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title: "Looking back at Splatoon 2’s history"
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description: "The official Splatoon Japan Twitter account posted a special tweet looking back at past events of Splatoon 2."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2019-06-26 18:40:55"
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Looking back at Splatoon 2’s history | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Looking back at Splatoon 2’s history](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/looking-back-at-splatoon-2s-history.jpeg "Looking back at Splatoon 2’s history")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/looking-back-at-splatoon-2s-history.jpeg)The official Splatoon Japan Twitter account posted a special tweet looking back at past events of Splatoon 2.

> 【スプラトゥーン2の歩み①】
> 「スプラトゥーン2」のこれまでの歴史を振り返ってみよう。
> 当時の自分を重ねてみると、思い出が蘇るかも？
> ・2016年10月20日、「スプラトゥーン2」発表！？
> ・2017年1月14日、Nintendo Switch 体験会でお披露目[\#FinalFest](https://twitter.com/hashtag/FinalFest?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/Lhi5W5qumD](https://t.co/Lhi5W5qumD)
>
> — Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) [June 24, 2019](https://twitter.com/SplatoonJP/status/1143078462225186819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## [](#short-history-of-splatoon-2)Short history of Splatoon 2

The first major date for Splatoon 2 is October 20, 2016, the day the game was first shown to the world. It was also the same day the Nintendo Switch was officially revealed to the world.

Then on January 14, 2017, Splatoon 2 was officially announced at Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017.

### [](#final-splat)Final Splat

The Splatoon 2 Final Splatfest is coming! Will Team Chaos or Team Order reign over Inkopolis Square? The Final Splatfest begins 7/18 at 5am PT and runs until 7/21 at 5am PT.

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