The Splatoon 3: Splatfest World Premiere was a free Splatoon 3 demo, which was downloadable as of the 21st of August with the Splatfest being held on the 27th.
This installment acted as branch over for new and returning players to explore Splatsville and try out the new Splatfest formula of three teams and the 2 vs. 2 vs. 4 formula that is present in the game, called Tricolor Turf War
Details[]
The demo was made available to pre-order on 10 August 2022, immediately after its reveal in the Splatoon 3 Direct, and pre-loaded on 18 August 2022.
From 25 August 2022, the demo was available to play, allowing players to complete the tutorial, choose a side in the Rock vs. Paper vs. Scissors Splatfest and explore Splatsville. The event itself took place from 27 August 2022, allowing players to take part in the twelve-hour Splatfest at different times depending on region.
There were 26 weapons available.
The demo also included a seven-day free trial for Nintendo Switch Online to allow anyone to take part, which was emailed to the players when the demo begun.
Event times[]
The demo was available to be played for twelve hours from each of the following times:
- Europe: 27 August 2022, 08:00 UTC
- North America: 27 August 2022, 16:00 UTC
- Asia-Pacific: 28 August 2022, 00:00 UTC
Available gear in Demo[]
Headgear[]
- Cephalo Pods
- Streetstyle Cap
- Invisifloats
- Moto Shades
- Annaki Charms
- Bucket Hat
- Classic Bowler
- Howdy Hat
- Studio Headphones
- Ocho OctoPhones
- FishFry Visor
- Ink-Black Flap Cap
- Party Hard Hat
- Home-Team Catcher
- Forge Mask
- BlobMob Mask
- Squidbeak Shield
- Squidband
Clothes[]
- Tri-Shred Tee
- Splatfest Tee (after selecting Splatfest team)
Shoes[]
- Force ReBoots
- Blue Lo-Tops
- White 3-Straps
- Suede Bosses
- Sunset Orca Hi-Tops
- Blue & Black Squidkid IV
- Tenya OctoReds
- U Jellys
- E-JECT 30XX
- Mako Bucket Hi-Tops
- Snow Delta Straps
- Slamgerine Slip-Ons
- Arrow Toesies Blu
- BlobMob Flip-Flops
- Orange Dadfoot Sandals
- Pink Dadfoot Sandals
- Desert Chukkas
Available Weapons[]
- Splattershot Jr.
- Aerospray MG
- Splattershot
- .52 Gal
- N-Zap '85
- Splattershot Pro
- Luna Blaster
- Blaster
- Splat Roller
- Dynamo Roller
- Inkbrush
- Octobrush
- Splat Charger
- Splatterscope
- E-liter 4K
- E-liter 4K Scope
- Slosher
- Tri-Slosher
- Heavy Splatling
- Hydra Splatting
- Splat Dualies
- Dark Tetra Dualies
- Splat Brella
- Tenta Brella
- Tri-Stringer
- Splatana Wiper
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- All items were kept to their base affects in game
- All players could not level up and change their emotes
- Splatsville was able to be explored until the results came in
- Super Sea Snails were not given out during this event
- Save data created during the event was not passed on to Splatoon 3
- Players could change their names during the event and name card but could not add badges to them or purchase new name cards
- Despite showing matches pre and post Splatfest, the player could not play them. The player would also be kicked out of the lobby during this time.