Nintendo And ESL Join Forces For Online European Splatoon Tournaments
Splatoon fans across Europe will soon have a new reason to prep their paint rollers and bring out their blasters, with today’s announcement of 6 months of online tournaments for Nintendo’s family-friendly Wii Ushooter, starting in early September and hosted by ESL, the world’s largest esports company.
At gamescom in Cologne, the top four ranked teams from ESL Play’s early Splatoon qualifiers were getting ready for their final battle, as they were greeted on stage by Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata and Splatoon producer Hisashi Nogami.
“I’m happy to announce that, starting in early September, Nintendo and ESL will team up for official online Splatoon tournaments in Europe,” said Satoru Shibata. ”They’ll last for six months, so we hope you’ll all look forward to taking part.”
Wii U owners who have yet to take Splatoon for a spin will also be pleased to know that from 18th August until 1stSeptember, they can take part in the Splatoon Summer Testfire 2016 – Free Online Demo Event that was announced just yesterday, and is just a free download* away for any Wii U owner**. To help new players make a splash in their first Turf War matches, Nintendo has released a series of Splatoon – Top Tips! videos covering the basic skills players need to master, straight from the game’s co-director, Tsubasa Sakaguchi.
