<s>
is	O
a	O
2017	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Splatoon	B-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
story-driven	O
single-player	O
mode	O
and	O
various	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
titled	O
Octo	B-Application
Expansion	I-Application
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
13.3	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
twice	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
games	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Splatoon	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
characters	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Inklings	O
and	O
Octolings	O
(	O
Octolings	O
being	O
a	O
new	O
addition	O
to	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
colored	O
ink	O
as	O
ammunition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
maintains	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
rotation	O
of	O
Splat	O
Zones	O
,	O
Tower	O
Control	O
and	O
Rainmaker	O
for	O
Ranked	O
Battles	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
unlocked	O
when	O
you	O
reach	O
level	O
ten	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
adding	O
a	O
new	O
Clam	O
Blitz	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
two	O
collaborations	O
during	O
these	O
Splatfests	O
:	O
Nickelodeon	O
's	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
support	O
with	O
an	O
adapter	O
accessory	O
for	O
local	O
private	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
amiibo	B-Device
figures	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
store	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
custom	O
look	O
and	O
unlock	O
additional	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
approximately	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
final	O
Splatfest	O
of	O
Splatoon	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
pop	O
idol	O
Marie	O
defeated	O
her	O
cousin	O
and	O
fellow	O
Squid	O
Sister	O
,	O
Callie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fearing	O
that	O
the	O
evil	O
Octarians	O
are	O
once	O
more	O
involved	O
,	O
Marie	O
takes	O
up	O
her	O
role	O
as	O
Agent	O
2	O
of	O
the	O
New	O
Squidbeak	O
Splatoon	B-Application
and	O
recruits	O
an	O
Inkling	O
from	O
Inkopolis	O
Square	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
to	O
become	O
Agent	O
4	O
and	O
investigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited-time	O
global	O
multiplayer	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
Global	O
Testfire	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
neon-green	O
and	O
neon-pink	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controllers	O
and	O
Splatoon-themed	O
Pro	O
Controllers	O
were	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figures	O
of	O
new	O
Inkling	O
Girl	O
,	O
Boy	O
and	O
Squid	O
designs	O
from	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
figures	O
,	O
alongside	O
previous	O
Splatoon	B-Application
figures	O
,	O
unlock	O
exclusive	O
in-game	O
clothing	O
and	O
music	O
tracks	O
and	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
save	O
a	O
loadout	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
clothing	O
to	O
the	O
figure	O
so	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
readily	O
accessed	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiibo	B-Device
figures	O
of	O
Pearl	O
and	O
Marina	O
from	O
Off	O
the	O
Hook	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
feature	O
similar	O
functionality	O
to	O
those	O
already	O
released	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
final	O
trio	O
of	O
figures	O
of	O
Octoling	O
Girl	O
,	O
Boy	O
and	O
Octopus	O
designs	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
continually	O
updated	O
post-release	O
with	O
free	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
titled	O
Octo	B-Application
Expansion	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2s	I-Application
reveal	O
,	O
clips	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
announcement	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
unanticipated	O
appearance	O
led	O
to	O
speculation	O
by	O
the	O
media	O
and	O
public	O
over	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
the	O
footage	O
shown	O
was	O
that	O
from	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Splatoon	B-Application
or	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
presented	O
in	O
the	O
trailer	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
promoted	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
eSport	O
,	O
following	O
investments	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
Splatoon	B-Application
eSport	O
tournaments	O
in	O
late	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
during	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
reveal	O
presentation	O
held	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Q2/Q3	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reveal	O
was	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
trailer	O
featuring	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
maps	O
and	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
on-stage	O
appearance	O
of	O
producer	O
Hisashi	O
Nogami	O
in-character	O
as	O
a	O
scientist	O
from	O
the	O
Squid	O
Research	O
Lab	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
scientific	O
group	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
appeared	O
in	O
various	O
promotional	O
material	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Splatoon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
Splatfest	O
events	O
that	O
include	O
crossovers	O
with	O
other	O
brands	O
,	O
both	O
from	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
properties	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
and	O
third-party	O
franchises	O
including	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
,	O
McDonald	O
's	O
,	O
Uniqlo	O
,	O
Nike	O
,	O
Sanrio	O
,	O
Meiji	O
,	O
and	O
Pocky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
album	O
features	O
tracks	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Octo	B-Application
Expansion	I-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
and	O
other	O
post-release	O
updates	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
recording	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
live	O
concert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
first	O
concert	O
was	O
held	O
at	O
Tokaigi	O
2018	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
was	O
performed	O
at	O
Polymanga	O
in	O
Switzerland	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
concert	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
new	O
song	O
,	O
"	O
Nasty	O
Majesty	O
"	O
from	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2s	I-Application
Octo	B-Application
Expansion	I-Application
,	O
was	O
performed	O
at	O
NicoNico	O
Chokaigi	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
fourth	O
concert	O
was	O
performed	O
at	O
Tokaigi	O
Game	O
Party	O
2019	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
more	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
Octo	B-Application
Expansion	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
concert	O
to	O
only	O
feature	O
Pearl	O
and	O
Marina	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
two-day	O
concert	O
featuring	O
both	O
the	O
Squid	O
Sisters	O
and	O
Off	O
The	O
Hook	O
was	O
performed	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
Live	O
2019	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
–	O
14	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
performances	O
based	O
on	O
previous	O
concerts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
stated	O
that	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
retained	O
what	O
was	O
great	O
about	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
while	O
adding	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
fresh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
cited	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
fresh	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
already	O
unique	O
shooter	O
"	O
but	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
using	O
a	O
mobile	O
app	O
for	O
voice	O
communication	O
made	O
multiplayer	O
more	O
complicated	O
than	O
it	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
both	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
felt	O
"	O
more	O
like	O
Splatoon	B-Application
1.5	O
"	O
than	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
nonetheless	O
complimented	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
named	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
15	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
debuted	O
second	O
on	O
the	O
UK	O
software	O
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
its	O
launch	O
week	O
,	O
behind	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
N	I-Application
.	I-Application
Sane	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
59%	O
better	O
first	O
week	O
sales	O
than	O
Splatoon	B-Application
and	O
became	O
the	O
third	O
biggest	O
launch	O
of	O
a	O
Switch	O
game	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
roughly	O
648,000	O
copies	O
at	O
retail	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Including	O
download	O
copies	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
two	O
million	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
early	O
2018	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
home	O
console	O
game	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
since	O
2010	O
's	O
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
10.71	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
ninth	O
best-selling	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
game	I-Device
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
''	O
Splatoon	O
2''	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
13.30	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
selling	O
twice	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
and	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
games	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
for	O
Splatoon	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
revealed	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
revealed	O
new	O
items	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
apocalyptic	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
