Nintendo's Splatoon Gets a New 'Tower Control' Game Mode

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 01 Jul 2015

Nintendo recently announced that it will release a new game mode for Splatoon, its third-person and squid-based shooter video game for the Wii U.

At 7PM Pacific Time today, July 1st, 2015, a new multiplayer mode will be released to Splatoon’s Ranked Battles: Tower Control.

In a press release, Nintendo briefly presented the new Tower Control game mode for Splatoon. Here’s what Nintedo had to say.

Tower Control official presentation

“The objective of Tower Control is to ride a single floating tower into the enemy’s base. Both teams rush toward the tower, which is initially placed in the center of the map, and the tower will start moving automatically once a player climbs aboard. But beware: Riding the tower will increase the chances of being splatted, as every player has his or her target on the tower. Riding the tower alone is pretty tough, encouraging randomly selected teams of players to team up to accomplish their goal. Just like in Ranked Battle and Turf War, players will be rewarded for working together as a team. Surrounding the tower and protecting the player riding the tower, using each stage’s features to gain an advantage, and supporting each other are the keys to victory.”

Tower Control video sneak peak

The new Tower Control game mode for Splatoon was presented during a special Nintedo Treehouse that was held at 3PM on June 30th. Assuming you missed it or you’re just now finding out about it, I’ve embedded the “Nintedo Treehouse: Live with Splatoon Tower Control” video below.




In related news...

Nintendo recently announced that Splatoon is off to a great start with sales surpassing 1 million and thousands of new players joining every day.

“Ever since Splatoon launched on May 29 in the United States, we’ve seen thousands of people go online to have fun in this colorful, chaotic competition,” said Nintendo of America President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime.

Learn more about Splatoon on its official webpage.



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