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Inspired by a thread that got locked for it's rough approach, I decided to kick off a discussion here. Even when the gentleman in that other thread worded it drastically, he is partly right. Pearl and the topics she represents do win a lot in NA/EU, whereas Marina dominates in the same manner in Japan. For scientific and statistical reasons, I had a look at here and counted up the following:
Europe:
Number of Splatfests: 11
Victories (Pearl): 9 (81,8% of Splatfests)
Victories (Marina): 2 (18,2% of Splatfests)
NA:
Number of Splatfests: 11
Victories (Pearl): 7 (63,6% of Splatfests)
Victories (Marina): 4 (36,4% of Splatfests)
Japan:
Number of Splatfests: 11
Victories (Pearl): 3 (27,3% of Splatfests)
Victories (Marina): 8 (72,7% of Splatfests)
So you see, in Europa, Pearl absolutely holds the top spot for won splatfests with a whopping 81,8% of splatfests won. In NA, she is also very strong. In Japan, it's nearly the oppposite of Europe where Marina won nearly as much as Pearl did in Europe.
What do you think? Why is this so? Are European players just less paying attention to the topic and decide by their "favorite" host? Or does Pearl simply get the "popular" themes in Europe whereas Marina takes them in Japan? Why is Pearl's dominance slightly lower in NA and will it possibly get more balanced over there with Marina winning more?
Or is it all just a coincidence as the popularity vote is not always congruent with the winning scores, as today's splatfest shows, which Marina would have won, had the opposing team not barely won the solo category?
Will this become a vicious cycle in those areas? Will Pearl become even more popular in Europe as evervyone will think that "she wins anyway"?
Europe:
Number of Splatfests: 11
Victories (Pearl): 9 (81,8% of Splatfests)
Victories (Marina): 2 (18,2% of Splatfests)
NA:
Number of Splatfests: 11
Victories (Pearl): 7 (63,6% of Splatfests)
Victories (Marina): 4 (36,4% of Splatfests)
Japan:
Number of Splatfests: 11
Victories (Pearl): 3 (27,3% of Splatfests)
Victories (Marina): 8 (72,7% of Splatfests)
So you see, in Europa, Pearl absolutely holds the top spot for won splatfests with a whopping 81,8% of splatfests won. In NA, she is also very strong. In Japan, it's nearly the oppposite of Europe where Marina won nearly as much as Pearl did in Europe.
What do you think? Why is this so? Are European players just less paying attention to the topic and decide by their "favorite" host? Or does Pearl simply get the "popular" themes in Europe whereas Marina takes them in Japan? Why is Pearl's dominance slightly lower in NA and will it possibly get more balanced over there with Marina winning more?
Or is it all just a coincidence as the popularity vote is not always congruent with the winning scores, as today's splatfest shows, which Marina would have won, had the opposing team not barely won the solo category?
Will this become a vicious cycle in those areas? Will Pearl become even more popular in Europe as evervyone will think that "she wins anyway"?