After Nintendo's recent reveal of competitive-centric features coming to Splatoon 2, the video game giant has made it clear that it's ready to jump headlong into the world of esports. For years, ...

Splatoon 2 has inked its mark on many a Nintendo fan’s heart since its official Switch release on Friday. If you’ve got your heart set on playing in competitive ranked play (and you’ve reached level ...

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During the Switch reveal trailer, Nintendo showed off an arena with thousands of screaming Splatoon fans, and it seems that the gaming company wants to make this a reality. Nintendo has announced that ...

Ranked and competitive modes are becoming more and more commonplace in online multiplayer games. These days, it’s easy to pick up any multiplayer game, sink a few hours into it learning the basics, ...

Two issues have plagued Nintendo games for years: issues with online competitive play and frequent complaints from fans that motion controls are more of a gimmick than a legitimate way to play. In ...

Nintendo's upcoming competitive paint shooter, Splatoon, could have been another Mario game, the company's iconic game designer and senior managing director Shigeru Miyamoto has said. “There were ...

Splatoon is an online multiplayer shooter delivered in a way only Nintendo can — instead of engaging in realistic violence, teams of half-kids, half-squids engage in raucous competitions over who can ...

When Nintendo launched Splatoon in 2015, it catapulted the ink-splatting game into an environment rife with hostile players and graphic violence. Here was another online shooter, but one seemingly ...

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