Nintendo escaped the console war. Now Microsoft and Sony want out, too

Re:Nintendo escaped the console war. Now Microsoft and Sony ... by bitwize on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @01:06PM (#32827096)

They used the aesthetic of 90s Nickelodeon gameshows -- replete with brightly colored "gak" -- to do it, too; an aesthetic that is coded as kid-friendly to the now middle-aged people who are buying this game for their children. It's a pretty significant masterstroke of design. I also like how the game chooses colors for opposing teams in such a way that they strongly contrast each other, even to colorblind players.

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Re:Nintendo escaped the console war. Now Microsoft and Sony ... by staticman2 on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @03:52PM (#32829378)

Would the japanese designers who created this game be familiar with American kid friendly live action 90s game shows or is any similarity just a coincidence??

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Re:Nintendo escaped the console war. Now Microsoft and Sony ... by bitwize on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @05:38PM (#32830481)

It's the kind of thing Japanese developers would study up on to appeal to Westerners, at least. Remember, this was intended to be Nintendo's Call of Duty.

There are other influences to Splatoon's aesthetic, too, like Japanese graffiti art and urban culture in general.

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