I know this will get overlooked, but I really wanna give props to the announcer, she did a fantastic job and put so much energy into the announcement, it honestly made me pretty hyped

I really like how they made the salmon run boss fight feel like an actual emergency, like you don’t know that it’s coming until the siren starts blaring, pretty awesome.

For those who didn’t notice, the store manager for the locker items is Harmony, a character that has actually been somewhat present before in the series. She’s part of the musical band known as Chirpy Chips that plays all sorts of battle music in Splatoon 2. If you look it up, she’s right there on the album cover!

For those who have questions about this Direct 1: you can actually skip the news this time 2: Salmon run can be played at any time 3: in Rainmaker there are multiple checkpoints now

The thing I’m happiest about from this are the minor changes for the sake of convenience. For example I find the ability to set gear loadouts incredibly important. Also, the ability to use the training room while waiting for a match is really significant. All of it was very interesting.

thank you for saving my life nintendo

I love how the splatoon colour themes are based on complimentary colours (opposite colours), for example… Splatoon 1 - orange and blue Splatoon 2 - pink a green Splatoon 3 - yellow and purple Some of the colours are slight variations such as pink, it’s meant to be red but pinks a good substitute

I love the part where the inkling said “It’s splating time” and then splated all the other inklings. Truly one of the games of all time

I love how Splatsvile feels so alive, seeing the Inkling and Octoling playing Rock Paper Scissors and reacting to their win or loss might be the best thing they’ve shown.

0:00 introduction 2:50 Stage battle 4:25 Weapons & special weapons 7:06 Shopping & outfit perk ability 10:38 Lobby Playlist & others 14:42 Customization 15:55 Table turf battle 17:05 Salmon run next wave 19:42 Story mode campaign 20:42 Other Features & more 23:24 Updates 24:31 New podcast host 25:50 Splatfest 28:58 Splatoon 3 Splatfest world premiere 31:09 Splatoon 3 tournament That all I have, see u squid kids on the turf fields. (Edit: also thanks 4 the amount of likes) 😲😁❤

I remember this like it was yesterday. The hype for the direct and the hype for the splatfest world premiere was INSANE.

The games one year anniversary is in 10 days, and it’s so nostalgic watching this again. I remember waking up real early and being mind blown with the stuff they added. I miss those times.

whoever this announcer was definitely needs a raise. everything was so easily digestible, and i’m glad new players can find their way even easier! she sounded so energetic, intrigued, and passionate overall. this 30 minute direct was beautifully executed!

love how y'all added more casual elements

The announcer here and on the direct is so good. She sounds so energetic and passionate and it fits the game really well and gets me excited to play even more. I am so unbelievably hyped up for this game omg I’ve been a fan of Splatoon one but I didn’t get a hold of the game until Splatoon 2 cause I was poor lol I legit can’t wait to play this every day.

18:08 Now’s you chance to be a [BIG SHOT]

The reporter did a superb job explaining the entire game, one part at a time. Whether she explains the stages, characters, and weapons for example, she had a truckload of energy to give out and made the Direct so much fun to watch, even if it's half an hour long!

If people said that splatoon was like an acid trip before this is going to be even more chaotic. I’m so excited!

How has it been a year ALREADY?! Man, I remember Being so hyped for this

I like how the splatana wiper reminds me of the master sword when it shoots beams, I think it’s going to be a really cool weapon to use.

CRUSTY SEANNNNNN

The idols seem to be more traditional than our previous idols and I love how they showed how diverse inklings and octolings can look, with their different styled eyes and faces. It's just incredible to be honest. I've a feeling this game is going to be one of the best of 2022 (YALL STOP FIGHTING IN THE REPLIES WE GET IT, FRYE HAS A BIG FOREHEAD SHE CUTE

Happy 1 year anniversary to this direct!

It's crazy how fast time goes.

Words cannot express the joy I feel in seeing Harmony finally making her onscreen debut after her indirect presence in both previous games and both King for a Day tournaments. Blitz It!/Chip Attack is still the best song in the series.

FINALLY, A GAME MODE WITH MORE THAN 2 TEAMS! Entire direct was amazing, and props to the announcer. But it's something I've been asking for for ages! I'd love to see a 4 team turf war become a thing. 2v2v2v2, spawning at 4 corners of different maps or maybe all close ish to the middle and able to then reach the further ends.

I think my favorite detail from the direct is the fact that Captain Agent 3 still seems to have the ability to launch specials whenever, as shown at 20:31, when they flash yellow, and the top of their head shines.

Although I never played Splatoon not once in my life I'm excited for Splatoon 3 to become my first experience. So much to learn and explore!

Splatoon as a series has grown quite a bit, I can tell this franchise is making full use of it's potential

I’ve never played Splatoon before, but I think this is a perfect time to get into it

23:58 *So that was a cruel lie…*

I can't believe it's already been a year since this direct came out, I remember after watching this I became obsessed with splatoon again.

Wow this is amazing to see in Splatoon 3! Can’t wait to have Splatastic fun!

Huge props to reporter for the Splatoon 3 the direct, gave a lot of energy and made the direct more enjoyable to watch!!

Can’t wait! I bet the maps will be very creative and varied in design!

24:55 Shiver legit turns the Mask into a paper fan. Darn no wonder why everyone is simping for her. She's a Magician.

I seriously cannot wait for this game to release! So many new things to research, experiment with, master. Not to mention the quality-of-life additions. The developers seriously went all out for this game

The announcer featured in this Direct really sold every section, loved how much energy they brought to the narration. From returning Splatoon 1 stages, to Salmon Run becoming more intense, new idols, Splatfest premiere and the tease of story mode being a splatastic saga (with larger scale DLC on the rise) we’re truly in for a RIDE.

24:03 you liars.

13:15 It’s almost been a full year, and no one is talking about how the Splattershot Pro, one of the most unused weapons in the game, got 1000 POINTS of turf, WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE. How?? HOW?!?!!

I was already excited for this game, but after seeing the Direct, I’m absolutely blown away. The devs truly outdid themselves with this - it’s so clear that so much work and creativity has gone into this game! I can’t wait to play! :D

I liked all Splatfest but I love how this Splatfest sounds more like a festival than a concert. Just feels more traditional ❤

The announcer did such an amazing job,plenty of energy! And pizazz! I love her!

U can tell how much the developers love splatoon. This was amazing omggg

Literally in love with Deep Cut, Shiver has me in a chokehold, I will die for Big Man and I’m really liking the vibes Frye’s putting down

While I personally would have preferred players to have their own room to place stuff in, player owned lockers are a neat idea. It's really cool to see a game have proper sequels where they keep the good stuff and then add onto the game in their own way.

Never played and I am going to start! Looks phenomenal.

Please give the announcer a tip and raise for future projects! I've seen so many comments about how her hype is infectious, and I agree 💖✨️

I could tell they wanted to go with a more creatively unusual and exotic asymmetrical look for the new idols, and I'd say they nailed that pretty well.

I love the change to rainmaker. It's no longer a "your opponent has 97 points, try to get to 98 or higher." Instead you have to reach certain checkpoints and then the rainmaker's shield has to be broken again. Solid Change.

Well boys, we’re here. Big run has came

Love how as a new player to the series this made me interested enough to try it in the future.

This is the only Nintendo game that really works with the “free-update later” business model. Looking forward to ‘em.

This has to be the best direct Splatoon has ever done. So many new things and they all look so amazing, can’t wait to try them out. The story mode being a finale though, I wish it didn’t end. Unless they have more stories to tell in the future

Watching this for the 5th time. I love the part they hit "this way" on the inkling girl and she does the "this way" motion with the hand. The voice is so cool. I love this game so much.

23:57 can we report this video for misinformation?

I’m shocked beyond belief that they hid all these features we’ve been wanting for years just for this moment. It feels special, and I’m feeling the HYPE

This seems like a gigantic game already and more stuff it's on the way, they hype is real, it just looks like the most perfect splatoon game, so much thank you to the developers and staff behind it! As someone who bought the switch only to play Splatoon 2, I'll sure get the hours out of this one too

The expressions of the characters are perfect and everything looks so lively like the inklings have actually remade civilisation but no humans. Nintendo doesn't just cease to be awful. They don't know how to!

I like all the quality of life changes too the multiplayer looks much easier than before and I like that you can chill in the lobby while waiting and the gameplay looks even more fun too!!! Im so excited

I honestly love how unique and different our new idols are, and I can’t wait to see what Nintendo does with the squid sisters and story mode

Not only did they make the stages beautiful and made their gameplay actually fun, they made them fit in the world of splatoon and even gave some of them significant lore Props to the stage and world building teams really

3:47 not the foreshadowing

23:56 so uh.... wheres league mode? surely you guys didnt forget this and are planning on adding it/making challenges actually GOOD, right..?

It's crazy to see how far Splatoon has come. It was my favorite game back when I was a kid and now here I am almost finished with High School. I'm so happy it's still going strong and I can't wait to buy Splatoon 3 :D

I’ve never played any of the Splatoon games but the world of Splatoon looks so creative and interesting. From the character designs to the lore. Love it.

A year since I got into Splatoon. Can't believe how quickly time goes.

Remember when we thought the online would work, good times

this game is going to be absolutely incredible. can’t wait for the competitive scene to grow even more!!

0:00 intro 1:31 turf war 2:51 stages 4:25 weapons 5:19 special weapons 7:05 gear shops 10:38 lobby 13:36 lockers 14:41 customization 15:40 table turf battle 17:05 salmon run (next wave) 19:42 hero mode 20:41 other features 21:52 splatnet 3 22:48 amiibos 23:25 updates 24:32 new idols 25:50 splatfests 28:59 deep cut’s announcement if you say I’m copying someone, it’s because i couldn’t find their comment anymore. Idk what happened to it, but I will make this again if this comment disappears somehow. Edit: thanks for the likes!

Been here since the first game and I love how the Splatoon series is gaining the bigger fanbase it deserves

17:15 "Salmon Run is a simple job." Yes yes, a *simple* job...

BOOYAH! Excited for pretty much everything here, lots of great quality of life changes thrown into the mix. Splatoon 3 has STYLE. BIG MAN IS MY SPIRIT ANIMAL

BIG MAN GANG!!!!! I love how different a vibe these idols give off, the Squid sisters had a very serious and very energetic combo, Off the Hook had a chaotic and calm combo, and this new trio seems to mix it up. The game looks amazing, with returning favorites, and new side ideas such as the locker and a tcg X ttg looks super interesting, cant wait to jump right in!

The queen would have loved this

that macarena at 27:35 is godly.

The fact that when the Big Shot is shown the music sounds like Spamton’s theme speed up a lot made it one of the best parts of the direct

I’m honestly really impressed by how in-depth the world seems, the new stylised maps, the new salmon run, and all the other little details. I expected for this to be a complete copy of the last splatoon but Nintendo have really went above and beyond, it feels like they have listened to the fans and have worked really hard to make a very good game. The fact that they will be supporting the game with tons of new updates after launch is incredible and the tournaments are such a great idea to get people interested in playing the game. This will definitely be the best splatoon yet!!!

I was genuinely afraid, I thought the game would be identical to the second, or even worse! But this Direct definitely made me change my mind! There are crazy news, the setting is much more oriental than that of previous games, and I love it. New weapons, story mode that feels spatial, practically a free choice of character customization of much more! I have no negative comments, the only flaw could be a short duration of the Story mode, which for lone players like me could be a problem, but I sincerely hope I'm wrong! 🐙

I wanted to check part of the dialogue so I started watching part of it, and then I ended up watching the rest. It has only been 2 months, but it already feels almost nostalgic. I remember how excited everyone was immediately after

I loved everything about this! Smiled all the way through. So much to take in, and I love it. It's a whole colorful explosion of chaos. And the new idols, they'll grow on us overtime, but I already love them (I'm a pretty big fan of Shiver so far). I'm still happy to see the previous idols still in here too. This is going to be a blast. I hope newcomers give this series a chance.

I welcome our new idol overlords. Looking forward to hearing more from Deep Cut in the future!!!

This was a SUPER informative direct; absolutely stoked for Splat 3 now! Also, I LOVE the new theming for the splatfests!!

One year later! 🎉

If people told me Megamind was gonna be in Splatoon 3 I would've said they were crazy

18:12 Nice of Nintendo to add Spamton to the game

They added so much fun and actually helpful stuff I'm so so excited for this.

Looks fun, I’ll definitely be getting it when it comes out, my first splatoon game

I have no idea what it is this time around. But the animations for splatoon seem way more natural and fluid. Good to see splatoon 3 continue to get better and more and more hype with time.

One of the best things about this series has always been its unique sense of style and this presentation put it on full display.

8:05 This was foreshadowing of who was going to win the splatfest

27:41 imagine a sonic splatfest/crossover. Big man is team knuckles, fyre is team tails and shiver is team sonic.

I really hope this isn't the end of the Splatoon saga. This series as been a big part of my gaming history and I hope more comes In the future.

I originally thought splatlands would be like an apocalyptic setting, but it seems more like a big shopping mall/plaza and i love it.

Man, it has been a year we had this, huh? Crazy times... ☺️

This is by far one of the best directs ever. So much information and appealing to all players, giving the community what they want, consistent free updates, what more could you ask for?….. BRING DUAL SQUELCHER BACK!!!!!!!!! PLEASEEEEEEEEEE

Splatoon was always something I was kinda interested in, but not enough to get. But Splatoon 3 has had me getting progressively more and more excited about it! And the customization/diversity is so good! A game where I can finally make someone that genuinely looks like me and it makes me so happy! It's such a small part of this game, but it's so amazing!

It brings tears to my eyes how much Splatoon has grown over the years. I’ve been a really big Splatoon fan since the beginning of Splatoon 1 (feels like it’s been yesterday) and now here we are, about to play the 3rd Splatoon game. This direct was incredible and I’m really hyped up for this game! I can’t wait to finally play this!!

19:33 Props for the announcer for an excellent emphasize performance!😉

"Swim form? Swim form? You're a kid, you're a swim?! That's not how it goes, Nintendo!" -Daniel Failboat, upon first watching this trailer