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What do you think they replaced leather with?

I'm asking bc some gear (such as most of the Rockenberg shoes and jackets) seem to be made out of leather? I mean it's obviously not bc where would they get that. Do you think it's made out of plastic or did the splatoon team just... didn't think about that?

Sorry, this has just been bothering me for a while :/

it could be either fake leather and/or some kind of sea creature substitute. The Splatune album jacket has this blurb:

...The girl's wish to sing this memorable song again led to the creation of this version. Replacing sharkskin taiko drums with a synthesized rhythm, the girls have vividly brought this song back to life...

sharkskin leather already exists in our world, and this confirms it exists in the splatoon world as well. taiko drums in our time are typically made from cow hide. maybe this means that shark leather has more common wider uses like cowhide does? unless shark leather is still a specialty thing. hmm... aside from sharks and rays, it's also possible to make leather from birds, but what seems most likely to me is that they'd make leather from other kinds of fish too.

here's some things made from eel leather, the scaleless look makes it look a lot like the leather gear items we see in game....

hmmmm...

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nintendo misheard us asking to update the band pages on splatoon base and instead gave us brand lore pages. i mean, i hope they'll update the band pages too but ill take it

fav bits from the update:

-ik the origins of nintendo as a brand in splatoon were assumed to be something along these lines, but never officially stated until now -another clear-cut addition to the "marine mammals are dead" pile. my old video becomes even more correct

-i remember this bit about sea sponges and barazushi from an old tweet, but still neat. (i dont remember it being specified that it was in the western part of the splatlands though) -i think many ppl missed that tri stringer shots are popsicles? maybe someone coming across splatoon base today will learn a cool fun fact

i will say. huge wasted missed opportunity to not give the weapon brands names here. its been almost a decade and most weapon brands are unnamed. looks a bit goofy for all the headers to just say "weapon brand" instead of saying the name of the brand smh

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squid sisters🔛🔝

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A conspicuous fax from Grizzco has just arrived! It reads: "The Next Big Run is expected from 5pm PT on 3/7 to 6pm PT on 3/9 at Inkblot Art Academy. There's a possibility of King Salmoids coming ashore, so please take caution. We appreciate your assistance."

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"Just rush the Explo, it's bad at close-quarters combat." The Explo in question:

(from 2023)

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Blooming companion

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Free urself from the green liquid I'm BEGGING U

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pearlina frutiger metro ja 🎊

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GOOD MORNING TO ALL NEW PLAYERS IN SPLATOON! COME CLOSER, I HAVE A PRESENT FOR YOU

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I've already started digging out and posting old clips, so I might as well go ahead and start posting all of them, starting with my first-ever quad, from the first couple of days of the game's release.

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Splatted Tim.

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I drew the meme

Also please tell me more dumb splatoon stuff to draw

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A new Frosty Fest is on the way! This one asks, "What would make you happiest?" Money, experiences, or presents?

Spread the joy (and ink) in Splatoon 3 when this Splatfest in-game event begins in January!

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SRL Fashion Desk is back, and we're fabulous! To celebrate the Frosty Fest, gear from Splatoon 2 is making its return!

Claim yours in the lobby terminal after launching the Splatoon 3 game from the latest SRL News article on your Nintendo Switch device.

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i liked the way pearl swung her feetsies so i turned her into a gif