In order to give Wii U owners a taste of things to come, Nintendo is offering players three time slots this weekend to test drive its newest third-person shooter, Splatoon. Here are my first impressions of the game. Over the course of 60 minutes, I...

Nintendo has announced that it will be hosting a demo event this weekend for Splatoon, which will be made available for all Wii U owners. The demo will be playable at different times starting on Friday, May 8, from 8pm until 9pm Pacific. It will also...

Nintendo of Europe has announced via Twitter that there will be a Nintendo Direct specifically for Splatoon on 7th May. Splatoon is due to release on 29th May, exclusively for the Wii U.

Nintendo will be celebrating the release of the Wii U exclusive Splatoon ahead of its release with a 'Mess Fest'. On May 15 in Santa Monica, California, celebrities will be participating in a Splatoon Mess Fest which fans will be able to watch. "The...

It's back! Our Top 5 Games of the Month article series has returned, but with one key change - the five games that make the cut are now determined entirely by community voting. So be sure to keep an eye out for next month's forum thread if you want to...

Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe have announced that a limited edition Splatoon Wii U bundle will be coming out in the US and Europe. The bundle is called the "Wii U Special Edition Splatoon Deluxe Set." In the US it comes with a Wii U console,...

In an interview with Edge, Splatoon's co-director Yusuke Amano confirms that one of the key reasons the game is missing voice chat functionality is because of the rampant negativity and general toxicity found in online gaming communities: "This is coming...

Prior to the launch of the original Wii, Nintendo's future in the home console space was plagued by uncertainty. Facing increasingly strong competition from Sega, Microsoft and, of course, from Sony, each Nintendo system since the NES saw a reduction...

Splatoon was certainly an unexpected treat at E3 this year. In an attempt to move into a new territory, Nintendo has created a new shooter IP that is as refreshing as it was surprising. The concept behind Splatoon is simple, but not exactly easy to explain....

Nintendo is finally heading back into the shooter genre, but in a pretty unique way. Splatoon is the game in question, and it's due out in 2015. Splatoon puts players in charge of a kid that can turn into a squid and who can shoot an inkgun. The goal...