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KLAMarine on 15 January 2017
illdill1987 said:

The original splatoon was a big hit. So the sequel should be super hyped. Don't compare the level of hype a brand new game gets to a follow up to a successful game. It is meaningless.

Who are you talking to?



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SuperNova on 15 January 2017

I think they needed a new angle for Splatoon 2. Just throwing out gameplay footage with new hairstyles, weapons and maps gives a DLC feel since the graphics are so similar and the game is very likely reusing the same engine.
It just didn't have a big qualifiyer to set it apart from Splatoon. They should have thrown some single player and story bits in there.



SmileyAja on 15 January 2017
Wright said:
Peh said:
No, we don't need to hype the game, because we know it will be good and we know we will buy it nonetheless the moment it releases.

The question is, will the fanbase keep playing once the online fee activates?

If it declines drastically, hopefully Nintendo will reconsider it's online offerings and adjust it to get more people on the bandwagon.



Ljink96 on 15 January 2017

Well, this is how most online shooters end up. Splatoon isn't the first shooter to look exactly like its previous version...



Dravenet7 on 15 January 2017

Very conviently, I was looking perusing chuggaconroy's twitter over his thoughts on Xenoblade 2 right before coming here.



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COKTOE on 15 January 2017
Nautilus said:
COKTOE said:
Out of the Switch "big guns", it has the least amount of views on youtube by a big margin, but I wouldn't say it has no hype. Just less that it's comtemporaries.

In another hand, Splatoon 2 views on Nintendo japan has the most views, having passed 1 million views.This will be, no surprise, a bigger hit in Japan.

I was wondering what views would be like from the Japanese side. :)



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SegataSanshiro on 15 January 2017

Paid online killed my hype



John19 on 15 January 2017
illdill1987 said:
John19 said:
I know I'm excited for Splatoon 2. New singleplayer, new weapons, new specials, new maps, more customization, hopefully new modes. Also, Splatoon 2 was announced in a stream alongside Super Mario Odyssey and Zelda BotW, those will obviously overshadow it.

They shouldnt overshadow it though. The original was a big hit. If they came out and this game looked new and visually impressive. Like Mario did. People would be hyped but they appear to have put no effort into it. Very discouraging. I was not expecting this from Nintendo.

It shouldn't be overshadowed, I agree, but it was going to happen either way. Mario and Zelda are two of Nintendo's biggest franchises. A new 3D Mario that is returning to the style of 64 and Sunshine, and a Zelda that is launching with the Switch and is one of the most hyped Nintendo games are no doubt going to be the main points of discussion. And it's not like there's no hype or excitement for the game, the trailer still has over a million views, is ranked 14 on the amazon best-sellers list for video games, and is outperforming every other trailer from the presentation on Nintendo of Japan's youtube channel



Slarvax on 15 January 2017

"I dont't see anybody hyped for spl2n!" - 2 days after announcement.

Also, Spla2n is meant to convince people to pay the online service, just like every other big online game.



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Mike321 on 15 January 2017

I guess between the fact that it was kinda expected, other game announcements and the paid online the hype is less noticeable but I am excited for it, love the new guns and specials.