History Trivia / Splatoon2

* {{Defictionalization}}:
** Rina Itou and Alice (the voice actresses for Pearl and Marina) ended up hitting it off quite well after working on the game, and the two of them would eventually [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo5nBGpYoh8 make their own music collaborations]] with Itou's band [=Lighter190E=].
** The Milky Eminence gear set was based on a previously-fictional team uniform used by Emperor's gang in the second ''[=CoroCoro=]'' manga.

* {{Defictionalization}}: The Milky Eminence gear set was based on a previously-fictional team uniform used by Emperor's gang in the second ''[=CoroCoro=]'' manga.

* KillerApp: Just like its [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} Wii U predecessor]], ''Splatoon 2'' quickly became this in Japan, [[https://gonintendo.com/stories/286105-japan-splatoon-2-sells-over-670k-copies-in-its-first-3-days selling 671k units during its three-day launch weekend]], over a third of the first game's lifetime sales.[[note]]-- which, for comparison's sake, sold 157k during its own first four days after launch.[[/note]] Just a month after release, the game managed to sell [[http://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/164536708654 over a million units in Japan alone]]. By the end of the year, [[https://nintendosoup.com/splatoon-2-surpasses-splatoon-lifetime-sales-japan-nintendo-games-continues-dominate-charts/ it had surpassed sales of the original game]]. And just a week later, it was announced that the game had [[https://www.resetera.com/threads/splatoon-2-is-the-first-console-game-to-sell-over-2m-in-japan-in-8-years.15589/ become the first console game to sell 2 million units in Japan]] ''in eight years.''[[note]]The last game to do so was VideoGame/WiiParty, which released back in 2010.[[/note]] It would take until March 2019 for ''Splatoon 2'' to be surpassed as the best-selling Switch game in the region (by ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'') and leave the weekly Top 10 sales charts. As of the end of the first quarter of 2020, ''Splatoon 2'' has sold '' over ten million copies'', and is the eighth bestselling game for the system.

** Similar to the first game, dataminers regularly uncover the [[https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Splatfest/Quotes/Splatoon_2 alternate Off the Hook dialogue]] that would have been used if the other team had won for every American/European Splatfest from "Mikey vs. Donnie" onwards, and every Japanese Splatfest from "Hello Kitty vs. My Melody" onwards.

* AscendedFanon: Many people were clamoring for a friendly Octarian. The developers delivered with Marina (and as the idol for this game, no less), who quickly became a fan-favorite. The ''Octo Expansion'' finally added the Octarians as playable characters.

** After the Hero Mode trailer dropped, many people have predicted that [[spoiler:Callie was brainwashed by DJ Octavio]]. Many people also expected that [[spoiler:the final boss theme is a DarkReprise version of "Bomb Rush Blush" (Callie's solo song), and that Marie would pull an IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight via a sad version of "Tide Goes Out" (her own solo song)]].

* KillerApp: Just like its [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} Wii U predecessor]], ''Splatoon 2'' quickly became this in Japan, [[https://gonintendo.com/stories/286105-japan-splatoon-2-sells-over-670k-copies-in-its-first-3-days selling 671k units during its three-day launch weekend]], over a third of the first game's lifetime sales.[[note]]-- which, for comparison's sake, sold 157k during its own first four days after launch.[[/note]] Just a month after release, the game managed to sell [[http://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/164536708654 over a million units in Japan alone]]. By the end of the year, [[https://nintendosoup.com/splatoon-2-surpasses-splatoon-lifetime-sales-japan-nintendo-games-continues-dominate-charts/ it had surpassed sales of the original game]]. And just a week later, it was announced that the game had [[https://www.resetera.com/threads/splatoon-2-is-the-first-console-game-to-sell-over-2m-in-japan-in-8-years.15589/ become the first console game to sell 2 million units in Japan]] ''in eight years.''[[note]]The last game to do so was VideoGame/WiiParty, which released back in 2010.[[/note]] It would take until March 2019 for ''Splatoon 2'' to be surpassed as the best-selling Switch game in the region (by ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'') and leave the weekly Top 10 sales charts. As of the end of the second quarter of 2019, ''Splatoon 2'' has sold around ''nine million copies'' and is the sixth bestselling game for the system, beaten only by ''VideoGame/MarioKart8 Deluxe'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', and ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee''.

** Pearl has been given the almost-unanimous label of "gremlin" by fans, thanks to her short build, ForeheadOfDoom, and [[TinyTyrannicalGirl feisty personality]].

** Had Team Callie won the final Splatfest back in [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} the first game]], with Marie would have the one to go missing instead.

* NoExportForYou: Strangely enough, this applies not to the game itself but to a certain line of equipment; the Milky Eminence gear, based on the original gear worn by Emperor and his crew in the ''Splatoon'' [[Manga/{{Splatoon}} manga]], which was only available through a limited number of download codes in [=CoroCoro Comics=] magazines--which have never been, and likely never will be, available outside of Japan. Obnoxiously, even if you do run into a Japanese player wearing a piece from this set in the Square, Murch won't let you order it. Even more obnoxiously, the manga is ''also'' available internationally, so remedying this would theoretically be easy as pie, but neither Nintendo nor Viz (who localizes the manga) have expressed any interest in doing so.

* KillerApp: Just like its [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} Wii U predecessor]], ''Splatoon 2'' quickly became this in Japan, [[https://gonintendo.com/stories/286105-japan-splatoon-2-sells-over-670k-copies-in-its-first-3-days selling 671k units during its three-day launch weekend]], over a third of the first game's lifetime sales.[[note]]-- which, for comparison's sake, sold 157k during its own first four days after launch.[[/note]] Just a month after release, the game managed to sell [[http://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/164536708654 over a million units in Japan alone]]. By the end of the year, [[https://nintendosoup.com/splatoon-2-surpasses-splatoon-lifetime-sales-japan-nintendo-games-continues-dominate-charts/ it had surpassed sales of the original game]]. And just a week later, it was announced that the game had [[https://www.resetera.com/threads/splatoon-2-is-the-first-console-game-to-sell-over-2m-in-japan-in-8-years.15589/ become the first console game to sell 2 million units in Japan]] ''in eight years.''[[note]]The last game to do so was VideoGame/WiiParty, which released back in 2010.[[/note]] It would take until March 2019 for ''Splatoon 2'' to be surpassed as the best-selling Switch game in the region (by ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'') and leave the weekly Top 10 sales charts. As of the end of the second quarter of 2019, ''Splatoon 2'' has sold around ''nine million copies'' and is the sixth bestselling game for the system, beaten only by ''VideoGame/MarioKart8 Deluxe'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', and ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGo''.

* KillerApp: Just like its [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} Wii U predecessor]], ''Splatoon 2'' quickly became this in Japan, [[https://gonintendo.com/stories/286105-japan-splatoon-2-sells-over-670k-copies-in-its-first-3-days selling 671k units during its three-day launch weekend]], over a third of the first game's lifetime sales.[[note]]-- which, for comparison's sake, sold 157k during its own first four days after launch.[[/note]] Just a month after release, the game managed to sell [[http://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/164536708654 over a million units in Japan alone]]. By the end of the year, [[https://nintendosoup.com/splatoon-2-surpasses-splatoon-lifetime-sales-japan-nintendo-games-continues-dominate-charts/ it had surpassed sales of the original game]]. And just a week later, it was announced that the game had [[https://www.resetera.com/threads/splatoon-2-is-the-first-console-game-to-sell-over-2m-in-japan-in-8-years.15589/ become the first console game to sell 2 million units in Japan]] ''in eight years.''[[note]]The last game to do so was VideoGame/WiiParty, which released back in 2010.[[/note]] It would take until March 2019 for ''Splatoon 2'' to be surpassed as the best-selling Switch game in the region (by ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'') and leave the weekly Top 10 sales charts.

* KillerApp: Just like its [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} Wii U predecessor]], ''Splatoon 2'' quickly became this in Japan, [[https://gonintendo.com/stories/286105-japan-splatoon-2-sells-over-670k-copies-in-its-first-3-days selling 671k units during its three-day launch weekend]], over a third of the first game's lifetime sales.[[note]]-- which, for comparison's sake, sold 157k during its own first four days after launch.[[/note]] Just a month after release, the game managed to sell [[http://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/164536708654 over a million units in Japan alone]]. By the end of the year, [[https://nintendosoup.com/splatoon-2-surpasses-splatoon-lifetime-sales-japan-nintendo-games-continues-dominate-charts/ it had surpassed sales of the original game]]. And just a week later, it was announced that the game had [[https://www.resetera.com/threads/splatoon-2-is-the-first-console-game-to-sell-over-2m-in-japan-in-8-years.15589/ become the first console game to sell 2 million units in Japan]] ''in eight years.''[[note]]The last game to do so was VideoGame/WiiParty, which released back in 2010.[[/note]] As of January 2019, ''Splatoon 2'' remains the best-selling Switch game in the region, never leaving the weekly Top 10 sales charts.
* MilestoneCelebration: The Squid vs. Octopus Splatfest took place on July 20, 2018, just a day under one year since the game's international release date. It qualifies both outside of and in universe, where it's referred to as the first anniversary of Off the Hook's Inkopolis News program.

* PropRecycling: The assets used for holiday themed Splatfests after Splatoween have been reused. More subtle with Frosty Fest, which takes the ectoplasm used for Splatoween and colors it white to represent snow, but more obvious with Spring Fest, which just makes the same prop grass green. The latter also has easter egg recolored versions of Splatoween's skeletal spider crabs decorating stages.

** Had Team Callie won the final splatfest back in [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} the first game]], this game's plot would have been slightly different, with Marie being the one to go missing instead.

** The ''Splatoon 2'' artbook showed original drafts of Callie's plotline, including her being NotBrainwashed and morosely living among the Octarians, with her getting her own mech and the final boss fight including backup dancers and a different Octobot King mech.

** The Splatoon 2 artbook showed original drafts of Callie's plotline, including her being NotBrainwashed and morosely living among the Octarians, with her getting her own mech and the final boss fight including backup dancers and a different Octobot King mech.

* AscendedFanon: Many people were clamoring for a friendly Octarian. The developers delivered with Marina (and as the idol for this game, no less), who quickly became a fan-favorite. And ''then'' along came ''Octo Expansion''...
* AscendedMeme:
** Hisashi Nogami's memetic pose that he made during the game's unveiling at the Nintendo Switch Showcase in January 2017 shows up [[http://imgur.com/a/037xg in the end credits.]]
** The common "Always Booyah Back" etiquette is essentially how the "Booyah Bomb" special functions; it's powered up by the player spamming the Booyah button, and if their teammates respond, it charges even faster.

* InkSuitActor: The singers who portray Off The Hook look remarkably like their virtual counterparts.

* MemeAcknowledgement:
** When Shellendorf Institute is in the stage rotation, there is a chance that Marina will say "I wish humans were real" in the announcements, referencing a meme that originated in the first ''Splatoon'''s Miiverse community.
** At the Splatoon 2 European Championships that took place late-March 2018, one of the Russian teams competed under the name "Splat Tim." When they lost to Alliance Rogue from France, [[https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/979994701200838656 the Nintendo of Europe Twitter account couldn't help itself]].
** One of the Memcakes has the inkling girl making the same face as a [[https://i.redd.it/opmdjbz44z511.jpg this meme]].

* The Bloblobber is also an [[http://www.sjgames.com/bloblobber/ action card game]] by Creator/SteveJacksonGames.

** After the announcement of the Octo Expansion and the fact that it's located in a subway, a few keen eyed fans noted there had been an inaccessible subway entrance in the main plaza, down an otherwise dead-end path. While one could argue the path was merely there for symmetry with the entrance to Salmon Run, a these fans speculated it would be the entrance to the Expansion's content and had been hiding in plain sight since day one. Even the sprite artwork of a Gunion (the octopus-like enemy from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand'') seen in the subway entrance made it more obvious. They were correct.

* KillerApp: Just like its [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} Wii U predecessor]], ''Splatoon 2'' quickly became this in Japan, [[https://gonintendo.com/stories/286105-japan-splatoon-2-sells-over-670k-copies-in-its-first-3-days selling 671k units during its three-day launch weekend]], over a third of the first game's lifetime sales.[[note]]-- which, for comparison's sake, sold 157k during its own first four days after launch.[[/note]] Just a month after release, the game managed to sell [[http://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/164536708654 over a million units in Japan alone]]. By the end of the year, [[https://nintendosoup.com/splatoon-2-surpasses-splatoon-lifetime-sales-japan-nintendo-games-continues-dominate-charts/ it had surpassed sales of the original game]]. And just a week later, it was announced that the game had [[https://www.resetera.com/threads/splatoon-2-is-the-first-console-game-to-sell-over-2m-in-japan-in-8-years.15589/ become the first console game to sell 2 million units in Japan]] '''in eight years.'''[[note]]The last game to do so was VideoGame/WiiParty, which released back in 2010.[[/note]] As of January 2018, ''Splatoon 2'' was the top-selling Nintendo Switch game in Japan (with a '''1:2 attach rate'''), and was popular enough outside the region to be the fourth best-selling game for the console globally (behind only ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', ''VideoGame/MarioKart8 Deluxe'', and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'').

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: ''2'' is this even more so than the original ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}''. Several jokes rely heavily on mid-2010s culture such as hashtags, and most of the Octo Expansion is [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a thinly veiled metaphor]] for interracial politics (which had reached a peak around the time of the DLC's release). The in-series bands also take inspiration from contemporary artists in their sound and dancing styles. The fashion is very 2010s with an emphasis on {{hipster}} and urban styles of clothing, and sidecuts are featured in several hairstyles. Pearl even dabs in the Off the Hook/Squid Sisters concert.

** The fandom was ''really'' quick to notice that the "Booyah Bomb" special is pretty much a splatoon-ized [[Manga/DragonBallZ Spirit Bomb]], and commonly refer to it as such.

* AscendedMeme: Hisashi Nogami's memetic pose that he made during the game's unveiling at the Nintendo Switch Showcase in January 2017 shows up [[http://imgur.com/a/037xg in the end credits.]]

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: ''2'' is this even more so than the original ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}''. Several jokes rely heavily on mid-2010s culture, such as hipsters and hashtags. The in-series bands also take inspiration from contemporary artists in their sound and dancing styles. The fashion is very 2010s with an emphasis on {{hipster}} and urban styles of clothing, and sidecuts are featured in several hairstyles. Pearl even dabs in the Off the Hook/Squid Sisters concert.

* KillerApp: Just like its [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} Wii U predecessor]], ''Splatoon 2'' quickly became this in Japan, [[https://gonintendo.com/stories/286105-japan-splatoon-2-sells-over-670k-copies-in-its-first-3-days selling 671k units during its three-day launch weekend]], '''over a third''' of the first game's lifetime sales.[[note]]-- which, for comparison's sake, sold 157k during its own first four days after launch.[[/note]] Just a month after release, the game managed to sell [[http://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/164536708654 over a million units in Japan alone]]. By the end of the year, [[https://nintendosoup.com/splatoon-2-surpasses-splatoon-lifetime-sales-japan-nintendo-games-continues-dominate-charts/ it had surpassed sales of the original game]]. And just a week later, it was announced that the game had [[https://www.resetera.com/threads/splatoon-2-is-the-first-console-game-to-sell-over-2m-in-japan-in-8-years.15589/ become the first console game to sell 2 million units in Japan]] '''in eight years.'''[[note]]The last game to do so was VideoGame/WiiParty, which released back in 2010.[[/note]] As of January 2018, ''Splatoon 2'' was the top-selling Nintendo Switch game in Japan, and was popular enough outside the region to be the fourth best-selling game for the console globally (behind only ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', ''VideoGame/MarioKart8 Deluxe'', and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'').