While players across Europe will be able to get their hands on Splatoon starting 29th May, Nintendo has announced that a Wii U Splatoon Premium Pack bundle will be available from 19th June. This bundle will include a disc copy of the game with a black premium Wii U console with 32GB of storage along with a black Wii U GamePad controller.
Splatoon is a wild new game from Nintendo that combines the creative and family-friendly fun Nintendo is known for with ink-spraying, turf-claiming action. Just like Mario Kart changed the way family and friends play racing games together, Splatoon welcomes players of all ages and skill levels to the world of the action shooter.
Players take on the role of the Inklings who are customizable characters that can transform into squids at the touch of a button. After splatting opponents and covering a level with colorful ink, players can transform into squids and swim quickly through their own ink or use it to take cover and hide from enemies.
Splatoon features a bevy of ways to play: Teams of players from around the world will enjoy the frenetic four-on-four online Turf War mode, which tasks players to cover the most ground with their team’s ink while using the Wii U GamePad controller to see a top-down view of the map as it is covered in ink in real-time.
Ranked Battle will bring together skilled players for intense online competition, while in Battle Dojo, players enjoy local one-on-one matches with friends. It also features a robust single-player campaign that cleverly teaches players how to splatter, swim, leap, hide and climb walls, all using ink while battling to thwart the nefarious Octarian army.
Players can also use Splatoon amiibo figures to gain access to special challenge stages that will make it possible to earn special gear not found elsewhere in the game.
