NoA: ‘Experience the ink-blasting, squid-transforming Wii U game everyone is talking about for free!’

NintendObserverThe Splatoon Summer Splatdown begins this Thursday. 

 

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Splatoon Summer Splatdown

 

 

Splatoon Summer Splatdown

08.15.16

 

The Splatoon Testfire Demo is back! What’s the “Testfire Demo,” you ask? Have you been living under a pool of colorful ink? From Aug. 25 to Aug. 28 between the hours of 3 and 5 p.m. PT each day, anyone who owns a Wii U console can download a free demo for the Splatoon game in Nintendo eShop! This Summer Splatdown event (as all the cool squid kids are calling it) gives you the chance to play Splatoon and experience its outrageously messy multiplayer gameplay.

All you have to do is download the demo and launch the Splatoon Testfire demo during the designated hours to fight it out in Turf War battles. This fun multiplayer mode pits you and three other players against an opposing team of four to cover the most territory possible with colorful ink. It’s one of the core modes of Splatoon and is the perfect introduction to what the game has to offer. During the Splatoon Testfire demo, players can try out four different weapons across two popular maps:

 

Weapons

  • Splattershot Jr.
  • Splattershot
  • Splat Roller
  • Splat Charger

 

Stages

  • Saltspray Rig
  • Walleye Warehouse

 

You’ll need an internet connection to participate, so make sure you have everything set up before the Testfire begins!

To date, ink blasted from all modes and Splatfests in Splatoon have covered 3 million virtual square miles, which is equal in size to Australia, or approximately the size of the contiguous United States! Splatoon has also sold over 4 million units worldwide since it launched last year.

 

— Nintendo What’s New
Source: Nintendo.

 

 

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