SplatoonVideo game seriesVideo game seriesSplatoon is a third-person shooter video game franchise developed and published by Nintendo. It is set far in the future on a post-apocalyptic Earth that has been repopulated with evolved marine life and centers around a pair of humanoid races derived from cephalopods known as Inklings and Octolings—squids and octopuses respectively—which can morph between humanoid and cephalopodic forms at will.Shiver, Frye and Big ManShiver Hohojiro (Japanese: ホホジロ フウカ, Hepburn: Hohojiro Fūka), Frye Onaga (Japanese: オナガ ウツホ, Hepburn: Onaga Utsuho) and Big Man (Japanese: マンタロー, Hepburn: Mantarō) are a trio of characters in the Splatoon video game series. They first appeared in Splatoon 3 (2022) as an idol pop music group known as Deep Cut (Japanese: すりみ連合, Hepburn: Surimi rengō; lit.
Splatoon 2Splatoon 2 is a 2017 third-person shooter game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the second entry in the Splatoon series as the direct sequel to Splatoon (2015). As with the previous installment, Splatoon 2 consists of online multiplayer (player versus player and player versus environment) game modes alongside a single-player campaign, all featuring combat based around ink-firing weapons.
Player versus environmentPlayer versus environment (PvE), also known as player versus monster (PvM), and commonly misinterpreted as player versus entity or player versus enemy, is a term used for both single-player and online games, particularly MMORPGs, CORPGs, MUDs, other online role-playing video games and survival games to refer to fighting computer-controlled enemies – in contrast to player versus player (PvP) which is fighting other players in the game.
Third-person shooterThird-person shooter (TPS) is a subgenre of 3D shooter games in which the gameplay consists primarily of shooting. It is closely related to first-person shooters, but with the player character visible on-screen during play. While 2D shoot 'em up games also employ a third-person perspective, the TPS genre is distinguished by having the game presented with the player's avatar as a primary focus of the camera's view.
Player versus playerType of multiplayer interactive conflict Player versus player (PvP) is a type of multiplayer interactive conflict within a game between human players. This is often compared to player versus environment (PvE), in which the game itself controls its players' opponents and is usually offline, whereas PvP tends to be online.Artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making.
List of best-selling Nintendo Switch video gamesThis is a list of the best selling video games for the Nintendo Switch that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. As Nintendo shares the sales of their video games every quarter while most other publishers do not share sales figures per console, this list consists mostly of Nintendo-published titles. Nintendo Switch, a hybrid home console and handheld device, launched worldwide on March 3, 2017.
MammalA mammal (from Latin mamma 'breast') is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia (). Mammals are characterized by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands for feeding their young, a broad neocortex region of the brain, fur or hair, and three middle ear bones. These characteristics distinguish them from reptiles and birds, from which their ancestors diverged in the Carboniferous period over 300 million years ago.
Japanese idolType of entertainerAKB48 (pictured 2009) is Japan's best-selling idol group and holds the Guinness World Record for "largest pop group", with more than 90 members divided among several teams.Morning Musume (pictured 2016), the longest-running female idol group, renewed interest in idols in the 1990s. They hold the record for the most consecutive top 10 singles for any Japanese artist.Momoiro Clover Z (pictured 2012) ranked number one among female idol groups, according to The Nikkei 2013–2018 surveys.Babymetal (pictured 2014), whose third studio album, Metal Galaxy, is the highest charting Japanese-language album on the US Billboard 200 chart.An idol (Japanese: アイドル, Hepburn: aidoru) is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese popular culture.
Nintendo SwitchHybrid video game consoleThe Nintendo Switch is a video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017.Downloadable contentDownloadable content (DLC) is additional content created for an already released video game, distributed through the Internet by the game's publisher. It can be added for no extra cost or as a form of video game monetization, enabling the publisher to gain additional revenue from a title after it has been purchased, often using a microtransaction system.
NintendoJapanese video game companyNintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto. It develops, publishes, and manufactures both video games and video game consoles. The history of Nintendo began when craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi founded the company in 1889 to produce handmade hanafuda playing cards. After venturing into various lines of business and becoming a public company, Nintendo began producing toys in the 1960s, and later video games.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.