Splatoon 3 is winding down and Nintendo is sending it off with a bang with two major events. The first was this past weekend’s special Big Run event saw a brand new stage and a special twist in the form of a global egg count. Participants who contributed to the goal of 700,000,000 eggs collected would get some bonus scales as a reward because Grizz is anything but stingy. The other planned event is the final splatfest coming this weekend, the Grand Festival. The theme is Past, Present or Future, each represented by the idols from the three games: The Squid Sisters, Callie and Marie, repping Past. Off the Hook featuring Pearl and Marina are for Present. And finally Deep Cut members Shiver, Frye, and Big Man showing up for Future. There’s going to be some new music and each idol group will be rotating through the stage spotlight. As usual Nintendo sold some merch to coincide with the event, and the amiibo are just (mostly) awesome.
#1: Callie (Alterna)
Callie is in her agent uniform as seen in the single player Alterna world complete with her parasol. The parasol really elevates this amiibo figure to another level. Sadly, you don’t get this outfit as amiibo rewards but that would have been bonkers. I would have loved to wear the coat in game. This one is hands down the best out of the bunch.
#2: Pearl (Side Order)
Pearl’s comes in second. There is so much personality and attitude exuding from the pose and choice of clothes that you can’t help but think of it as just being perfect for a Pearl amiibo. It’s also great that in-game gear you get matches the outfit.
#3: Marie (Alterna)
Marie comes in third place. It’s fine for what it is. Like Callie, she, too, is also in her Alterna outfit and just like Callie, you don’t get this outfit either. The amiibo is just fine.
#4: Marina (Side Order)
Now Marina’s amiibo come’s dead last. I HATE everything about this amiibo. She looks like she is about to attend a business meeting and this is the closest thing she had to a suit. I can’t stand it. The pumps are just absolutely a bizarre foot choice too but given the attempt at wearing a business suit, I guess it makes sense. But the vibe is completely not in tune with what Pearl is wearing. Pearl is ready to hit the stage and lay down some lyrics. Marina is waiting for her Starbucks order before heading into the office. It’s really the shoes though; I just hate those pumps and wondered if it would be better if she was wearing something else. I couldn’t think of anything without getting rid of that suit too so the whole design should have just been trashed from the beginning. Just terrible.
That’s my ranking and I’m sticking to it.
Is it odd that my first post in a long time is about Splatoon amiibo? Probably. But I wasn’t going to just come back and not address the elephant in the room. I just gotta ease myself back into this. I often thought about writing why I’ve been MIA, but I didn’t want to do it all in one shot. I’ll probably write it all out in spurts, a little a bit here and a little bit there. I don’t feel like getting into it right now but I’ll just say this: breast cancer sucks. We’re all fine now, but that is something I wish no one ever has to go through.
