{"id":12373,"date":"2017-08-18T20:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T00:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=12373"},"modified":"2017-08-18T20:00:49","modified_gmt":"2017-08-19T00:00:49","slug":"nintendo-announces-switch-splatoon-2-edition-bundle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2017\/08\/nintendo-announces-switch-splatoon-2-edition-bundle\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo announces Switch Splatoon 2 Edition Bundle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo announced on Thursday that they are releasing a special <strong>Splatoon 2<\/strong> edition of the Nintendo Switch, which will be available exclusively at Walmart stores. The new Nintendo Switch bundle will include a download code for the Splatoon 2 game, a fresh carrying case and colorful new Joy-Con controllers in Neon Pink and Neon Green. <\/p>\n<p>The bundle will be available starting September 8th at a suggested retail price of $379.99 USD. <\/p>\n<p><!--more-->\u201cConsumers in Japan and Europe have already had a strong response to <em>Splatoon 2<\/em> bundles in their territories,\u201d said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America\u2019s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. \u201cThis exclusive Walmart bundle gives people who have been waiting to buy a Nintendo Switch a great value and incentive to get splatting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo also announced the topic of its next Splatfest competition, which will run Sept. 1-2. Participants will pick a side to fight alongside in online Turf War battles by choosing which superpower they would prefer: flight or invisibility. Additional details about the Splatfest will be announced in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The Splatfest is just one of many new elements in the slate of ongoing content updates and in-game events keeping Splatoon 2 fans engaged, with more and more players jumping into battle every day. There have already been more than 400 million online battles fought across the global player base, and after less than a month on store shelves, Splatoon 2 joins other global million-selling Nintendo Switch hits like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, 1-2-Switch and ARMS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo announced on Thursday that they are releasing a special Splatoon 2 edition of the Nintendo Switch, which will be available exclusively at Walmart stores. The new Nintendo Switch bundle will include a download code for the Splatoon 2 game, a fresh carrying case and colorful new Joy-Con controllers in Neon Pink and Neon Green. 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