Nintendo of Europe has taken to Twitter to confirm that the first wave of downloadable content for the recently announced Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass will be arriving very soon. The first slice of new content will arrive on Tuesday, 28th February and will see the return of Inkopolis from the original Splatoon game on the Wii U. Players who purchase the Expansion Pass will be able to chose their home base and switch between both Inkopolis and Splatsville. It should be noted that the two hubs are purely aesthetic choices and that the same items and all-important weapons will be sold across both locations. However, Inkopolis will include new and returning faces such as Spyke and Jelonzo, the stylish proprietor of Jelly Fresh. The second wave from the Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass is titled Side Order and it revolves around Splatoon 2’s Inkopolis Square. Side Order doesn’t have a firm release date yet, but as soon as it is announced we shall let you know.
First wave of Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass content coming 28th February
Would be way much better if wave 1 wasn’t just an aesthetic change, they could have even mention squid jump returning and something new to entice new fans who join from 2/3 this is just nostalgia baiting at its finest, at least wave 2 has something exciting going on.
Honestly, nostalgia alone was enough to get me to buy the expansion. The story, under no doubt, is the real expansion we’re paying for. But having the chance to go back to Inkopolis is a dream for me. Splatoon was the reason I bought a Wii U, and I have never been disappointed to this day. In fact, I miss the Wii U and what it offered (I still own it, I just don’t use it as much). This should be awesome.
I think that’s the whole point, at least compare to other expansion things, this one comes cheap being $4 more to the price of octo expansion, which is why I think people haven’t bashed it in much it’s fine anyway since their both package together.