Splatoon Koshien

[Squirty]

Hey squids and squidettes!

It looks like Splatoon Koshien is starting up:
I'm struggling with the language barrier, but does anyone know if there's a streaming schedule posted? I'd love to watch this tournament play out... This looks like it is likely where the stream is taking place: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv233651050

[edit: sorry if you also see a bunch of whitespace in this post... all looks fine in the editor, so I'm not sure what's causing that.]

 

[MintChipper]

How do we watch this thing? Did it end already?

 

[jamesrcade]

How do we watch this thing? Did it end already?

It was being streamed on nicovideo about 12 hours ago, also I think it peaked at just over 200k viewers which is a good sign for Splatoon

 

[MintChipper]

It was being streamed on nicovideo about 12 hours ago, also I think it peaked at just over 200k viewers which is a good sign for Splatoon

Huh, well then, did you watch it?

 

[Flying_Tortoise]

I saw a little bit.
You needed to sign up for a niconico account (free).
As to be expected for the first round there were some lesser skilled players. However my bro told me that towards the end, there was a squad that was playing very smart.
They had 8 wii u's and tvs, were able to stream all 8 player perspectives, im guessing the internet came from that little truck.

 

[CoconutTank]

So did anyone see the final? Which loadouts were used? What kind of tactics or strategies were used?

 

[Flying_Tortoise]

So did anyone see the final? Which loadouts were used? What kind of tactics or strategies were used?

unfortunately not, but as the tournament series gets further along it'll start to get a lot more interesting, as indicated by the last couple matches i saw. cant wait for the winners of the districts to battle it out

 

[Squirty]

I saw a little bit.
You needed to sign up for a niconico account (free).
As to be expected for the first round there were some lesser skilled players. However my bro told me that towards the end, there was a squad that was playing very smart.
They had 8 wii u's and tvs, were able to stream all 8 player perspectives, im guessing the internet came from that little truck.

Oh, cool -- I've registered for an account, so it looks like I'll be able to watch the rest live now. Seems like you need to pay for a premium membership to watch them non-live afterwards, though. Ah well...

 

[Flying_Tortoise]

Oh, cool -- I've registered for an account, so it looks like I'll be able to watch the rest live now. Seems like you need to pay for a premium membership to watch them non-live afterwards, though. Ah well...

yah pretty much. I wouldn't worry too much about it. It'll be the later tournies that will get hype, so just watch those live

 

[DeltaFixer]

Is there anyway to watch the stream now that it's over? A YouTube version maybe? I really wanna see it.

 

[Citrus]

I'm just curious how the setup and net went

 

[Flying_Tortoise]

I'm just curious how the setup and net went

exactly! that's what I REALLY wanted to know

 

[TheMH]

Considering this is an official Nintendo event I wouldn't wonder if they had custom-built Wii Us or hardware which allowed them to play via real LAN. Would be really interested in details about that, too.
How did they manage equipment? Did everyone bring their console or did they play with default equipment?

 

[DeltaFixer]

Considering this is an official Nintendo event I wouldn't wonder if they had custom-built Wii Us or hardware which allowed them to play via real LAN. Would be really interested in details about that, too.
How did they manage equipment? Did everyone bring their console or did they play with default equipment?

IIRC you didn't have to bring your console. And everyone played the amiibo school uniform.

 

[Hinichii.ez.™]

The trucks aren't for the net. Its for the cameras and stuff of that nature.

 

[Charlight]

Considering this is an official Nintendo event I wouldn't wonder if they had custom-built Wii Us or hardware which allowed them to play via real LAN. Would be really interested in details about that, too.
How did they manage equipment? Did everyone bring their console or did they play with default equipment?

Considering they streamed the event, the Wii Us were probably connected to the internet for matchmaking. The rest is LAN anyway, even with our Wii Us, if they're connected via LAN - Splatoon uses a P2P connection for online play.