Splatfests: Everything You Need to Know

Below is all the information about how a Splatfest works and what you can earn from them. There is a video guide at the top, for those who prefer to listen, and a text one just below for those who prefer to read!

Splatfests:

• The first Western Splatfests start 4th July:
  • US - 00:00 Pacific, 3am Eastern
  • EU - 6pm UK, 7pm CET
  • Both last 24 hours

• Everyone has to vote for one particular thing:
  • US - Cats vs Dogs
  • EU - Rock Music vs Pop Music
• You vote at the billboard to the left of the Miiverse postbox
• Once you vote you receive a 3 star t-shirt
  • All these t-shirts (per region) will have the same main ability, so no side has a particular "advantage" over the other
  • During the Splatfest you are forced to wear this t-shirt
  • At the end of the Splatfest it is removed from your inventory, so don't invest too many re-rolls into it!

• Ranked Mode and Turf War are disabled during Splatfest and you can only play Splatfest matches
  • These take the format of normal Turf War matches
  • The matchmaking system tries to make the teams vs each other based on their vote e.g. 4 Cat voters vs 4 Dog voters
  • Nintendo will be releasing a patch, due to issues with the first Japanese Splatfest, that allows 2 teams of the same vote to vs each other if matchmaking is going to take too long
  • If two teams of the same vote vs each other, your points will still count towards your personal Splatfest total, but not count towards the side you voted for's overall total
• During matches you earn special Splatfest XP:
  • Win a match: 3XP
  • Cover 200 - 399 turf: +1XP
  • Cover 400 or more turf: +2XP
  • This means by winning a match you can get a total of 5XP
• XP from these Splatfest matches gives you the following ranks. Depending on what rank you finish, you earn the following amount of Super Sea Snails - these are the items you can trade with Spyke to re-roll abilities or add slots.

• To get the highest rank of King/Queen you have to win at least 36 matches (assuming no losses - that would be a hell of a streak!)

• The Splatfest overall winner is a decided via a combination of:
  • Which side got the most votes
  • Which side's players gained the most XP during the Splatfest
• The winning team will get their Super Sea Snails based on the above chart doubled meaning a total of 24 Super Sea Snails are available!
  • Based on the results of the Japanese Splatfest, Nintendo are changing future Splatfests so that those who are on the losing side, but earn either Champion or King/Queen rank, will get bonus Super Sea Snails i.e. more than 8 or 12. They do not state what that bonus will be

There is no mention of how often Splatfests will be, but with the second Japanese Splatfest happening July 3rd, only a few weeks after the first Splatfest, it is looking like these may become monthly events - but we'll have to wait and see to know for sure.