal for a patriotic/Beatles concert.
I really couldn't choose. I like both cats and dogs equally...so I ended up choosing dogs because the picture's better.
That's quite an interesting choice of holiday... and doing America and Europe on the same day. LOL
All is well...looking forward to playing as much as I can. Fireworks are the only real hindering factor for us Yanks...some parades and stuff...unfortunately the USA has little to celebrate...we are a spoiled, stuck up, poorly lead people, who take all we have for absolute granted. We spend more time complaining about what we don't have, as opposed to using what we do have to serve our fellow man. Not an apologist, just letting those across the pond know what many of their kinfolk have become. Better days may be on the horizon or we are nearing the end of America the Proud...not sure yet.
So people would rather play this game for 24 hours when they have to worry about work?
4th of July is Independence Day for the US. The teams should be Bluecoats vs. Redcoats. Blue ink vs. Red ink. Revolutionary War theme for added fun.
@Takerkaneanite6 if Nintendo don't make that happen at some point, they've missed a HUGE opportunity!
What a great way to treat your fans Nintendo. Reschedule Splatfest for July 4th, knowing full well, lots of people will be out of town, or hosting parties. Admit it, you did it deliberately, just so the servers wouldn't get bogged down! It's bad management like this, that will make me go out and buy an Xbox one, especially now backwards compatibility. At least Microsoft are finally listening to their fans. This is just unacceptable Nintendo. Pick another date or start losing your bread and butter fans that keep you in jobs!
Ragesquidder.
Not only does it surprise me that someone came up with the idea of hosting it on July 4th, but that the team agreed and actually set it for July 4th! I was glad for the initial postponement because I couldn't play on the initial date, but this is no better for me =/
Darn
Kitties, yo.
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