Splatoon 2 Fans Are Celebrating the Return of Splatfests

Last summer, Nintendo brought an end to Splatfest competitions in Splatoon 2 with Chaos vs. Order. [...]

By Marc Deschamps - April 22, 2020 12:05 am EDT

Last summer, Nintendo brought an end to Splatfest competitions in Splatoon 2 with Chaos vs. Order. After two years of consistent updates, fans were understandably disappointed. Earlier this month, fans began to speculate after a mysterious tweet about a Splatoon update was quickly deleted by Nintendo. While many theories were posited, no one could have guessed that Nintendo would announce the return of Splatfest competitions in the game! The upcoming Ketchup versus Mayonnaise Splatfest is not technically new (as the original event was held back in 2017), but fans are still quite happy to see the competitions return. At the very least, it has fans wondering about Nintendo's future plans for the franchise!

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Keep reading to find out what Splatoon 2 fans think about the return of Splatfests!

For many, Splatoon 2 hasn't been the same, since.

splatoon is now real again
— 🌹mellow @ the arc intent/acnh🍑 (@Mellowk1tty) April 22, 2020

There's room for both!

Every previous Splatoon Player at Animal Crossing rn pic.twitter.com/RbdOYxOidP
— 🆂🆀🆄🅸🅳🅳🆈 (@t_squiddy) April 22, 2020

The enthusiasm is palpable.

OKAY BUT IM SUPER HYPED BC IVE WANTED TO FOR YEAR BUT IVE NEVER GOTTEN TO PARTICIPATE IN A SPLATFEST W THE OG SPLATOON MY MOM WOULD ALWAYS MAKE ME GO SLEEP, AND I DIDNT GET THE SWITCH AND SPLA2N UNTIL LAST MONTH WHEN THE SPLATFESTS WERE OVER
— vanna🌧⊹ ˚ . @ ACNH (@peachesnbees) April 22, 2020

The series has been a major success story for Nintendo.

I hope that this Splatfest shows people how many people still care a LOT about Splatoon.

This fest is a catalyst that can bring people, new and old, into the game - this is a chance for us to build our community further 🙂
— Vicvillon💜💚 @ Delfino Island!! (@Vicvillon) April 22, 2020

Some fans think Nintendo is gearing up for Splatoon 3.

I feel like the splatfest *has* to be part of the early marketing plan for Splatoon 3 (like that New Year's post), sorta like how some franchises will release a remaster before a sequel announcement
— Andrea, Kindest Demon Around (@cutecubus) April 22, 2020

Every time I think I'm out...

Splatoon 2 is BACK BABY! I have played this game a TOOOON, but haven't touched it since the final Splatfest. This is just the ticket to pull me back in, lol. https://t.co/oSGBbzR6QQ
— Relytia (@Relytia) April 22, 2020

Feels like a lot of players might come back for this!

Me: I haven't played splatoon in a while, but do I really want to? 🤔 Nintendo: hey everybody! It's been a while, so here's an extra splatfest! Me:... I do now.
— Cheese is good for the heart (@Cheesey_Stevie) April 22, 2020

It's great timing, really.

so i guess splatoon devs decided to throw off my entire schedule of sitting around doing nothing
— julian 🔪 (@cydersmoke) April 22, 2020

We can only hope.

okay so we got Mario Maker 2 update, New Horizons update, Mana spirits in Smash Bros and Splatoon 2 is getting a demo + splatfest coming back. What's next, a Mario Kart update?
— megmar (@ran_num) April 22, 2020