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Welcome to Squidbeats, a new series of feature articles exploring the fanmade music of the Splatoon community. There's no doubt that fans of Splatoon are a creative bunch, as you'll find fanart of folks' inksonas everywhere. It's not all just visual, though; there's a number of rather good albums of fanmade music out there. From album releases on Bandcamp and Soundcloud to doujin music made by Japanese fans, it will be covered here. This inaugural feature in the series is a track-by-track review of Splatunes!, an album off the Gamechops record label. Featuring tracks from the likes of DJ CUTMAN (who also mastered the album), Grimecraft, and Mega Flare, this collection of remixes and covers has been steadily growing in fan appreciation since its release in June 2015. For the opening track, DJ CUTMAN treats us to “Kid Now, Squid Now!” to a thumping remix of the song used in Splatoon's US television spots. In CUTMAN's hands, the infamously cheesy “squid”/”kid” refrain actually...

Nintendo has just announced two new events for fans of Splatoon in Japan! This April, there will both be a second Squid Sisters concert as well as the brand-new Gachibon Festival. It's going to be an exciting month! The first announcement is a new Squid Sisters live performance. Following up on their wildly successful first concert, the pop duo will be at Nico Nico Choukaigi, a conference for Japan's streaming site Nico Nico Douga, taking place April 29th and 30th. Like the last concert, it will feature hologram projections of Callie and Marie accompanied by a live band. Further details have not yet been announced.

Nintendo has upped the ante of Splatfests just a bit more! In addition to the the new power system for each Splatfest, you will now be able to get some serious bragging rights with enough determination. The Splatfest 100 will show on Splatnet the top 100 players for each side of the fest. If you happen to be one of them, you'll get a fresh lil badge next to your name! Once the ink has settled and the partying dies down, Nintendo will then post the names of the top 100 players for each side on their official Tumblr page (Click here to go to the Squid Research Lab)! The top 100 will be determined by their Splatfest power, so be sure to get those Areosprays & Splattershot Jr's ready! To learn a bit more about this new feature, click here! What do you think of Top 100? Lemme know down in those comments!

Tonight's maintenance has brought with it a fresh new feature for the site! Our awesome community event organizers can now post their events via this system and have it automatically appear on an easily browsable calendar. Read all about this new system!

Today's Nintendo Direct made it all worthwhile with some unexpected Splatoon news. Despite announcing that Splatoon would no longer receive waves of free DLC (and potentially little else otherwise), Nintendo bounced back with new information outlining major updates hitting the eShop this Spring.

...Why hello there~ I didn't notice you came in. Please, make yourself comfortable~. Care to share some wine with me?~ What do you mean your not legal drinking age?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE ONLY HERE FOR THE INTERVIEW?! Ugh, you inklings are the worst. Welcome back to the Splatoon Community Spotlight, where we chat with the freshest and most amazing inklings around, this time featuring Hank from Nintendome! If you wandered over on Youtube for Splatoon content or have browsed /r/splatoon for any amount of time, you have most likely come across his content at one point or another. W: So Hank... What is up, WispBae from Tentacle Difficulties here, and I'm back with an all new interview, this time with HANK, from Nintendome. Now Hank, I'm sure we're all familiar with your range and fire rate, but what kind of gear should we be equipping with you? Hank: Hmmm. I really like the Squidstar Waistcoast. Cold-Blooded + Krak-On is really strong and the shirt itself is aesthetically...

HEY YOU! No you! YOU! Do you enjoy writing? How about keeping up with Splatoon content on the daily? DO YOU YEARN FOR A LIFE OF ADVENTURE AND MYSTERY?! ...well look somewhere else for the mystery. But if you enjoy the other two, good news! We here at Squidboards are looking to add a few more writers to our team (so Hank and Capps don't get ALL the fun) and we are also looking for a social media manager! Minimum requirements being you can press a keyboard and have a heartbeat! If you'd like to apply, click on this fresh link right here! [FRESH LINK!!!] Stay freeeessshhhh!

Hey squids! A few days ago, everyone's favorite Splatoon modder, NWPlayer123, discovered 2 new Amiibo models within Splatoon's code! Sounds great, right? Callie and Marie Amiibos confirmed? Well, the kind folks at Nintendo Life have found even more evidence that suggests the inclusion of new Splatoon Amiibos! As Alex Olney shows below, you can find a poster for a currently unreleased minigame in the Ancho-V Games map! What does an unreleased minigame have to do with amiibos? Well, for those of you that are unfamiliar, minigames are unlocked by beating Amiibo challenges. If Nintendo were to release this minigame, it would make sense for them to do so through new Amiibos! Do you think Nintendo is planning new Splatoon Amiibos? If so, who would you like to see? Let me know down in the comments section below! For more fresh Splatoon content, be sure to keep your browsers pointed at Squidboards!

Welcome to this Squidboards Tournament Spotlight! We know all those squids and kids out there love splatting opponents on the battlefield and there are very few ways as fresh to do so as in a Splatoon tournament. This weekend two tournaments are taking place and some amazing teams are set to compete. Read on and get all the details!

Calamari Cup 3 looms around the corner. The third installment to a popular online Splatoon tournament series is set to feature some of the best talent in the Splatoon community. While the previous two have featured a group stage to single elimination format, Calamari Cup 3 will be adopting a simpler format, going for a straight Double Elimination bracket. Along with the changes in the tournament series, the young Splatoon competitive scene itself is experiencing its own growing pains. Many teams that were once dominant have become defunct in the last few weeks, while teams that are currently leading the scene have either remade their rosters or adopted new teams altogether. Two such teams competing in the Calamari Cup 3 epitomize this trend. One is a new team with old members looking to stomp the competition once more. The other is an old team with new faces aiming for the elusive gold. KUSA HUKAHI is a new joint venture between American and Japanese players out to make a name...

Through 2015 and into the new year, we've seen players come and go. Teams rise and fall. Tournaments and Twitch channels created, and a barrage of new weapons, maps, and gear. Although the future is uncertain, it's quite amazing to see how far Splatoon and its community have come since launch! We're lucky to have awesome community members stepping up to continue to support the competitive side of Splatoon, and now a select group of such players are back with a brand new Splatoon competition -- Leagues Under The Ink!

Welcome to this Squidboards Tournament Spotlight! We know all those squids and kids out there love splatting opponents on the battlefield and there are very few ways as fresh to do so as in a Splatoon tournament. This weekend two tournaments are taking place and some amazing teams are set to compete. Read on and get all the details!

Hey kids and squids! It's Hank from Nintendome. Today, I'm excited to share my beginner's guide for Splatoon with all of you! I hope this video helps some of you newer squids out! Feel free to share it with someone that you think may need it! That's all for now! Feel free to subscribe to me on YouTube and follow me on Twitter for more Splatoon content! And please keep your eyes pointed to Squidboards for all things Splatoon as well! Shoutout to @pixelatedcody for helping me with this video!

Hey squids! It's Hank... from Nintendome The illustrious @SomecallmeSarge is starting a new and exciting Splatoon YouTube series for all of you fresh kids and squids! As the article title indicates, this series will featuring various Splatoon clips from the community on YouTube in a monthly video montage. How can you submit your own clips? Here is Sarge's explanation from his SquidBoards thread: "Here is how to submit after capturing your clip: 1. Upload your clip as Unlisted to Youtube (if you have a clip from your Twitch stream, make it a highlight and export it as Unlisted to Youtube) 2. Send an email to top10splatoon@gmail.com with the following info: -Make the subject line your In-Game Name on Splatoon with your clip name (ex. SND|Sarge - [Your fancy title]) -Your Youtube clip link -Include a short description about your clip (and if your clip is from a tournament match, specify the name of the tournament plus where your team was in brackets) -If you have a clan/squad...

Hey there Squids and kids! See that awesome new weapon shown above? It's the Sloshing Machine and it's coming to Splatoon TONIGHT! Confirmed earlier today by SplatoonJP, the official Japanese Splatoon Twitter, the weapon will feature Splat Bombs and Bomb Rush. This Slosher will be slightly slower but also have a higher damage ratio with a signature swirling ink shot.

Hey there squids and kids! Some more fresh news coming for our favorite games. As readers may know.Splatoon has been nominated for as well as won several awards within the world of gaming already. Well it seems the list of accolades isn't over just yet as Splatoon was given a BAFTA award for 'Best Children's Video Game For 2015'!

Hey there squids and kids! Like some science with that Splatoon? Well have we got something perfect then. Welcome to a special article on Splatoon Science! Today we're going to look at Splatoon through a more scientific lens to learn some interesting things about the game. Imagine if the colors that came up in any given match could actually account for who won a particular game. Think if the color of gear or an arena might change the way a particular player performs in a match. Both of these things are VERY possible. So sit down and prepare to learn the science of Color Psychology!

Hey there squids and kids! Sometimes terrible things happen in the world. While they are unavoidable (and certainly not fresh) we can use our love of gaming to do something positive in the midst of tragedy. In light of recent attacks in Paris, Beirut, Baghdad and beyond one Splatoon tournament is looking to do something and help out.

Welcome to Squidboard's first ever Splatournament spotlight! There always seems to be some squids and kids keeping it fresh and competing in this game we all love over the weekends. Maybe some readers out there don't know about the tournament scene or maybe they just need a little bit of help catching up on some of the bigger upcoming events. Well here's the perfect way! So grab some fresh gear, load up on ink, and see the big tournaments happening this weekend!

When the first Nintendo Direct was announced since the passing of Satoru Iwata Nintendo fans were excited. Well in proper fashion Nintendo brought on the announcements and talked about how they would be keeping Splatoon VERY fresh. New maps, gears, a special tournament, and more were all included among the announcements so sit tight and get ready for some exciting news!