44-518: Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion is an expansion pack to the single-player mode of Splatoon 2 , a third-person shooter video game for the Nintendo Switch . It was released on June 13, 2018. The DLC received generally positive reviews. Octo Expansion follows the story of an Octoling that goes by the name of Agent 8. Their main mission is to reach the surface by collecting four objects called thangs through various challenges. Using points as
88-442: A core set that is reprinted indefinitely, instead, they are retired and replaced with new expansions on a quarterly or bi-annual basis. Expansions usually introduce new rules, or game mechanics, expanding the game's library of cards and rules set. Nintendo Direct Nintendo Direct is a series of online presentations or live shows produced by Nintendo , where information regarding the company's upcoming content or franchises
132-461: A currency, the player must navigate various subway stations and use their points to complete said challenges. The number of points gained or lost is determined by the player's performance in the challenge. These challenges range from defeating enemies within a time limit, guiding a giant 8-ball , battling a boss, and more. Players can access each level through the subway map in the hub world. Players take control of an amnesiac, unconscious Octoling who
176-466: A general worldwide appeal, a single Nintendo Direct is often localized for a simultaneous international broadcast. Usually, these will be recorded in Japanese and presented by a Japanese presenter. Prior to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata 's death, he would host Directs in both English and Japanese, with other languages' presentations being subtitled. Upon Iwata's death, Nintendo Directs did not receive
220-466: A large blender, the Telephone attempts to kill Agent 8 and Cuttlefish by tricking them into getting into it. However, they are rescued by Agent 3, who is promptly knocked unconscious in the process. Agent 8 then climbs through the depths of the facility towards the surface via a hole that Agent 3 left in the ceiling, while Cuttlefish stays behind to keep watch over Agent 3. As they reach the exit, Agent 8
264-552: A mix between Nintendo's new hardware for the Wii U and game announcements. Compared to other press conferences held that year, Nintendo's presentation left little for fans of the company to be excited for. By switching to Nintendo Directs, Dring opined that the company was able to better connect to fans using the Nintendo Direct presentations, made the faces of Nintendo's executives more visible, as well as having Directs outside of
308-439: A new objective: to destroy all sentient life and create a new apex species from a genetic ooze made from the finest test subjects. As it prepares to fire an enormous solar-powered cannon from the mouth of the statue and destroy Inkopolis, Marina creates a plan to stop it from charging by covering the statue in ink. The plan is successful, but the statue plans to fire anyway. Pearl uses a voice-powered Princess Cannon weapon to counter
352-518: A reference for direction. The idea behind the final boss was an idea that director Yusuke Amano had wanted to do since the first Splatoon game. The developers added the CQ Point system as a way to create tension and give players more choice in how they play the game. It also served as a check-and-balance system for the "trial-and-error gameplay." Octo Expansion was announced in a Nintendo Direct broadcast on March 8, 2018. Released on June 13, 2018,
396-575: A trend of Nintendo hosting a game tournament sometime during the week, in which the participants compete in titles that had yet to be released. After E3 2019 , the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the video game industry . E3 2020 was cancelled in March 2020 due to the pandemic, E3 2021 was held online, with Nintendo only holding an E3 Direct and Treehouse Live streams, and E3 2022 was cancelled in March 2022. Nintendo also pulled out of E3 2023 , which
440-462: A worldwide host until 2017, when Yoshiaki Koizumi from Nintendo EPD took over this role. Since 2018, Koizumi has shared this responsibility with Shinya Takahashi. E3 Directs sometimes featured Reggie Fils-Aime as a host for a short period of time until his departure in 2019. Since 2017, the Japanese presenter and any narrators' roles will be dubbed or subtitled for international release, including into English. Presentations scheduled for around
484-409: Is an addition to an existing role-playing game , tabletop game , video game , collectible card game or miniature wargame . These add-ons usually add new game areas, weapons, objects, characters, adventures or an extended storyline to an already-released game. While board game expansions are typically designed by the original creator, video game developers sometimes contract out development of
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#1732773379008528-401: Is confronted by Agent 3, who has been brainwashed by the Telephone. Agent 8 defeats them, freeing them from their mind control. After reaching the surface, the trio is retrieved by Pearl and Marina, but the facility itself begins to rise from the ocean, revealing itself to be an enormous statue of a human, which shocks everyone due to humans having been extinct for several millennia. From within
572-620: Is found by the character Cap'n Cuttlefish. Cuttlefish was seeking out Agent 3 , the protagonist of Splatoon , and decides to help the Octoling after hearing them humming the Squid Sisters ' song “Calamari Inkantation”. Cuttlefish and the Octoling are trapped in a subway-like testing facility called the Deepsea Metro, where a talking telephone identifies the player-character as test subject 10008, prompting Cuttlefish to give them
616-457: Is presented, such as information about games and consoles. The presentations began in Japan and North America with the first edition on October 21, 2011, before later expanding to Europe, Australia, and South Korea. Nintendo Direct presentations vary in format between different presentations and regions. Nintendo Directs generally come in both regional and international formats. For subjects of
660-405: Is usually much less than that of the original game. As expansion packs consist solely of additional content, most require the original game in order to play. Games with many expansions often begin selling the original game with prior expansions, such as The Sims Deluxe Edition ( The Sims with The Sims: Livin' Large ). These bundles make the game more accessible to new players. When games reach
704-693: The London media again in order to play. Sonic & Knuckles for the Mega Drive/Genesis was unusual in that it functioned as both a stand-alone cartridge and as an expansion pack for both Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 . Collectible card games, or CCGs for short, are typically released as expansion sets, composed of booster packs . CCGs may be referred to as "living" or "dead", and living CCGs are routinely published with supplementary expansions. CCGs generally do not have
748-564: The American "Nindies Showcase" presentations. In 2018 and 2019, Nintendo of Europe hosted its own "Indie Highlights" videos. Since 2019, they returned to broadcasting Nintendo of America's presentations, now under the "Indie World" banner, with Nintendo Australia broadcasting later on. South Korea has also aired exclusive Nintendo Directs hosted by Nintendo of Korea president, Hiroyuki Fukuda. A few Nintendo Direct presentations have been produced specifically for Hong Kong and Taiwan. Outside of
792-507: The E3 cycle to provide more frequent updates on game and hardware releases. During the stream of the pre-recorded broadcast for E3 2013 , Nintendo's website suffered from technical difficulties in the form of overloaded servers, rendering the live video unwatchable for many viewers, and prompting an official apology from Satoru Iwata. Despite these difficulties, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé noted that secondary viewership following
836-595: The Japanese "Indie World" banner. European Directs were presented by former Nintendo of Europe president, Satoru Shibata and Ed Valiente. These presentations were also broadcast in Australia. Australia generally only airs the European output, but one Direct was created specifically for the region, broadcast on September 24, 2014. This Direct was hosted by Tom Enoki. For international Directs produced in Japan since 2017, Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo Australia airs
880-670: The Octoling Girl, Boy, and Octopus was released on December 7, 2018. A physical version of Splatoon 2 with the DLC included was exclusively sold in Japan on October 8, 2021. On April 22, 2022 "Octo Expansion" was added as a benefit for the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. Octo Expansion holds an aggregate score of 82 and 81.64% on Metacritic and GameRankings respectively. Chris Carter of Destructoid rated
924-401: The Octoling's and Inkling's culture. It was also designed to give players more details on Pearl and Marina. The levels were designed to have as much variety as possible and featured cut content from the base Splatoon 2 release. 150 levels were designed for the game, which was later cut down to 80. The final level was depicted in a 30-page manga that art director Seita Inoue created to serve as
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#1732773379008968-479: The company's decision was determined by the fact that “different people demand different types of information”, and that the Nintendo Direct platform had established itself to the point that Nintendo would “be able to deliver [their] messages more appropriately and effectively … based on the various needs of different groups of people”. Christopher Dring of GamesIndustry.biz observed that the last press conference that Nintendo held at E3 in 2012 featured too much of
1012-482: The end of their lifespan, the publisher often releases a 'complete' or 'gold' collection, which includes the game and all its subsequent expansions. Some expansion packs do not require the original game in order to use the new content, as is the case with Half-Life: Blue Shift , Uncharted: The Lost Legacy , Dishonored: Death of the Outsider or Sonic & Knuckles . Some art, sound, and code are reused from
1056-539: The expansion pack to a third-party company, it may choose to develop the expansion itself, or it may do both. Board games and tabletop RPGs may have been marketing expansions since the 1970s, and video games have been releasing expansion packs since the 1980s, early examples being the Dragon Slayer games Xanadu Scenario II and Sorcerian . Other terms for the concept are module and, in certain games' marketing, adventure . The price of an expansion pack
1100-484: The expansion provides a new single-player mode with eighty missions starring an Octoling (formerly of the evil Octarians) known as Agent 8, who attempts to escape from a cavernous subway system without their memories. For the first time, Octolings are playable in online matches if the expansion's levels are beaten. The expansion was made available to pre-order shortly after its announcement, with exclusive in-game clothing items available for doing so. A new amiibo set featuring
1144-565: The final presentation with " Sora " from Kingdom Hearts in 2021 (with the sole exception of Sakurai's appearance in the 2021 E3 Nintendo Direct following Kazuya's reveal). This was due to the COVID-19 pandemic , which made it difficult to record the voice-overs. Both the presenter and narrator are dubbed by separate narrators. Since 2017, Nintendo of America has aired presentations focusing on indie games published for Nintendo Switch. Between 2017 and 2019, these were branded as "Nindies Showcase" hosted by Trinen, before aligning their branding to
1188-491: The game 7/10, stating that while some parts were "a unique rush that fills you with satisfaction for beating them", others were tedious. Christian Donlan of Eurogamer named the title a "Recommended Pick", saying that it was difficult, but had "brilliant" puzzles resembling the shrines from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild . Expansion pack An expansion pack , expansion set , supplement , or simply expansion ,
1232-485: The game, Beatmania Append Yebisu Mix, was bundled with the PlayStation version as the game's 2nd disc, with subsequent append discs being released as standalone retail releases. Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 was marketed as the first expansion pack released for the PlayStation. The game required the player to insert the London disc, remove it, insert the original Grand Theft Auto disc, remove it, then insert
1276-584: The general Nintendo Direct presentations, which cover a range of titles, there are also Directs centred around specific titles or series. These are usually presented by the producer or director of the game or series, or employ a narrator. From June 2013 to June 2021, in lieu of traditional large-scale Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) press conferences, Nintendo has opted to utilize the Nintendo Direct platform as an alternative method of conveying its news. Speaking at an annual March financial results briefing just two months prior, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata stated that
1320-457: The hosting duties with Koizumi in 2018. In From March 2018 to September 2019, Koizumi only hosted the Directs in the first half of the year, while Takahashi hosted the Directs in the second half of the year. From February 2021 to September 2022, this format for Directs was switched with Takahashi hosting the Directs in the first half of the year and Koizumi hosting the Directs in the second half of
1364-628: The initial broadcast still worked to popularize product promotion. The following year, in addition to the Direct, the company added "Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3" live streams to their presence at the trade event. Named after the Product Development department at Nintendo of America, these are daily streams from the show floor that feature NoA localization staff and game developers demoing and giving in-depth coverage of titles that were announced during that year's Direct. The year also began
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1408-513: The laser and finally destroy both it and (supposedly) Tartar. With the threat averted, the group returns to Inkopolis Square, where Agent 8 joins a community with both the Inklings and their fellow Octolings that had already arrived. Development of Octo Expansion began during Splatoon 2 's series of free updates. Octolings had been considered to be made playable in Splatoon 2 , but this
1452-581: The original Japanese audio for the presenters, but uses an English dub for the narrated sections. These are then subtitled for broadcast in other languages. Since 2019, the " Pokémon Direct"/" Pokémon Presents" are the only Directs that are dubbed for Europe and Australia in English, however, they are subtitled in different languages with the English dub. Since 2017, Nintendo of Europe has broadcast presentations focusing on indie games published for Nintendo Switch. From 2017 to 2018, Nintendo of Europe broadcast
1496-442: The original game. In some cases, a stand-alone expansion such as Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death , or Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna includes the original game. Expansion packs are most commonly released for PC games , but are becoming increasingly prevalent for video game consoles , particularly due to the popularity of downloadable content . The increasing number of multi-platform games has also led to
1540-478: The release of more expansion packs on consoles, especially stand-alone expansion packs (as described above). Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath , for example, requires the original Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars to play on the PC, but Xbox 360 versions of both the original Tiberium Wars and Kane's Wrath are available, neither of which require one another. The Japanese version of Konami 's Beatmania
1584-435: The statue, the mangled but still functional Telephone introduces itself as Commander Tartar, an AI built by a human scientist prior to mankind's extinction who was programmed to pass the knowledge of humanity on to the next sentient race that emerged after the world flooded. While initially believing Inklings and Octarians to be this sentient race, Tartar was disgusted with both their societies and instead reprogrammed itself with
1628-671: The time of the Electronic Entertainment Expo were originally produced by Nintendo of America, presented in English and dubbed or subtitled into other languages for international broadcast. From 2019 until the last event in 2021, E3 Directs were produced by Nintendo of Japan, presented in Japanese and dubbed or subtitled into other languages for international broadcast. In Japan, Nintendo Directs were most commonly presented by Nintendo's global president Satoru Iwata until his death in 2015. Yoshiaki Koizumi started serving as host in 2017. Shinya Takahashi started sharing
1672-610: The title "Agent 8". The Telephone informs them that in order to reach "the promised land", they must traverse through the Metro to collect four objects known as "thangs". Agent 8 is given assistance via radio by Pearl and Marina of the pop band Off the Hook. As Agent 8 clears tests in the underground facility, they obtain small items called Mem Cakes that serve as physical manifestations of their lost memories. After completing several test chambers and collecting all four thangs, which combine into
1716-538: The videos were often presented by Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aimé (before he retired in 2019), and Bill Trinen . For international Directs produced in Japan since 2017, Nintendo of America would air a dubbed version of the Direct in English; although a notable exception of having it subtitled instead of dubbed were the Mr. Sakurai Presents presentations starting with " Min Min " from Arms in 2020 and up until
1760-410: The year. The E3 2021 and June 2023 Directs (the latter of which was the latest that Koizumi hosted) had both hosts appear at the same time. Since 2017, Japan has hosted region-specific "Indie World" presentations, focusing on indie games published for Nintendo Switch. Directs focused on Super Smash Bros. are typically hosted by series creator and director Masahiro Sakurai . In North America,
1804-600: Was cancelled in March 2023 due to the "lack of sustained interest". The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) permanently discontinued E3 in December 2023, leading to more publisher-specific showcases, including main Nintendo Directs with headlines. Since E3's discontinuation, Summer Game Fest has taken over as the most popular summer game showcase, and while a Nintendo Direct is often still shown in June around
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1848-415: Was designed to have an older, dated aesthetic, featuring characters who speak in outdated slang. He wanted to represent the setting by having different creatures than the world of Splatoon and Splatoon 2 based on creatures who live on the ocean floor. He also wanted to represent the different setting by putting players in control of an Octoling for the first time in the series to show the difference between
1892-400: Was initially rejected for as they felt it would be jarring for Octolings to show up in a non-antagonistic role without explanation. Producer Hisashi Nogami wanted to create the expansion in part to allow players to explore deeper into the series' world. The setting of a subway station was chosen as a desire to have a darker setting to contrast the series' otherwise "bright and colorful" world. It
1936-608: Was the first game on the PlayStation to support expansion packs, which were branded as append discs. These discs included additional tracks and required the original Beatmania disc (and later playable Beatmania game discs) to play. The discs required the player to access the Disc Change menu on the Beatmania disc, remove the Beatmania disc, insert an append disc, then press the start button to play. The first append disc for
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