How do you get your Splatoon repair whenever you’re away out of your Wii U? With SplatNet – the sport’s newly christened net portal, in fact. Okay, it isn’t truly that new: Japanese gamers have had entry to the web site for months, however Nintendo solely only recently received round to translating the portal for worldwide audiences. It is a handy on-line hub that lets customers verify their weekly rating, plan future matches with buddies, view outfitted gear and extra.

Companion web sites are nothing new for on-line mulitplayer shooters (Battlefield gamers have BattleLog, as an example), however it’s a reasonably new idea for Nintendo. As traditional, Mario’s model has some quirks — SplatNet has Twitter integration to mechanically let your folks know should you’re enjoying, however the function is simply lively on Friday and Saturday. Nonetheless, it is one thing new to do together with your Nintendo Community ID, and it does permit Splatoon gamers to see which multiplayer maps can be in rotation for the subsequent 12 hours of on-line play. That is win-win. Take a look at SplatNet for your self at Splatoon.Nintendo.internet.