That sounds more like a "Nintendo thing" than a rushed thing cause if its rushed, then they might implement it in the future which I highly doubt they will

And with more development time, they could find map scales that could be just as exciting for 3 vs 3 matches or lower. And stop comparing Splatoon to a MOBA game. Titanfall, a shooter, has bots for its online multiplayer. 

Nintendo is trying to position Splatoon as their next Mario Kart and Smash Bro. They should put as much effort in making it as appealing as possible especially when its genre is highly competitive. This means having just as many modes as other online shooters in the market.

1. No voice chat in random online matches

Whenever I play Halo, Gears, Cod or whatever on Xbox live no one talks anyway, or they are annoying kids. It would be good to talk with friends though, this hasn't been diconfirmed if I'm correct.

2. No bots available in 4 vs 4 matches

I believe the match won't start without 8 players which makes sense in a game like this. Nintendo often replaces players who drop out with bots, which I think will be the case here.

3. No online modes other than the one 4 vs 4 match in random online matches

A bit disapointing if true, yes.

However, I'd wait for more information before calling the game bare-boned or tiny. Single player might be lengthy, and multiplayer might still be more extensive than we think. Maybe there are different types of 4 vs 4, or maybe it is so captivating it will keep you busy for a long time. I'm still looking forward to this game!

Nintendo has their syrupy-sweet kids/family brand to maintain, that's why they won't allow voice chat. It's not for time issues.

The match won't start until 8 players, but it's still possible bots will take over when a player drops out. (It's done this way in Mario Kart 8 I believe) At least that's how I interpreted it.

@ Bold: It doesn't

3v3 is an option to allow other 4v4 modes.

Here let me give you an example on how Splatoon can handle multiple modes with bots included (italics represnts what the menu would look like):

Online menu: Select your mode! 

Modes: Turf war, death match, capture the flag, Juggernaut, etc.

Select match type: 2vs2, 3vs3, 4vs4!

You've selected 4 vs 4 and wait for others to join. You see only 3 people show up. After a minute, a menu appears asking all players if they want to start the game with currently available players. All players vote "start game with currently available players." 

You then choose your map, etc, and game starts.

And if choosing the amount of players needed is an issue, the select match type can be skipped entirely and the bots will always fill in to make a 4vs4 match.

It would be even better if they let players host a room and allow players to join. The room can tell others what modes they're playing, the maps, and even how much players they want. Like Halo 1. Seeing how Mario Kart 8 online tournament mode has this, Splatoon should as well. 

Does Splatoon come with dozens of unique characters, each with their own play style and skill sets? No? Well then i'm sure you can see why that's a terrible example.

You're making the assumption that because you don't care about these things, that they're inherently unnecessary. Some of the disappointed people in this thread have been openly exited about Splatoon for months. Do you believe your opinion is worth more than theirs?

Regardless, this isn't likely to stop many buying and enjoying the game, but that doesn't stop them being aloud to express disappointment at it missing features and content standard to games of the same genre.

playstation all-stars was considered "incomplete" because it had less content and features than smash.

ergo,. splatoon is "incomplete". there is no getting around that people will compare to what they already know.

So the game has no chat voice and now is a shit, like Mario Kart 8 and Smash.... oh wait...