Splatoon 2's First Competitive Event Takes Place July 15, You Get to Play for Free Before Game Launches

The Splatoon 2 Nintendo Direct just wrapped up, and we got inked from top to bottom with new information. Perhaps the biggest announcement, though, is that Splatfests are back! Nintendo is committed to hosting at least two years of themed, competitive Splatfests where players will be asked to pick a side between two extremely divisive passions. This first Splatfest will be Cake vs. Ice Cream. Which is better? Choose a team and represent in turf war on July 15 by downloading a special free demo from the Nintendo Switch eShop!

"While content updates for Splatoon 2 will last around a year, more limited-time Splatfests for the game are planned for the next two years. To kick things off, a free demo to try out the first Splatfest for Splatoon 2 is going to be held on July 15 from 3 to 7 p.m. PT.

"Players just have to download the free demo in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch and get ready to decide if cake or ice cream is their dessert of choice. To prepare in advance, the demo can be downloaded early before the Splatfest goes live, starting later today. Once downloaded, players can start the demo to vote for their team, and even visit the in-game mailbox to create and share drawings in support of their team."

It's about to go down. Already on Twitter we're seeing hash tags flying for #TeamIceCream or #TeamCake. Of course, all of the intelligent, skilled, and truly fresh kids and squids are on Team Ice Cream, and if you don't want to get completely creamed (pun intended) next Saturday, you'll do the right thing and join the winning team! Just remember: Cake's a mistake, cream's the dream.

We'll have much more information on Splatoon 2 momentarily. To learn more about all of the new weapons, new characters, and the Nintendo Online App, stay tuned to WWG!