November 22, 2015

SplatoonJP: Chugoku tournament results

From SplatoonJP's twitter

The "Splatoon Koshien: Chugoku district" in Chunichi was held this 3-day weekend.
The winner was the "Re:USe" team, congratulations.
In this tournament, it was hard to determine the winner up to the very end.
All that's left now are the Shikoku and Kanto tournaments.
The Koshien district champions are coming together for the finals!

3連休の中日に行われた「スプラトゥーン甲子園中国地区大会」。優勝は「Re:USe」に決定した。超おめでとう。最後まで勝負がわからない試合ばっかりの大会だった。残すは四国と関東のみ。甲子園本大会に向け、地区代表も揃ってきたぞ！ pic.twitter.com/N0ZvtyxWnW
— Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) November 22, 2015

Note:Nov 23rd is a national holiday in Japan.

November 20, 2015

Secret of a Happy Marriage: Splatoon?

Screencaps from a recent NTV ZIP segment, reposted from Tomo's twitter

Nov. 22nd is Good Marriage Day! What's your secret to a happy marriage?

Splatoon
Splatoon in Marriage

When the husband does the laundry, the wife makes a mess in the streets.
I paint all over!
I wish they'd hurry up and let me play...

Reference:
Tomo's NTV ZIP tweet w/screenshots

(Meta) A Yobuko Tradition.

Some extra info relating to Sagakeen and the latest Splat Fest in Japan.

The city of Yobuko holds an annual festival called "Yobuko Ouzunabi" in the first weekend of June, where all of the townspeople are divided into two local groups and play tug-of-war, using a large rope (15 cm diameter, 400m long) with a clump of woven straw marking the mid-point. The two groups are referred to as Mountain (岡) and Sea (浜). According to the local legend, if the Mountain team wins, it means there will be a good harvest that year. If the Sea team wins, it means there will be a good catch that year. For the 2015 event, the Mountain team won.

Japan's latest splat fest of "Land Food vs Sea Food" mirrors this tradition.

Reference:

Edit: adjusted some ambiguous phrasing. added a link to the splat fest page.

November 19, 2015

Splatoon Koshien 6th Tournament: Chugoku

Here is the schedule for this weekend's Splatoon Koshien, held at Hiroshima, Japan:

JST (Nov.22)	CST (Nov.21-22)	Event
10:00	19:00	Player registration (prior applicants)
10:30	19:30	Match making
11:00	20:00	Live broadcast begins Tournament Rounds 1-4
11:30	20:30
12:00	21:00
12:30	21:30
13:00	22:00
13:30	22:30
14:00	23:00
14:30	23:30
15:00	0:00
15:30	0:30
16:00	1:00	Semi-Finals, Finals, Award ceremony
16:30	1:30
17:00	2:00
17:30	2:30

Note:

Splatoon Koshien scheduled end time
Depending on the amount of participating teams, the scheduled end time may change on the day of the event. If there are a several teams, the tournament will end at 19:00, when the main Game Party event ends.

Reference:

Sagakeen news segment #2

Another short news segment from TV Tokyo, for the Sagakeen event (40 seconds).
Tourism PR from a popular video game

Video Caption:

Yesterday, the Saga prefecture set up a temporary shop at Tokyo Tower, featuring a rotating squid Christmas tree. Known for its squids, Saga prefecture's Yobuko town has created the tree as a PR effort. In addition, they are selling squid buns and various goods featuring characters from Nintendo's popular game, "Splatoon", which has sold at least 2.4 million copies worldwide. Appearing in the game are squid characters, which was the inspiration for this collaboration. Saga prefecture has started promoting the event on the Internet in order to appeal to the fans of the game and boost tourism.

November 18, 2015

Splatoon Commercial (JP)

Splatoon commercial (30s), featuring scenes from the recent "Splatoon Koshien" tournaments

Sagakeen news segment

TV-Tokyo has a recent video of a news segment:
Sagaken x Nintendo's "Cool" Collaboration (1:07)

Video caption:

In a recent PR event, Saga prefecture (known for its squids) and the town of Yobuko have opened up their event shop today, in collaboration with Nintendo's popular game "Splatoon".
Salted squids, squid buns, and various packages featuring characters from the game are being sold.
Saga prefecture has started promoting the event, via Internet & other means, to appeal to the hardcore fans with the goal of bringing up their decline in tourism.

Various quotes from the video:

-Today, Tokyo tower has a long line, about 300 people have lined up.
-A revolving Christmas tree, with squids!
-Splatoon has sold about 2.4 million copies worldwide.

Reporter: what game are you a fan of?
Girl: I like splatoon.

Edit: corrected "2.4 million players" to "2.4 million copies".

November 17, 2015

Splatoon Chopstick Holders, Handmade

Translated from SplatoonJP's tweet:

As part of the "Sagakeen" event, introducing the limited edition "Splatoon Chopstick Rest".
Using Saga's traditional "Karatsu" technique, each item is hand made, one by one.
Since they're handmade, please be aware that they cannot be mass produced and may run out of stock.

「Sagakeen」イベント限定商品「スプラトゥーン箸置き」をご紹介しよう。佐賀の伝統工芸品である“唐津焼”の手法によって一つ一つ手作りで制作された箸置きだ。手作りのため大量生産はできないようなので、品切れの際はご了承いただきたい。 pic.twitter.com/juc3STsdWr
— Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) November 17, 2015

November 16, 2015

Splatoon’s Strongest Elementary Student Squad Tournament: General

At the “Next Generation World Hobby Fair: Winter 2016”, Nintendo will hold booths showing some of their current games, along with a Splatoon competition:
Splatoon’s Strongest Elementary Student Squad Tournament

General Rules & Guidelines

Applications

4 people to a team. Please check the rules and regulations before applying.

If several teams apply, participation will be determined by lottery.
1 child per parent or guardian (20 years or older)
Each team must be accompanied by at least 1 parent or guardian.

Prizes:

Grand prize: Champion Trophy
District prize: T-shirt
Participation: Wristband

Rules

Game: Turf War
Stages: Randomly selected from:
- Arowana Mall
- Walleye Warehouse
- Blackbelly Skatepark
- Saltspray Rig
- Urchin Underpass
Weapons: Any weapon available up to the day before the tournament.
Gear:
- Head: White Headband(Ink Recovery Up)
- Clothes: Basic T(Quick Respawn)
- Shoes: Cream Basics (Special Saver)
Controller: WiiU Gamepad, connected by wire.
Options: Camera & weapons. (60 seconds to select)

Rules are subject to change

World Hobby Fair 2016 Dates:

1/23/2016 - Tokyo

1/31/2016 - Nagoya

2/7/2016 - Osaka

2/14/2016 - Fukuoka

Reference:

November 15, 2015

SplatoonJP: Touhoku tournament results

Translated from #SplatoonJP:

The Splatoon Koshien Tournament at Tohoku started in rainy weather.
It was a fierce match for the "Mai Nichi Yakisoba!" team.
That was some outstanding teamwork.
Thanks to everyone who watched til the end, as it took more time than usual due to equipment issues.

雨の降る中開幕を告げたスプラトゥーン甲子園東北地区大会。熱戦を制したのは「まいにちやきそば！」であった。抜群のチームワークだった。機材トラブルにより予定よりも時間がかかってしまったが、最後まで見てくれた皆さんにも感謝を述べたい。 pic.twitter.com/iGYIDCgynB
— Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) November 15, 2015

Notes:

"Mai Nichi Yakisoba" translated means "Yakisoba Everyday"
the broadcast took about an hour longer than usual, due to some equipment trouble.

November 14, 2015

Splatoon Koshien 5th Tournament: Touhoku

The Splatoon Koshien Tournament for Japan's Touhoku district is set to start tonight (Nov.14) at 7PM CST. The live broadcast will start at 8PM CST. You can watch it live at this Nico video link. (You will need a Nico video account to view the live stream.)

Schedule for tonight's Splatoon tournament is as follows:

JST (Nov.15)	CST (Nov.14-15)	Event
10:00	19:00	Player registration (prior applicants)
10:30	19:30	Match making
11:00	20:00	Live broadcast begins Tournament Rounds 1-4
11:30	20:30
12:00	21:00
12:30	21:30
13:00	22:00
13:30	22:30
14:00	23:00
14:30	23:30
15:00	0:00
15:30	0:30
16:00	1:00	Semi-Finals, Finals, Award ceremony
16:30	1:30
17:00	2:00

You can check out the rules and general guidelines of the Splatoon Koshien Tournament at this prior blog post

Reference:

November 13, 2015

SplatoonJP: Sagakeen & Splat Fest T-shirts

Translated from SplatoonJP's tweets:

This time will be not only the splat fest, but the Splatoon x Saga-ken = "Sagakeen" event! Various events and goods will be distributed
For details, click here

Splatoon x Saga-ken special goods will be sold on November 18th (Wednesday) at Tokyo Tower Foot Town.
On that day, the "Splat Fest TShirts" can be preordered on the Sagakeen website.

Splatoon×佐賀県のグッズは11月18日（水）から東京タワーフットタウンの特設会場でも販売される。こちらの「フェスT」は本日からSagakeenのホームページで予約販売も行っているとのことだ。 pic.twitter.com/MVAYo7CPAF
— Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) November 12, 2015

Reference:
Sagakeen

"Sagakeen" general

There's a new Splatoon-related event going on in Japan, "Sagakeen".
Saga is the name of a prefecture in Japan, in the South-western area.
Yobuko is/was the name of a town in the Saga prefecture (in 2005, Yobuko merged with the nearby city of Karatsu)

Although not as popular as other cities in Japan, it is known for its specialty dishes, Ikizukuri squid and Saga beef, which also ties into the current Japanese splat fest theme: "Food of the land vs Food of the sea". The prefecture of Saga and the Nintendo company have worked together to create an event called "Sagakeen", bringing Splatoon-themed events and goods. The event takes place in 2 cities:

Saga prefecture, Yobuko
December 1st 2015 - January 31st 2016
(2 months)
Tokyo
November 18th 2015 - November 24th 2015
(1 week)

Some highlights of both events are:

Splatoon-themed Christmas trees
Splat fest shirts!

Food of the land & Food of the sea!
(shirts say "Saga" on the front)
Splatoon Square
- selling limited edition goods, and other souvenirs
A "Squid Spinner".
A method of drying food considered to be a Yobuko specality, splatoon-themed
Meet Spike!
"You know, Hadomisaki is known for its grilled sea snails"

There's a ton of stuff on the pages. I'll try to do more translations of the events if there's any interest.

References (site is in Japanese):
Sagakeen Official Site

EDIT: Corrected translations of "ken" to prefecture.

November 11, 2015

SplatoonJP @ 11/11/2015

(Translated from SplatoonJP's tweet:)

The Splatoon Koshien tournament's 5th event will be held this weekend, Nov. 15th (Sunday) at 11:00 AM, for the Tohoku district.
As always, there will be a Nico Live broadcast as well, please check it out. For those who want to see the tournament in detail, we recommend watching the timeshift.
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv237793220

今週末の11月15日（日）11:00からスプラトゥーン甲子園第5回目の予選、東北地区大会が行われる。今回もニコニコ生放送で中継を行うので是非ご覧いただきたい。あとでじっくり観たい方にはタイムシフト予約をオススメする。 https://t.co/fxUTg5ebyQ
— Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) November 11, 2015

November 8, 2015

SplatoonJP's Splatoon Koshien: Kinki decision tweet

Translated from tweet 661469528853868544

The "Splatoon Koshien: Kinki District" was held near Osaka station.
They came up from behind and caused a complete disturbance at the tournament. The winning team was "Yume Iro BWI"
Thanks to everyone who viewed the broadcast, and everyone who came to the event

November 7, 2015

SplatoonJP's tweets @ 8/19/2015

translated from the official SplatoonJP twitter, concerning Splatoon Koshien:

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Here are the "Splatoon Koshien" tournament official rules!
Rules apply to Turf War.
Stage are selected at random from a set of 5 stages.
After selection, you can select any weapon you want!
The gear will be the school uniform set, fitting for the "Koshien" name.*

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And this is the Splatoon Koshien tournament booth! The "Ikasu go" *
Also, the truck's luggage compartment is packed with the tournament booths to bring you the nationwide tournament!
Decorated with ink splats!

* Notes:

"Koshien" is the name of a stadium in Japan that hosts the annual High School Baseball championship. It's a pretty big deal in Japan, kinda like the NCAA basketball tournament in the US, in terms of amateur sports. Check out more on the topic @ Wikipedia
"Ikasu Go", loosely translated means "cool model". its a squid pun

Reference:

SplatoonJP

Splatoon Koshien 2016 Schedule

I will try to update this as i get more information.

Date/Time		Links
JST	CST	Location (District, City)	Splatoon tournament coverage @ Nico Video*
9/13/2015 10:00	9/12/2015 19:00	Kyushu, Fukuoka	Video
9/19/2015 10:00	9/18/2015 19:00	Kanto, Tokyo	(No splatoon event)
9/26/2015 10:00	9/25/2015 19:00	Hokkaido, Sapporo	Video
10/11/2015 10:00	10/10/2015 19:00	Toukai, Nagoya	Video
11/3/2015 10:00	11/2/2015 19:00	Kinki, Osaka	Video
11/15/2015 10:00	11/14/2015 19:00	Touhoku, Natori	Video
11/22/2015 10:00	11/21/2015 19:00	Chugoku, Hiroshima	Video
12/13/2015 10:00	12/12/2015 19:00	Shikoku, Kagawa	Video
12/26/2015		Kanto, Tokyo
1/31/2016 10:00	1/30/2016 19:00	Kanto, Chiba (FINALS)

Note:

You will need a Nico Video account to view the video streams when they are live. sign-up is free.
You will need a premium (paid) account on Nico Video to view past video streams. Paid accounts are about $5 per month. Check their site for details

Reference:

Splatoon Koshien 2016

General (and partial) translation of Splatoon Koshien 2016

Summary

The Japanese national Splatoon convention, held in 8 cities! 4-person teams take on each other in a tournament. Winning teams will be invited to the National conference in Chiba's "Makuhari Messe" Convention Center on 1/30/2016!

You need 4 people to participate
no age limit (minors will require written consent of their guardian.)
If several teams apply, participating teams will be chosen by lottery

Prizes:

Winning prize: Invite to the "Splatoon Koshien National Convention" in 2016. (free admission, transportation accommodation)
Participation prize: wristband…

Rules:

Mode: Turf war, 1 game. Semi-finals and Finals will be best of 3 games.
Stage: Randomly selected from the following:
- Arowana Mall
- Walleye Warehouse
- Blackbelly Skatepark
- Saltspray Rig
- Urchin Underpass
Weapons: After the stage has been selected, you can select your weapon (any weapon that can be obtained up to the day before the tournament)
Gear:
- Head: Squid Hairclip (Swim speed up)
- Clothes: School Uniform (Ink recovery up)
- Shoes: School Shoes (Sub Ink Saver )
Game version: Latest version of Splatoon up to the day before the tournament (Tournament edition).
Controller: WiiU Gamepad (connected by wire)
Options:
- You will have 60 seconds to make your changes, including weapon selection.
- You can adjust the camera speeds (originally set to default settings).
- Color Lock

Precautions

Setting misconfigurations: There will be no rematches due to misconfiguration of your settings (camera option, selected weapon, ect)
Mid-game disconnects: Regardless of the situation, if there is a disconnection, the game will be considered invalid. If the disconnection was deliberate, the causing team will be disqualified.
Tournament delays: According to tournament rules, participants will be called up by the management staff. If you do not show up, you will lose by default.
Use of wireless devices: Due to the event's use of wireless equipment like wireless microphones, please refrain from using wireless devices If you are discovered causing a disturbance using a wireless device, you may be disqualified.
Multiple entries: people participating in multiple teams within one local event are prohibited. if you are discovered to have duplicate entries by management, you will be disqualifed in accordance to official rules.

References:

Game Party Japan 2016

General (and partial) translation of "Game Party Japan 2016"

Tournament

The Game Party Japan is an all-game tournament. It's the Game Tournament Grand Prix! Fighters, puzzles, music, sports, shooters... Open participation, from casual gamers to the most serious gamers, its a tournament of various genres and rules. Compete to win in your favorite game!

About GP Japan (nico video)

Games

Splatoon
Puzzle & Dragons
Monster Strike
Monster Gear
Super Smash Bros for WiiU
Acchi Muite Hoi! The strongest aim in Japan
Basically "Rock Paper Scissors" + extra rules
Dungeon Striker
jubeat Prop
Popn music - Lapistoria
Reflec Beat Volzza
Sound Voltex 3 - Gravity Wars
Quiz Magic Academy - Akatsuki no Kane
Tsum Tsum
Monster Strike Multi Burst
Winning Eleven 2016
Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu
Metal Gear Online - Tacitcal Team Operations
Rainbow Six Seige
Pokken Tournament
Super Mario Maker

November 22, 2015

November 20, 2015

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November 19, 2015

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November 18, 2015

Video caption:

Various quotes from the video:

November 17, 2015

November 16, 2015

General Rules & Guidelines

Applications

Prizes:

Rules

World Hobby Fair 2016 Dates:

Reference:

November 15, 2015

November 14, 2015

November 13, 2015

Splatoon-themed Christmas trees

Splat fest shirts!

Splatoon Square

A "Squid Spinner".

Meet Spike!

November 11, 2015

November 8, 2015

November 7, 2015

* Notes:

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Summary

Prizes:

Rules:

Precautions

References:

Tournament

Games

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