Splatoon 2 Features
Who Is the Best New Nintendo Character of the Past Decade?
Some amazing Nintendo characters have surfaced in the past ten years alone. Which one takes the top spot?
USG's Top 100 Games of the Decade: #50-26
The 100 best games of the 2010s, as determined by us.
The 25 Best Nintendo Switch Games
Our rotating list of the best games on Switch, now updated for the start of 2020!
Nintendo Needs to Actually Support Its Games For Longer Than a Year
Smash benefits from healthy ongoing support, but where is the love for the rest of Nintendo's games?
Where Nintendo Switch Online Has Gone Wrong
The reasons Nintendo's online service is flaccid, and what it can do to pump things up.
The Final Splatfest May Be Over, But Splatoon 2 Players Aren't Ready To Say Goodbye
How Splatoon lives on is in the community's hands now.
Splatoon 2 Players Are Dressing Up For The End Of The World
We're near the end of Splatoon 2's updates and events, but it's going out in style.
A Yakuza JRPG and Our Other Favorite Video Game April Fools Jokes From Today
Here are the good gags from this year's April Fool's.
Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion is Kicking My Ass
Insert dumb Dark Souls joke here.
Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion is Channeling Breath of the Wild's Shrine Puzzle Design
Splatoon 2's first expansion adds complexity and challenge to its single-player offerings.
The Joys of Watching Friends Play Games
From Bloodborne to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, sometimes video games are better spent watching a loved one play than playing yourself.
USgamer's Top 20 Games of the Year 2017: #20-#16
It's Day One of our Top 20 games of the year countdown, happening all week long!
The Best Games of 2017 to Play While Listening to Podcasts
There's never been a better time for absentminded gaming.
Splatoon 2's New Clam Blitz Mode Is Probably the Closest I'll Ever Get to Understanding Football
Nothing like splattin' the ol' pigskin around.
Splatoon 2 Is Finally Starting to Feel Like an Actual Sequel
With version 2.0, Splatoon 2 starts feeling less like Splatoon 1.5.
USgamer Lunch Hour: Splatoon 2 [Done!]
We dive into the new update for Splatoon 2!
The USgamer Podcast: Hellblade, Mega Man Legacy Collection 2, and Permadeath
PODCAST | Join Kat, Caty, Nadia, and Mike as they talk the perks and pitfalls of permadeath, the grossness of the Mayo-inked Splatfest, the joys of Mega Man and Yakuza, plus more!
USgamer Community Question: What Multiplayer Game are You Best At?
USgamer's Friday Community Question is back, baby! This week: What multiplayer game is your bread and butter?
This Splatoon 2 Reddit Thread About Furries Is Surprisingly Civil
A community grapples with furries and discovers a healthy discourse.
A Fashion Guide: The Real-Life Styles Behind Splatoon 2
Are those semi-affordable Yeezys I see?
USgamer Lunch Hour: Splatoon 2 [Done!]
Join us as we stream Splatoon 2 together!
The Wii U's Wild Miiverse Lives on in Splatoon 2's Fresh Ecosystem
Some players are even sorta cheating with photo-realistic tracings.
Splatoon 2's Grouping and Nintendo Switch Online Voice Chat Are A Big Mess
The squid kids aren't alright.
Splat! A Splatoon-Inspired Playlist
With Splatoon 2 on the horizon, we made a Splatoon-inspired playlist for you to enjoy.
Splatoon 2's Single-Player Campaign Keeps the Stakes Grounded
UNPREDICTABLE | Caty plays a bit of Splatoon 2's single-player campaign and watches Spider-Man: Homecoming, the best Marvel movie maybe ever.
The Internet Falls on Its Knees in Worship of Splatoon 2's New Pop Idols
Splatoon's fandom loves Pearl and Marina. Especially Marina.
E3 2017 Preview: The 10 Biggest Games to Watch For
From God of War to Super Mario Odyssey, these are the most essential games of E3 2017.
Arms is the Latest Conquest in Nintendo's Path to Make the Most Stylish Characters in Games
Twintelle set the world on fire, and all she needed was a tight pair of leggings and extremely cool hair.
Nintendo E3 2017 Preview: What We're Going to See, and What We Want to See
What's Nintendo got up its sleeve for E3 2017? We've got a few ideas -- and a sizable wish list.
Splatoon 2's Squid Sisters Stories Is Some Tragically Effective Viral Marketing
Turns out watching a break-up between invertebrates isn't much different from watching a human relationship crumble away.
Nintendo Direct News, No NES Classic Edition for You, and the Rest of This Week's Headlines
ENDING CREDITS | Taking a look a back at this week's headlines and everything else you might have missed on USgamer.
Inklings Freelance Too! (And More Takeaways From the Nintendo Direct)
Splatoon 2 reimagines the stressful world of freelancing as a PvE mode.
Starting Screen | Starting Screen: After This Weekend, Splatoon Already Has One New Fan (Me)
Discovering one of the Wii U's gems on the Switch. Plus: Destiny 2, StarCraft HD, and more obscure RPGs.
Um, Why There Are Pigeons in Splatoon 2?
Birds swarming the new maps of Splatoon 2 gives way to the question: is the Mollusc Era in Splatoon in danger?
Smashin' Squids: Is Nintendo Planning to Give eSports a Sporting Chance on the Switch?
Nintendo might be getting serious about eSports with the Switch, but it has to go all-in to make it work.