Splatoon was supposed to die quickly; it should have fizzled out after Nintendo shut down 3DS and Wii U servers . But has managed to keep Splatoon-ing two months post-mortem while Nintendo starts removing features from the sequel. Defying Nintendo is , but I guess being a huge Splatoon fan makes some people up for the challenge.
Lcd101, the "final Splatoon 1 player," has now lasted over two months on the nonfunctional server. They post daily updates in a captain's log . It seems that life in the barren, Book of Revelation Inkopolis has become so boring, Lcd101 has taken to reminiscing about better Splatoon days.
Their from June 10 celebrates "day 63 on the Nintendo Network!" with a reminder that "ten years ago today, Splatoon was officially revealed to the world at E3 2014. For ten years, we’ve been living in a more creative, colorful world." As Lcd101 basks in their nostalgia, Nintendo is seemingly working on dismantling Splatoon 2, its 2017 third-person shooter for Switch.
The developer noted that Splatoon 2 has lost access to Twitter (or X, or whatever) integration and social media integration for its friends list. In addition, players will no longer be able to post directly to Twitter or Facebook from Splatoon 3. These changes presumably come, in part, from Twitter/X's decision to monetize .
But fans have started to lament the fact that as players flock to Splatoon 3, which released in 2022. "I'm afraid Splatoon 2 died the minute Splatoon 3 came out," one Reddit comment.
