SPLATOON FANS: GET READY FOR SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS SPLATFEST

Nintendo and Nickelodeon have teamed up to bring Wii U Splatfest players an exciting special event to decide which character is most preferred- SpongeBob or Patrick. Come represent your favourite Bikini Bottom resident on Sunday April 24 here in Australia and New Zealand.

What everyone enjoys about Splatfest is that it’s a colourful shooting game, made for the fun platform Wii U and for all ages. Check out the video below:

Those of you that own a Wii U but don’t have Splatoon, go out and get it, you won’t be disappointed- over 4 million copies have been sold worldwide!

The rules of Splatoon are simple: two teams of four players battle to claim turf by covering it with ink in their colour. Players control characters known as Inklings, human-like creatures that can change into squid form to swim through their team’s ink faster, or manoeuvre up walls to access hard-to-reach areas in battle. Outside of these Turf Wars, the city of Inkopolis is home to all manner of cool crustaceans, funky fish and other oceanic individuals, making Splatoon and SpongeBob SquarePants a match made in H2O heaven.

During the regular events called “Splatfests”, players vote on important topics like whether pineapple on pizza is delicious or disgusting, then team up with like-minded players to battle the opposing school of thought. In a first for Spatfests, players in Australia, New Zealand and Europe will play together with North American players as Team SpongeBob and Team Patrick compete for under-the-sea supremacy, with the results from both territories producing one final outcome to settle the debate once and for all. After voting opens Saturday April 16 in Australia and New Zealand, Inklings can show their allegiance by wearing a special Splatfest Tee of either SpongeBob or Patrick until the end of the event.

This Splatfest is also the perfect opportunity for players to try out eight new weapon combinations, called “Sheldon’s Picks”, which were added in a recent free software update. Inklings enter battle with a main, sub, and special weapon, and new sets offer fresh strategic options and ways to play.

It’s the Bikini Bottom battle for the ages on Sunday April 24 in Australia and New Zealand as Team SpongeBob SquarePants battles Team Patrick in the next Splatfest for Splatoon, only on Wii U.

*Splatfest runs from 11pm AEST April 23 to 5am AEST April 25