(X)
Inkster Jr.
I’m very happy Nintendo is finally putting serious effort into the esport scene, the reveal for the Nintendo switch made clear they see splatoon 2 at the forefront of their efforts into the esports world, there are many things that need to happen , but here’s a few that come to mind
1) direct funding- Nintendo needs to set up directly competitions for the sport and not rely on third parties to do so on their own, at least until it generates a big enough audience. G5 had about 40,000 viewers (very low compared to the others) if there were bigger prize pools it would attract more players and a bigger audience
2) new blood- I really love set to destroy x, they are so good at this game it’s unbelivable, but it’s very unhealthy for one team to just dominate every lan, takes away from the spectacle, the audience reactions to every loss they have make clear there needs to be an upset against them, baseball suffered a ratings decline because of teams like the Yankees winning all the time, an underdog victory would generate a lot of buzz in the community
3) a Michael Jordan - there needs to be one player that breaks records that we’re once thought to be impossible. A player that can top 3,000 points in turf war and gain the most splats in a game (40-50) would give the franchise the superstar they need to build around, you cannot be a major sport if you do not have record breaking superstars .
4) advertisers&sponsors- since these companies slap their logos and products wherever they can, it’s insane more aren’t taking advantage of marketing their useless stuff to gamers. Gamers are people too and can be advertised to, hopefully some marketing wiz can convince some major companies to sponsor competitions so that the sport gets funding and they get advertising. I see splatoon 2 and esports in general easily surpassing the popularity of a sport like skateboarding
5) promotion - with the incredibly diverse crowd the game attracts, and the increadible content that some of its players create, we need to coordinate an enormous social media promotion campaign so that people who don’t even own splatoon 2 will be so fascinated by the campaign they will tune in just to see what it’s all about. Think online banksys . Hopefully someday it can become a top trending topic on twitter
6) worldwide inkling invitations- what Nintendo did at e3 was amazing, and they need to make than an annual event and make it happen once or twice a year. Allowing a forum for worldwide players would certainly enhance the noise the game makes around competition time
Splatoon 2 can easily be one of the top 3 esports in the world. The reason I’m so fixated on getting 50 splats. Is because it’s going to take way more than what we are currently seeing to build the noise the game needs to be a major esport. A lot of people hate on that goal and try to steer me into more moderate ambitions, but the fact of the matter is, if I listen to their advice splatoon 2 will continue to rank near the bottom of all of esports in terms of viewing audiences and prize pools, obviously what we are seeing now, even from the best in the game, have not put splatoon anywhere near its capabilities
I’ve accomplished the 3,000 in turf war and will soon accomplish a 4,000 score ( last score was 3,500 in splatfest) I’ll post videos and hopefully it creates a lot of buzz
I started my journey in ranked in February, and I am very confident I can top 40 splats soon, with the eventual goal of 50 splats. Everyone simply says this is impossible, as most people say with topping 3,000 points, I’ve told hungrybox that I will make splatoon 2 what he made smash bros into, and he was so inspired by my letter to him he told me he believes in me 100% and to go for it
I’m not trying to be a snob, I know I can be the greatest ever, I have the heart and the focus for it. I’m the only player in the world that spent the first 1,000 hours in turf war, because if I am to be the Michael Jordan we need, I wanted to make sure I was the best in everything , including turf. Every single splatoon 2 player is better than me at life, so I don’t mind calling myself the best in the game
Someone is going to need to step up and break records and try to make all of the above happen, and I’m going to do everything I can to ensure splatoon 2 is the biggest and most grand esport in the world, I’m not spit right now, but hopefully when it’s all said and done, I’ll have the whole community’s praise and respect
I can’t do this alone, we’re all in this together, let’s do everything we can to ensure that when splatoon 3 comes out, we’ve made it into the biggest esport ever. Nintendo deserves it, they are the OG’s of gaming
1) direct funding- Nintendo needs to set up directly competitions for the sport and not rely on third parties to do so on their own, at least until it generates a big enough audience. G5 had about 40,000 viewers (very low compared to the others) if there were bigger prize pools it would attract more players and a bigger audience
2) new blood- I really love set to destroy x, they are so good at this game it’s unbelivable, but it’s very unhealthy for one team to just dominate every lan, takes away from the spectacle, the audience reactions to every loss they have make clear there needs to be an upset against them, baseball suffered a ratings decline because of teams like the Yankees winning all the time, an underdog victory would generate a lot of buzz in the community
3) a Michael Jordan - there needs to be one player that breaks records that we’re once thought to be impossible. A player that can top 3,000 points in turf war and gain the most splats in a game (40-50) would give the franchise the superstar they need to build around, you cannot be a major sport if you do not have record breaking superstars .
4) advertisers&sponsors- since these companies slap their logos and products wherever they can, it’s insane more aren’t taking advantage of marketing their useless stuff to gamers. Gamers are people too and can be advertised to, hopefully some marketing wiz can convince some major companies to sponsor competitions so that the sport gets funding and they get advertising. I see splatoon 2 and esports in general easily surpassing the popularity of a sport like skateboarding
5) promotion - with the incredibly diverse crowd the game attracts, and the increadible content that some of its players create, we need to coordinate an enormous social media promotion campaign so that people who don’t even own splatoon 2 will be so fascinated by the campaign they will tune in just to see what it’s all about. Think online banksys . Hopefully someday it can become a top trending topic on twitter
6) worldwide inkling invitations- what Nintendo did at e3 was amazing, and they need to make than an annual event and make it happen once or twice a year. Allowing a forum for worldwide players would certainly enhance the noise the game makes around competition time
Splatoon 2 can easily be one of the top 3 esports in the world. The reason I’m so fixated on getting 50 splats. Is because it’s going to take way more than what we are currently seeing to build the noise the game needs to be a major esport. A lot of people hate on that goal and try to steer me into more moderate ambitions, but the fact of the matter is, if I listen to their advice splatoon 2 will continue to rank near the bottom of all of esports in terms of viewing audiences and prize pools, obviously what we are seeing now, even from the best in the game, have not put splatoon anywhere near its capabilities
I’ve accomplished the 3,000 in turf war and will soon accomplish a 4,000 score ( last score was 3,500 in splatfest) I’ll post videos and hopefully it creates a lot of buzz
I started my journey in ranked in February, and I am very confident I can top 40 splats soon, with the eventual goal of 50 splats. Everyone simply says this is impossible, as most people say with topping 3,000 points, I’ve told hungrybox that I will make splatoon 2 what he made smash bros into, and he was so inspired by my letter to him he told me he believes in me 100% and to go for it
I’m not trying to be a snob, I know I can be the greatest ever, I have the heart and the focus for it. I’m the only player in the world that spent the first 1,000 hours in turf war, because if I am to be the Michael Jordan we need, I wanted to make sure I was the best in everything , including turf. Every single splatoon 2 player is better than me at life, so I don’t mind calling myself the best in the game
Someone is going to need to step up and break records and try to make all of the above happen, and I’m going to do everything I can to ensure splatoon 2 is the biggest and most grand esport in the world, I’m not spit right now, but hopefully when it’s all said and done, I’ll have the whole community’s praise and respect
I can’t do this alone, we’re all in this together, let’s do everything we can to ensure that when splatoon 3 comes out, we’ve made it into the biggest esport ever. Nintendo deserves it, they are the OG’s of gaming