How was Splatoon created?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ม.ค. 2019
- A brief history of how Nintendo's third person shooter Splatoon was developed for the Wii U.
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The inklings art from the beginning of the video is from the brilliant Smashified project, by the way! When I was making the video I just assumed it was some official Nintendo art, but no, twas Smashified!
smashifiedart.com/
Source
- www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks...
(oops, only 1 source! the gods of journalism will smite me) - เกม
“We made a really fun game, didn’t we.” Yes you all did, and I am forever thankful for that. The Splatoon franchise will forever hold a special place in my heart 😭
This is even more true now that splatoon 3 has released
Exactly
SAMEEE
And to think, we were *_this_* close to getting SplaTOFU.
Takumi would probably sue splatofu if they use tofu..
@@germani69 how? Do they own the food or something lmao
Lol XD
Then, we can shoot soy sauce.
In the words of beta 64: tofoon
Splatoon is the crazy idea that once you seen it, you will be wondering, "Why didnt anyone come up with this before? This is awesome!"
It's simple and good fun, but I've seen the concept a million times before.
@@MarbleThumbs Paint bal with squids
Lol
Tony hawk kinda did this
@@mathias147 Pro Skater always had the best paint your territory modes.
I remember seeing the Splatoon commercial, “You’re a kid now, you’re a squid now...” and I was like, “Oh, what’s this?” And I ended up getting the game for no reason. Now it’s one of my favorite series. It’s also cool how a new series is made, especially one that you enjoy.
The original maze was turned into port mackerel
Java woah really?! That’s awesome!
I'm pretty sure no one outside of Nintendo actually knew what the original maze looked like. Port Mackerel's overview map is just merely displayed here for visual aid purposes.
Yea the example on the map above looked like it
APCV fan47 just read @2007excalibut2007’s comment
Ironix _ *and just like that,someone was keep spamming the word "PoRt maCkReL" for 1 hour"*
And this is the story of how Squidbagging was created.
What's Squidbagging?
Shifting between kid and squid hyper fast like t bagging
@justin y. without a picture Oh lord no
@justin y. without a picture OH HELL YEAH
@justin y. without a picture no just no
I don't know y but the statement"we made a fun game, didn't we" almost brings a tear to the eye. Because they did make a fun game, a fun game that became a phunomenon.
Agreed
I do not like your tone whippersnapper
@@lennygirlthetruesavvysavag2410 wot?
7:25 It would be adorable to see CQ Cumber out on the Battlefield
*Terrifying.
Surrender while you still have the chance.
He's Shuichi, he never surrendered throughout v3
TEST FAILED (not fun octolings would be scared)
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“And kept the sea slugs out of the game...”
*some time later...*
June 13, 2018...
*NASTY MAJESTY SLOWLY FADES IN*
*test failed*
løøps ßrøthęr *_NO, NOT AGAIN._*
@@Bibi_XXVII REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Ah Veemo, here we go again
@Lavazzt nasty majesty misheard lyrics
I remember E3 2014 so very fondly because of this "weird tech demo from the Animal Crossing team". Everytime the camera panned towards the Splatoon matches, it was so hard to pull it away. I even recall the camera lingering to see the last moments of a match to then switch over to a Miyamoto interview.
My second most fond Splatoon memory was the "head of Squid Research Lab" giving tearful closing remarks for a big Splatoon tournament in Japan. Thanking fans for playing the game and he hopes that a Splatoon will be on the way if it's in the cards. And as we can see, the head of Squid Research Lab and the fans got their wish.
I also agree 👍 👌 💯 🙌 👏 😌 👍 👌 💯 🙌 👏 😌 👍 👌
“Kept sea slugs out of the game”
*TEST FAILED*
“What should we do other than humans?”
Nintendo: “Squid Children.”
Yes 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍
Rhymes better if you say “Squid Kids” 😂
actually they're teens.
And we still don't know if it would hurt for an inkling/Octoling to have their hair cut
Supreme Melon I’m interested to know what it would feel like to touch an inkling’s Skin in Kid form, what would it feel like? Would it feel like flesh, or ink?
@@Creeper0224 flesh
@@Creeper0224 probably a tad squishier and alot smoother than human flesh.
well in the game u can customize ur hairstyle and u can hv it jagged soooo I guess it wont?
@@Lu-fw8jm so basically Luffy's skin considering he's made of rubber.
6:55 missed opportunity for a squidward third person shooter
lmao
Lmao so wrong
(8:47) the inkling eyes here are hilarious
Lol 😂 thanks for pointing that out, looks like I’m getting no sleep tonight
Just like your profile
@@yoyowonganimation8742 ikr
"... and kept sea slugs out of the game."
CQ Cumber: Test failed *kills entire splatoon development team*
C. Q. Cumber is sea cucumber ;-;
C.Q. Cumber isn't a sea slug, he's a Sea Cucumber. it's in the name
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@@tortellini4912 eh great minds think alike...
Why does everyone think he's a sea slug
Splatoon is such a freaking amazing game. I absolutely love that game, it’s amazing to see how it came to be
Creeper 0224 same!
"And kept the sea slugs out of the game"
C.Q. Cumber: _Are you sure about that?_
Edit: Guys this comment is so unoriginal people think it's stolen.
With your profile picture splatoon
Yup
It's a Sea cucumber
*angry CQ noises*
He isn't a sea slug he is a sea cucumber
Great video! I just wanted to say that I'm so glad I found your channel. I love the way you edit your videos, the paper sound effects makes them even better and feel more interactive and also your voice is really relaxing. Keep it up ; )
Aw, thank you so much! That's really kind of you!
SpicyMexicanBoy me too!
Ok *SpicyMexicanBoy*
I am also glad I have discovered this channel. History in school is meh to me but video game history is actually really cool. It helps me have ideas for the development process that I will need to use if I am creating games or going into AI programming.
Same
Underrated channel alert
I got blessed with TH-cam algorithm
i love how you make these histories into a story that we get to be a part of, it's really relaxing haha
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoy them!
99.09% of this comment section: _same CQ Cumber joke over and over again_
The 0.01%: *but he isn't a sea slug..*
I wonder what the .90% people are commenting
Literally just an acorn yeah
@@bloopbitty they are trying to figure out my skill level in math
Hes not a sea slug heas a cq cumber
@??? Aren't those the same thing
Getting better every video :)
Thanks!
Nah
:)
And this kid's is what we call, a severely underrated Channel.
Edit: even though I'm a kid
i guess i'm a grammar nazi then
no wonder why its in everyone's recommended
Scorch Flame I’m a teenager so bAcK iN mY dAy
but you're also a squid, surely?
@@notnullnotvoid yes
And than they made Splatoon 2 in 2017 and soon Splatoon 3 hopefully
And is gone
Not in development buddy.
splatoon 3 the squidnam war
I bet Splatoon 3 will not come for the switch. We have to wait until the next console generation comes I think.
@@JxSTICK I wonder what would the next Nintendo console might look like we don't know what's Nintendo thinking once there done supporting the Nintendo Switch but I guest that we will just have to wait and see
Great video, man, it's been cool seeing you improve with each one :D
And I gotta say, it's crazy to think about how drastically Splatoon changed over the course of it's development, and how much thought and effort it took to mashup things that now, after everything's been said and done, seem obvious to put together.
Thanks! And I totally agree - the inklings seem like a natural fit now, but you saw how long it took the developers to arrive at that point! No one does Nintendo like Nintendo.
What an awesome and well produced video. I'm always astonished how I found a rather small channel but that is still delivering such high quality content on a regular basis. However, I have noticed that your thumbnails are rather minimalistic and at not eye-catching, so I'd recommend you to invest more time in making them ;)
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! As for the thumbnails, I'd say it's more a case of overthinking rather than underthinking. I get really perfectionist-y about them and I'm never really that happy with how they turn out in the end... What kind of thing would you suggest instead?
Thomas Game Docs i would refrain from using Sketchbook like backgrounds and rather use a game screenshot like in your Layton video.
Also you may want to consider emphasizing the characters and images more instead of leaving much of the background for display, I would also recommend taking inspiration in other creators e. g. Game makers toolkit whose thumbnails look great
@@t-bonehipbone8958 Wow, thanks for the feedback! I've definitely been looking to GMTK and quite a few other people's thumbnails for inspiration, and I've been trying to work in characters more as well. I think I've been improving a bit - looking back, my Luigi's Mansion thumbnail is pretty awful imo. I did try a more GMTK looking thumbnail for this video, by the way, but I didn't want it to look like I was copying his style, you know? (i.ibb.co/Jd9Hxc3/thumbb.png)
Anyway, I really appreciate the feedback, and hopefully my thumbnails will gradually improve a bit!
“And kept sea Slugs out of the Game”
June 13 2018:
NAA NA NA NA NA NA
KRUSTY
WUSTY
Eat plastic surgery
You tried to deny me- test failed.
Man, your videos are amazing. I think the researches are really well made and the animations are really creative. I feel like your channel should be more known, it's really quality content. Best of luck and keep the great work!
Thank you so much, that's really kind!
Splatoon is one of my favorite game, I love how the idea of tofu hiding in stuff, turned into a squid and shooting ink
We at Nintendo are the innovative kind. Enough said
not u again
Doesn’t seem to be the case with sword and shield
Chung Ree sick burn
@@Hamood113 and we have nothing to do with it. Sword and shield will likely be solid games too
“We at Nintendo” Not all of you are innovative is what I’m saying
Nintendo: *Kept sea slugs out of the game*
C.Q. Cumber: You didn't stop me. Test failed.
Yes
He’s Not A Sea Slug..
0:49
The people who made my childhood.
Happy new year! Awesome new video - I love Splatoon so this was a gem
Thanks! Happy new year to you too!
"Kept sea slugs out of the game "
Splatoon 2:
TEST FAILED
Imagine being on green team and green ink shooting out of your nose.
your channel is underrated.
Just commenting so I got prove that I was here before 1million subs.
Haha, thanks!
My ideas for Splatoon 3:
-Deathmatch like mode.
-Soccer mode.
-Choosing which color you want to be.
-Save data backup support.
-More customization.
-3 maps that cycle for one hour.
-Gambling.
-Special data for having Splatoon 2(If Splatoon 3 comes on Switch).
-More levels in story mode.
-Secret unlockable levels in story mode.
-A mode where you play as an Octoling and Inklings are the villains(I think of calling them Inktarians).
-More colors.
-Cooler maps.
-Petting Judd.
-A home for you that you could customize with rooms, furniture and layout.
-Splitscreen multiplayer(Competitioms and Story Mode co op).
-Better voice chat.
-Salmon Run being open 24/7.
-An actual timer like Animal Crossing.
-A new species.
-Cooler ideas for storymode stages.
-Challenging storymode stages(Not as hard as Octo Expansion).
-More cuteness.
Those are all my ideas.
0:55
Wii U, Nintendo Land, and New Super... yup, we've got the A Team right here.
This was very informative, thank your so much. Very digestible and engaging with the visuals c:
Fun fact, the first design for the squid character is actually used in the games as a logo
Splatoon and Splatoon 2 are not fun games.
They're memorials, that's what they are
Juan David Hernandez Splatoon isn’t a good game.
It’s a f*cking amazing game
Well said
Ye
You had me in the first half, not gonna lie
whatever that means
Splatoon is one of my favorite games of all time so I’m glad you made a vid about it
I love how passionate you are about game design.
It's always a reminder to me that a game is not just a game and the reason why i love them.
Thank you, keep the good work!
I love the fact that splatoon was developed as a new IP and new thing and gained so much Hype and love for it, that the team Making a sequel for it when the switch came around, I mean....SO many people were so happy when splatoon 2 was announced and trailered that it created something of its own, THEN Octo expansion hit! I’m just really happy to play splatoon
and THEN splatoon 3 being announced!
These videos are amazing, highly engaging and informative.
Thank you so much! That's really kind!
I’m glad I found this channel from a Destructoid article. The article randomly popped up on my suggested Google pages since I was looking to buy Splatoon 2 today for my new Switch. Always wondered how this series came to fruition, but now I’m glad I know. Awesome video and I hope to see more quality content from you. Keep up the great work. I’m also glad that you put captions/subtitles for this video. Really makes it a lot better for me and I’m sure for a lot others as well.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Oh, and I'm glad the subtitles are helpful! I always appreciate when videos I'm watching have subtitles, so I figured I really ought to have them on mine too!
Another fantastic vid!! Always exciting to see what you cover.
Thank you so much! I appreciate your support!
9:31 um splattack isn't a royal piano song
really, I love this video. The creation of Splatoon was so fun and confused, PD: The idea of 'inklings', I think it was the best decision. Thanks for this :3
just discovered this channel and i genuinely hope you'll get more attention soon. i really like the calming, detailed style, so keep it up! :)
Thank you so much!
7:04 looks rad not going to lie
Nobody:
Homeless people by 2025: 3:18
I wonder how many people will get this
Albert's microphone arm I’m super tired, lol. What does this mean?
@@axeltheredpanda5453 lol, I had to Google "Homeless people by 2025" Apparently it's a political related meme in the UK.
Axel The Red Panda There’s a meme about how “All homeless people will be cut in half by 2025.”
Oof this meme is everywhere now
Splatoon 3: Origins
The great Tofu Turf War
How do you get this news? I’m impressed!
Really love your videos. Keep it up!
Thanks!
“...and kept sea slugs out of the game.”
Me:*Splatoon 3*: C.Qtoon
Wot?
Thanks for the great breakdown of Splatoon! I couldn't believe that you only have 2.5K subscribers after watching it -- I assumed that this must be a huge channel. Nonetheless, you just gained another!
Haha, thanks! I really appreciate it!
still come back to this video and love it
Thomas Game Docs’s channel is something you binge-watch on a cold winter day in the holidays with the heaters on max.
You thought sea slugs would stay out of the game.
***TEST FAILED***
You need more subs!
Haha, thanks!
Thomas Game Docs like seriously your content is amazing and the amount of research you do to create these amazing videos. In my opinion this is probably the standards from a person who has 4-5M subscribers. Absolutely incredible work! Keep up the great content
ImmortalCockatoo True, I see trashier content made by you tubers with *way* more subscribers!
@@ThomasGameDocs back 4 years later, still glad you’re still making videos, good job on 500k+ mate
Not the first time a block of tofu has been a character.
Very interesting video. I also enjoyed the Mii video a lot. Looking forward to the next one.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
90% of comments: Sea Slugs
5% of comments: Cool Video, Congrats
5% of comments: Splatoon Memes
Subscribed recently. I'm always interested in video game history and you have really nice and quick videos that explain the essentials. I hope your channel grows quickly, you deserve it.
I was just wondering if you watched the GDC talk about Splatoon since it was not listed as a source. I'm not sure if it had any additional information that wasn't covered here but it had some video of the tofu prototype. I recommend watching it if you haven't already.
Keep up the good work!
Yeah, I only came across it _after_ making the video, so I was kind of kicking myself for not being able to include that tofu prototype footage... Glad you enjoyed the video, though, and thanks for subscribing!
...And keep sea slugs outta the game
Flow: am i a joke to you?
finally, someone that doesn't say c.q cumber
Bro, GREAT VIDEO
it was so interesting
For some reason, I just can’t stop watching this! I don’t know why it’s so addictng to watch the video!!
I’m starting to wonder if splatoon is going to be a long running series. Considering they announced splatoon 3 today.
Let's do a new game with no conections to our other genres
Microsoft : *say sike right now*
These videos are great! Keep it up!
Thank you so much!
Your welcome 😁
Developer: How about a sea slug?
Development team: WTF
Keep up the good work man lovin the content
Thank you! I really appreciate it!
@@ThomasGameDocs no problem dude can I ask what Ur next episode will be about?
Yeah sure! The next one is about Brain Training / Brain Age! I chose it because it's a slightly shorter topic, so I'll have l time to work on some longer videos - Animal Crossing should be next after Brain Age, and that'll be about the same length as Splatoon, I reckon, but after that I'm going to do either Ace Attorney or Tomodachi Life, both of which will be quite a bit longer than usual. I'm also working on one about Danganronpa, but that'll be quite a while away!
@@ThomasGameDocs oh brain age can't wait man.Any plans for kid Icarus? Ik Ur busy so I can wait thx for replying thou
It's definitely on my list of videos I'd like to do at some point! If I did it though, I'd probably want to talk about both the original NES game and Uprising, so I'll likely wait until I'm working on a few shorter videos first.
Nintendo: *decides not to add sea slugs*
Also Nintendo: *adds a sea slug for the second game*
Edit: holy carp how did I get this many likes, I appreciate it lmao
Even though CQ Cumber isn't a slug
Bruh I think I got whooshed lmao
I believe that C.Q. Cumber is hybrid of sea cucumber and sea slug. It is shaped like sea cucumber but the blue color is from sea slug
@@user-if4nl2xl8e and the arms
@@K_Lateral But Flow is.
This the only third-person shooter i’ve ever played
I’m super hyped for the 3rd game and i’ve sunk so many hours into the second.
It’s a wonderful series
i randomly stumbled into your channel and i am proud.
i like you now.
I’m so glad this series was created! I don’t know how I lived before the existence of Woomy and Blue 🧡💙
Someone wanted to Diddle some squiddies--
Doodle. Some squids.
this was really interesting! Looking forward to a future video on Ace Attorney !
It's half written as we speak! I just need to stop procrastinating and finish the script... Oh also it'll probably end up closer to 20 mins than 10 mins so it'll probably take a long time to edit. Basically, I'm working on it (but don't hold your breath...)
Didn't they plan on making only female characters at first? I might be misinformed
Yes, this is correct! They added the boys in later.
Works for me.
Yes, because it wasn't so easy to make tentacle hair for boys
"the ill fated wiiu" NO ITS BEAUTIFUL STOP COMPLAINING IT HAD SOME GREAT GAMES AND WAS THE REASON THE SWITCH EXISTED IN THE FIRST PLACE
Yes
Agreed. My fav game on it was Disney Infinity 1-3!
@@franklinthecat9231 cool i love that game but mine was splatoon
I respect your opinion and all BUT the Wii U's faliures made the Switch as good as it is now. Switch could exist without the Wii U, but would be just a Wii U.
It's like a Pokemon evolution, to me atleast. You can't get a Charizard without getting a Charmander. (I think, I don't play Pokemon.)
@@Spartan-mv6om thats the longest reply ive ever had so ok
i am so glad everything played out the way it did. I love that game to death
This is my new favorite channel
Thank you so much! That's so kind!
I was just playing that game! Then this popped up. Man my Fbi agent really gets me. Thanks man.
5:39 That kinda sounds like the underground theme from Super Mario Bros.
Skateboarding Reggie is the greatest thing I've ever seen in my life.
I don't think I had ever been more anticipated for a video game ever in my life after I first saw the trailer
"And keep sea slugs out of the game"
C.Q cumber:you tried to stop my existence, T E S T F A I L E D
7:16 I actually kind of like the squid designs.
Get help man
They look like the ishipit logo
@@nathanielbird9552 shut up
only 90s kids would get the reference
As soon as you said they thought of Mario spraying water and rabbits, I was like.....”+Rabbids? Sounds great.”
Amazing research ❤️
Leave the video paused on 1:07
This is the alternate ending where Mario maker never came out.
I recently bought Splatoon 2 for my switch lite because it was such a high rated game but was worried that I wouldn't enjoy it. That obviously was wrong since I love the idea of working in a team with other players. Even my sister whose not into video games at all is addicted to the game and asks to play with it when I'm not using it lmao
Pretty interesting, also awesome video btw.
I still have yet to play this game. Lookig forward to doing so when I get a Switch sometime soon.
I'm assuming based on the end that you make the music for your videos? If so you should upload those as well, this one was very good.
Thanks! Just the piano songs at the end though, not the jazz used for the rest of the video. I'll leave that to insaneintherain. I am thinking of putting those piano covers somewhere going forward, though. Maybe Twitter...? I'm not sure yet.
The first one in the Thumbnail looks like an earthbound enemy.
The Woomyman snucked you from behind!
he looks more like a character from a animated show from the 90s
5:51 Is this the real footage before??
04:15 And then later on in the future, came the Hare vs. Tortoise splatfest
I’m now wondering if rather than just being a special splatfest for Easter, SpringFest was actually supposed to be a nod to the game originally using rabbits
They sea slugs out the game c.q. Cumber: * sings i don't get sleep cause of y'all *