GameTrailers: Splatoon Reinvents and Upends Shooters

So GameTrailers just had a roundtable discussion about Nintendo's upcoming third person shooter, Splatoon, and... they absolutely loved it. The multiplayer is of course the star of the show, and they just love how every single concept of modern shooters is upended on its head, but equally, they feel the single player is great as well, and gives the game an amazing amount of content overall.

You can check out their discussion here.

As for me, I am really hyped about Splatoon. I am sensing potential for it to be Nintendo's next big thing here.

@charizard1605:

Im hyped also, i love competitive games and ill probably be getting Smash Bros and this one. The one-on-one local multiplayer also has me very excited. I hope we can play vs each other with one using the gamepad and the other using the TV screen. Would be epic if they can pull it off. I want a t-shirt also like Miyamoto wears, im not sure why this game feels so addicting, ive already bought the Amiibo set and im trying to get a shirt to wear when i buy it. I usually never do this for new IPs. Maybe its the colors.

Gametrailers also adored Resident Evil 6

yeaaa nothing iv seen of this games hypes me up.

Only 1.8gb in size to boot.

Day uno game looks incredible.

Thank you Nintendo!

Eh, Shane Satterfield adored Resident Evil 6, and more so apologized for it. Everyone else was pretty down on that game.

It's so nice to see a different kind of shooter.

It looks interesting. Still not hyped for it. I'll check it out later in the year. I hope Nintendo releases a demo.

Yes its definitely on my radar. I am hopeful that it will be Nintendo's next big thing.

It's sad that I'm more excited for the amiibo isn't it? I'm lame.

The game will be dead in the matter of a couple months. For me I have no plan on getting it.

This just hype from gametrailers staff all of willing have massive nintendo bones and would say something like this. I haven't seen anything to be excited for yet, will wait for reviews

This game looks so bad...

@Heil68: Nah. Nintendo games have insane online legs, just look at Pokemon X or Mario Kart 8

We'll see. If you think this game is in the same league is pokemon or MK, you crazy. :P

I'm guessing it will be similar to Wonderful 101.

@Heil68: Lol, not quite as popular, no :p

I just think it will have a dedicated online community that will keep it alive. It's already gotten more marketing than TW101 ever did.

@charizard1605: Killzone 2 to this day still has a dedicated community. You can still find online matches, however it is for all intents and purposes "dead" :P

As for the game itself I initially liked the concept but the more I see the less interested I'm becoming. Dunno. Maybe it's just one those "you got to play it to get it" type of games.

The interest in the female squids is definitely... there. It's like the doll in Bloodborne. People need an excuse to buy these games.

Sounds like to me they are trying too hard to like it because it's different... meanwhile it looks absolutely meh.... quirky... yet meh.

@Desmonic: Yes, but I don't think it will be as 'active' as Killzone 2 is today. I think it will be a fairly active game, and most wii U owners who want to play stuff online will jump on board with it.

Definite day one purchase

Too bad the Wii u's online is stuck in 1999.

@mems_1224: Let's be fair here, it's more 2002 than 1999.

@charizard1605: Considering the WiiU install base I don't think the numbers will be that far apart!

I kid, I kid :P

Or do I? >.>

@charizard1605: can you even voice chat on Wii u?

@Desmonic: Well, I hope you kid. You and I both know the install base, while a limiting factor, isn't one that necessarily applies to Nintendo games, those are more determined by attach rates, which is why they manage to pull insane numbers even on systems like GameCube or Wii U.

@mems_1224: Duh. Nintendo just disables it for a lot of their own games (or limits it to lobbies) but yeah, you can voice chat. You can voice chat on 3DS if you want, of course they would include it on Wii U.

@charizard1605:

*Popular Nintendo games.

Bayonetta 2, Wonderful 101, Pikmin 3 and other could have likely used some of that love :P

@charizard1605: well, that's good at least. I can't wait to get a Wii u but an online multiplayer game is not something I want on that system.

@Desmonic: Only one of those has an online mode :-3

@charizard1605: True, but none of those sold even remotely close to SSB4 or MK8 which are the go-to online games on WiiU (right now) :P

@Desmonic: Because they aren't even remotely comparable

@charizard1605: Yes, and because much like Splatoon, they are not established (well, Pikmin kinda is I guess) loved franchises :P

From what I've seen of gameplay videos....it does nothing of the sort.

Maybe, shakes things up....but nothing more.

Looks fun but I wonder if it'll keep my attention for long. Plus the lack of voice chat sucks.

Well given the fact that the aim of the game isn't to kill your opponents, but rather paint as much of the stage in your color as possible makes a big difference. Especially since the weapons are designed with that goal in mind rather than the usual stuff you see in shooters these days. It's also really cool that the more of your ink covers the stage, the greater your teams mobility will be via that swimming mechanic.

I'm really curious to know how that feature that lets you jump to the action instantly will work out.

How far can one go to shake things up while keeping it in the same genre? Splatoon seems to deserve some merit on its different take on shooters.

I'm excited for it.

Have some art:

Anybody got details on the offline mp?

Splatoooooooooooooooooooooooooon!!!

@Desmonic: They also lacked the pure marketing muscle that nintendo is providing splatoon.

@wolverine4262: 1v1 offline. Split screen. One player uses the Gamepad, the other uses the TV.

You still shoot at your opponent.

So given that....you also shoot at the floor and walls. Thats not revolutionary or whatever they're trying to make it out to be.

It sounds like a new game mode. Nothing more.

I hope you guys are right and this one rises to the task, nintendo needs more great games!

Please improve your weak online presence nintendo, don't be afraid of the internets.

Still looks like poopy to me, but then again I'm not the target audience.

@charizard1605: Eh, we'll see. I don't see this being a smash hit in terms of sales but I wouldn't mind being proven wrong. Good new IP's deserve some love!

Then how, according to you, can a game reinvent shooters? By taking the shooting part out of the equation?

Thats not what I'm arguing. The topic is not whether or not I can reinvent the wheel.

It's whether the wheel is just a wheel with new tread or not.

I get what you're arguing, but the way I see it the new tread is enough to consider it a very different wheel. I guess there's not much you can do to reinvent first person shooters, but Splatoon has things which set it vastly apart from other games in the genre, certainly enough to consider it more than another game mode.

Technically, it wouldn't be reinventing the genre b/c it's already been done.

But done right and given more than a F2P model of faith...Tribes is what I think of when ppl say reinvent the wheel.

Sooooooooooooooooooooo many shooters do nothing more than change up some outside stuff....whether it be Red Faction with physics, or Farcry with open world, or STALKER with astmosphere....then you have run of the mill shooters that bascially are just run and gun or cover type shooters.

Tribes....is a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ANIMAL.

If you don't know what Tribes 2 is....look it up on youtube....not Tribes Ascend....Tribes 2. That is the game that I'm waiting for.

Thats pretty much what I read. It also said that it was one with the gamepad and the other with the pro controller. Hope it supports wii mote and nunchuk.

Kinda disappointing though if it doesnt support bots in that mode. A coop horde deal would have been awesome.