![Splatoon character close-up showing inky eyes.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/wii-u-exclusive-splatoon-fires-past-1m-sales-worldwide-1435132651041.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Essential | Splatoon review
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UPDATED: Our picks from the quirky Nintendo console's small but enviable catalogue.
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Five months later, Wii U Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon servers set to return
Nintendo apologises to fan.
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![Splatoon character close-up showing inky eyes.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/wii-u-exclusive-splatoon-fires-past-1m-sales-worldwide-1435132651041.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Mario Kart 8 artwork showing Mario racing in a kart.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/SI_WiiU_MarioKart8_image1600w.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Five months later, Wii U Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon servers set to return
Nintendo apologises to fan.
![Nintendo yanks Wii U Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon offline due to security concerns](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/mario-kart-8-review-140009365364.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Nintendo yanks Wii U Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon offline due to security concerns
Expects "extended maintenance duration".
![Games of the Decade: Splatoon kickstarted Nintendo's revival](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/games-of-the-decade-splatoon-kickstarted-nintendos-revival-1574763409185.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Prior to Splatoon, Nintendo asked Wii FPS The Conduit developer to make a water gun shooter](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/prior-to-splatoon-nintendo-reportedly-asked-wii-fps-the-conduit-developer-to-make-a-water-pistol-shooter-1534335668197.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Prior to Splatoon, Nintendo asked Wii FPS The Conduit developer to make a water gun shooter
But things got messy when it leaked.
![Splatoon is a multiplayer shooter for introverts and I love it](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/-1505309675233.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Splatoon is getting an anime adaptation](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/-1500312552217.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Splatoon 2 release date slated for July](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/splatoon-2-release-date-slated-for-july-1492040469547.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Splatoon 2 announced, due summer](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/-1484282432745.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Nintendo is giving away an NX](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/nintendo-is-giving-away-an-nx-1473240678774.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Splatoon bows out in style with its last ever Splatfest](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/splatoon-bows-out-in-style-with-its-last-ever-splatfest-1469435475412.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Splatoon's final Splatfest asks the ultimate question](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/-1467276535149.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Splatoon's final Splatfest asks the ultimate question
Super Callie goes ballistic, Marie is atrocious.
![Splatoon gets an unofficial mobile port in China](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/splatoon-gets-an-unofficial-mobile-port-in-china-1467232687219.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Miitomo adds Splatoon items next week](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/miitomo-adds-splatoon-items-next-week-1461235722412.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Two of Nintendo's biggest Wii U games get updates today](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/-1457515377922.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Two of Nintendo's biggest Wii U games get updates today
Key additions for Mario Maker, Splatoon.
![Nintendo cuts yearly forecast, but still targets profit](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/nintendo-cuts-yearly-forecast-but-still-aiming-for-profit-1456480217329.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Splatoon sells 4m copies, bought by a third of all Wii U owners](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/-1454407284242.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Splatoon sells 4m copies, bought by a third of all Wii U owners
Wii U up to 12.6m consoles sold.
![Splatoon's final new map rolls out tomorrow](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/splatoons-final-new-map-rolls-out-tomorrow-1453374984913.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Eurogamer's Games of 2015 no. 3: Splatoon](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/eurogamers-games-of-2015-no-3-splatoon-1451379914743.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Here's your first look at the new Splatoon update](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/heres-youre-first-look-at-the-new-splatoon-update-1447371490603.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Splatoon originally designed with toilet travel](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/-1446629315289.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![The Eurogamer podcast returns to debate the highs and lows of 2015](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/-1443342583601.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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The Eurogamer podcast returns to debate the highs and lows of 2015
Live from EGX at 4pm. Plus Eurogamer plays Mario Maker at 3pm.
![Splatoon's original soundtrack is called Splatune](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/splatoons-original-soundtrack-is-called-splatune-1440524458848.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Splatoon's Rainmaker ranked battle mode drops this weekend](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/-1439478723282.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Wii U lifetime sales pass 10 million, Splatoon sells 1.62m](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/-1438161381509.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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