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Topic > Splatoon
![Splatoon 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WiiU_Splatoon_Website_Splatoon_Plaza_02.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![Nintendo has begun promoting Battlefy’s Splatoon esports tournaments](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Splatoon-esports.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Nintendo has begun promoting Battlefy’s Splatoon esports tournaments
![Splatoon’s getting a new weapon tomorrow … and it’ll be the last](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Last-Splatoon-gun-in-action.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Splatoon’s getting a new weapon tomorrow … and it’ll be the last
![GamesBeat community manager Mike Minotti’s top 10 games of 2015](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sunken-glades.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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GamesBeat community manager Mike Minotti’s top 10 games of 2015
![Japanese developers vote Splatoon as their game of 2015](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WiiU_Splatoon_Website_Splatoon_Plaza_02.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Japanese developers vote Splatoon as their game of 2015
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GamesBeat reporter Jeff Grubb’s top 10 games of 2015
![2015’s biggest gaming trends: Nintendo embraces online, open worlds take over, and more](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Splatoon-1200x630.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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2015’s biggest gaming trends: Nintendo embraces online, open worlds take over, and more
![Splatoon tournament has Nintendo’s employees splatting each other for dominance](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Splatoon-zapper.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Splatoon tournament has Nintendo’s employees splatting each other for dominance
![Nintendo is rebalancing Splatoon next week — rollers getting nerfed](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Splatoon-roller.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Nintendo is rebalancing Splatoon next week — rollers getting nerfed
![Splatoon gets a new multiplayer map today — the urban Flounder Heights](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Flounder-Heights.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Splatoon gets a new multiplayer map today — the urban Flounder Heights
![Splatoon transforms into a battle of Autobots vs. Decepticons](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/splatoontransformers.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Splatoon transforms into a battle of Autobots vs. Decepticons
![Nintendo: Wii U game (not console) sales are up 10% thanks to Splatoon](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/splatoon5.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Nintendo: Wii U game (not console) sales are up 10% thanks to Splatoon
![Splatoon gets a new social website to arrange battles and track progress](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Squid-Rings.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Splatoon gets a new social website to arrange battles and track progress
![Nintendo’s share price up 5% thanks to late president Satoru Iwata keeping his promise](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_20150616_123434.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Nintendo’s share price up 5% thanks to late president Satoru Iwata keeping his promise
![Splatoon helps Nintendo return to profit in Satoru Iwata’s final quarter](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/splatoon2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Splatoon helps Nintendo return to profit in Satoru Iwata’s final quarter
![Nintendo has sold 1.62M copies of Splatoon worldwide](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/kid-squids.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Nintendo has sold 1.62M copies of Splatoon worldwide
![Nintendo sold 1M 3DSes and 470K Wii U consoles last quarter](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Super-Smash-Bros-for-Wii-U-E3-2015-Lucas-06.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Nintendo sold 1M 3DSes and 470K Wii U consoles last quarter
![Nintendo had its best fiscal Q1 since 2012 as it beats analyst expectations](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/splatoon.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Nintendo had its best fiscal Q1 since 2012 as it beats analyst expectations
![Around 75% of Splatoon players use the gyroscope control method](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/splatoon4.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Around 75% of Splatoon players use the gyroscope control method
![GamesBeat giveaway: Splatoon and an Inkling Boy Amiibo](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/splatoon6.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
GamesBeat giveaway: Splatoon and an Inkling Boy Amiibo
![Already reached the Splatoon level cap? Then Nintendo is worried about your social life](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/splatoon.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Already reached the Splatoon level cap? Then Nintendo is worried about your social life
![Splatoon’s success even surprised Nintendo](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/splatoon4.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Splatoon’s success even surprised Nintendo
![Splatoon’s Splatfest event kicks off July 4 in North America](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screenshot-2015-06-26-at-11.57.09.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Splatoon’s Splatfest event kicks off July 4 in North America
![One in ten Wii U owners already bought Splatoon](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mario-peach-splatoon.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
One in ten Wii U owners already bought Splatoon
![Nintendo’s sales chief: 2016 may not be a ‘transition year’ — and what this means for 2015 (update)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSCN2371.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Nintendo’s sales chief: 2016 may not be a ‘transition year’ — and what this means for 2015 (update)
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt tops YouTube’s new trending games chart
![Nintendo just doesn’t rehash its classics — it still creates new magic](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/splatoon6.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Nintendo just doesn’t rehash its classics — it still creates new magic
![Splatoon is now playable in Minecraft — and it’s pretty close to the real thing](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Splatoon-Minecraft.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Splatoon is now playable in Minecraft — and it’s pretty close to the real thing
![5 keys to winning in Splatoon — like don’t start by painting your base](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/splatoon.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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5 keys to winning in Splatoon — like don’t start by painting your base
![Splatoon update brings the NES Zapper and a new map to the shooter later today](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Splatoon-zapper.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Splatoon update brings the NES Zapper and a new map to the shooter later today
![How to get every weapon in Splatoon (in-progress guide)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/splatoon6.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
How to get every weapon in Splatoon (in-progress guide)
![Splatoon is already hard to find in Japan](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/splatoon.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Splatoon is already hard to find in Japan
![Watch us play Splatoon and discuss its review](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/splatoon.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Watch us play Splatoon and discuss its review
![Splatoon’s single-player surprisingly one-ups its inventive multiplayer](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/splatoon4.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Splatoon’s single-player surprisingly one-ups its inventive multiplayer
![These signs say Nintendo is giving up on the Wii U](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/wiiu-flatline.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
These signs say Nintendo is giving up on the Wii U
![Tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct focuses on Wii U and 3DS games](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/splatoon.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct focuses on Wii U and 3DS games
![Tomorrow's Nintendo Direct highlights upcoming Wii U and 3DS games](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Tomorrow's Nintendo Direct highlights upcoming Wii U and 3DS games
![Splatoon was nearly a Mario third-person shooter, according to Shigeru Miyamoto](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mario-peach-splatoon.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Splatoon was nearly a Mario third-person shooter, according to Shigeru Miyamoto
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The DeanBeat: The top 10 games you'll be itching to play
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