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title: "Splatoon New Year’s Art inkludes a Cryptic Message"
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description: "The official Japanese Splatoon Twitter account tweeted an image wishing fans a happy new year. But eagle-eyed Inklings were quick to notice a hidden message!"
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2020-01-03 16:33:51"
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Splatoon New Year’s Art inkludes a Cryptic Message | General News | NintendoReporters

 [![Splatoon New Year’s Art inkludes a Cryptic Message](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/splatoon-new-years-art-inkludes-a-cryptic-message.jpg "Splatoon New Year’s Art inkludes a Cryptic Message")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/splatoon-new-years-art-inkludes-a-cryptic-message.jpg)No no no, Splatoon 3 is just speculation BUT we have some interesting news to share with you all;

The official Japanese Splatoon Twitter account tweeted an image wishing fans a happy new year. But eagle-eyed Inklings were quick to notice a hidden message!

> みなさん、いかがお過ごしだろうか？
> のんびりお休みされている方も、お忙しい方もいらっしゃるだろう。
> クマサン商会も元日早々バイトを募集しているようだ。
> 新年初シバキにおいでいただければ幸いだ。
> 本年もよろしくお願い申し上げます。 [pic.twitter.com/nfsXWNIW0s](https://t.co/nfsXWNIW0s)
>
> — Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) [January 1, 2020](https://twitter.com/SplatoonJP/status/1212176864338481155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## [](#sos)SOS

Did you notice anything strange about the reflection? It suspiciously spells out SOS. But thaht;s not all; an even closer look at the waves reveals the full message: SAVE OUR SALMONS.

Does this hidden message have a meaning? Is it hinting at something upcoming in the world of Splatoon?

And if so what, expansion dlc, Splatoon 3 … we can only speculate at this point.

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