Though Nintendo hasn’t exactly been completely upfront about this, it’s pretty clear that Splatoon 2’s matchmaking system is region-locked. Whereas the first game offered global matchmaking where the ...

Over the last seven years, Splatoon has quietly evolved into one of Nintendo’s top-tier franchises. Starting with a surprise hit on the Wii U, the series quickly found devoted fans on both the casual ...

A kid-friendly competitive multiplayer shooter was a strange concept when Nintendo introduced the very first Splatoon. The unique zone-control mechanics made combat important but somewhat incidental ...