Octoling Idols Reveal Inky Secrets in Nintendo Interview

Splatoon's fictional pop duo Callie and Marie recount a wholesome, candid experience they shared with Nintendo's shooter game's other music stars. Read on for details on the interview and Splatoon updates.

Splatoon Feature in Nintendo's Summer 2024 MagazineSplatoon's The Grand Three-Group Summit

Nintendo's Summer 2024 Magazine, a video game magazine primarily distributed by Nintendo Japan, unveiled a six-page feature article on Splatoon's, the company's third-person shooter game franchise, fictional music groups. These groups included:

⚫︎　Shiver, Big Man, and Frye, otherwise known as the idol group "Deep Cut"
⚫︎　Pearl and Marina, otherwise known as the duo "Off The Hook"
⚫︎　Callie and Marie, otherwise known as the pop group "Squid Sisters"

They sat down and chatted in an interview called The Great Big Three-Group Summit. Initially touching on topics like music collaborations and playing at festivals, the music artists candidly spoke about their journey and time throughout the Splatoon series.

In particular, Callie, from Squid Sisters, shared that Deep Cut once gave the pop group "a grand tour" of Splatlands, a unique, quirky far away region in the game. "I hope you appreciated it. We know where the Splatlands shine better than anyone," Shiver said in response to Callie.

"That natural beauty of Scorch Gorge was breathtaking! And I had so much fun squeezing through the Hagglefish Market crowds," Callie shared. "Plus, there are all these super-tall buildings out here! Amazing! It was definitely a tour I'll never forget."

While Callie recalled their epic time with the idol group exploring the Splatlands, Marie, meanwhile, teased her bandmate and told Off The Hook that they should all hang out together again. "I think Callie might cry at the memory of it," Marie said, then telling Off The Hook that they are due for their usual teatime that they haven't had in a while.

"Yeah, not since our tour kicked off," Marina said and offered to check out a new sweets shop in Inkpolis Square together, with Pearl additionally telling Frye that she was also invited. "You're invited too, Frye. We'll settle our score from the last karaoke battle!"

Splatoon 3 Makes Changes to Multiplayer and Weapon StatsSplatoon 3 Patch Ver. 8.1.0 Live Now!

In other news, Splatoon 3 just rolled out Patch Ver. 8.1.0 today, July 17. This update focuses on changes to multiplayer, including changes to specifications for some weapons, and "comfort of gameplay," according to the developers.

Nintendo said they also included changes to "prevent unintended signals from being sent in certain situations, changes to alleviate the issue of scattered weapons and gear blocking sight," and more. Nintendo stated in the update note that they "plan on releasing the next update at the end of the current season. In that update, we will make changes to multiplayer balance, including lowering the abilities of select weapons."