The largest-ever 72-hour festival, the Grand Festival, is scheduled to be held in the Nintendo Switch game "Splatoon 3" from Friday, September 13, 2024.
A special website for the Grand Festival has also been launched, with new information being released periodically, and the Splatfest Sneak Peek has been ongoing since Sunday, September 1, 2024. Voting has already started for the theme "Which is the most important to you? Past vs. Present vs. Future."
While the excitement for the event builds, some unsettling news has come from Grizzco Industries.
A Big Run, where Salmonids swarm the Inklings' and Octolings' residential area, is expected to occur at the Grand Splatlands Bowl, the venue for the Grand Festival!
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Fend Off the Salmonids So the Grand Festival Can Be Held!
Grizzco Industries has announced that the next Big Run is expected to occur from 9:00 AM on Saturday, September 7, 2024, to 9:00 AM on Monday, September 9, 2024!
As mentioned, the location is the Grand Splatlands Bowl, the venue for the Grand Festival.
Following this announcement, the Grand Festival organizing committee is in chaos. A statement has also been released regarding whether the festival will be held.
グランドフェスティバルの運営本部が声明を出したぞ。
「クマサン商会より、ビッグランがフェス専用会場で発生する可能性が高いと報告がありました。
今後も状況を注視し、しかるべきタイミングで開催可否の判断を行います。」
本部はかなりの混乱ぶりらしいが、大丈夫だろうか……。#GrandFestival pic.twitter.com/7qopeGjZLq— Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) August 26, 2024
Given the situation, Grizzco Industries is being very generous with this Big Run.
It has been decided that the total number of Golden Eggs delivered by all part-timers around the world will be tallied, and if the number of deliveries exceeds the quota, all participants will be rewarded with "Fish scales"!
The quota is... 700 million!
クマサン商会から、ビッグランに関する新たなお知らせだ。
「今回のビッグランでは特別に、全世界のアルバイターが納品した金イクラの総数を集計いたします。また、総納品数がノルマを越えた場合、参加者全員に報酬として『ウロコ』を差し上げます。※ちなみにノルマは7億個です」な……7億個？！ pic.twitter.com/mPTu4Rp0BZ
— Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) August 29, 2024
Of course, Grizzco Industries will also install Launchpads throughout the stage to make it easier to deliver Golden Eggs. You know, those things that the hated "Big Shot" uses.
While it's a very tough quota, it shouldn't be an impossible number if all the part-timers who have been working hard for the past two years come together! Let's aim to achieve the quota.
クマサン商会から続報が届いた。
「また、より多くの金イクラを納品できるよう、ステージの随所に金イクラをコンテナ近くへ飛ばせる発射台を設置いたします。
7億個は途方もない数字ですが、みなさまがノルマ達成してくださることをクマサン商会一同楽しみにしております。」
もうむちゃくちゃだ… pic.twitter.com/xmA0e22w78— Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) August 29, 2024
What's more! To get everyone hyped up to protect the Grand Festival venue, Grizzco Industries has prepared a newly designed Slopsuit! They are distributing it for free!
The black base with orange accents looks incredibly cool.
Head to the News section of your Nintendo Switch, find the "Big Run" news in the Squid Research Lab Report, and launch "Splatoon 3" to receive it at the lobby terminal. Don't forget to grab it!
クマサン商会から追加のお知らせだ。
「大事なグランドフェスティバル会場を守っていただく皆さまのために、この度新しい柄のバイトツナギをご用意いたしました。」
この作業着はNintendo Switch本体から見られるゲームニュースから受け取れるぞ。
ぜひこれを着てビックランに励んでいただきたい。 pic.twitter.com/oqtSeUPLaG— Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) September 2, 2024
It's Recommended to Vote Before Participating in the Big Run!
The Big Run is expected to be the largest in scale, just like the Grand Festival.
Of course, you'll be protecting the Grand Splatlands Bowl so the festival can be held successfully, and many part-timers will participate and work many shifts to achieve the 700 million Golden Egg quota.
Therefore, it's important to finish voting for the Grand Festival before participating in the Big Run! Since the expected dates for the Big Run overlap with the Splatfest Sneak Peek, you'll be able to earn conch shells by leveling up your catalog through your shifts, which should contribute significantly to your total number of conch shells!
The Big Run is just around the corner, but first, go to the voting booth in the plaza and cast your vote for the Past, Present, or Future—whichever you feel is most important!
For the latest information on the Grand Festival, Big Run, and other recent "Splatoon 3" news, please check the Nintendo website!
クマサン商会からビッグランのお知らせだ！
「次回のビッグランは9月7日(土)午前9時～9日(月)午前9時、フェス会場『グランドバンカラアリーナ』にて発生する見込みです。全アルバイターによる金イクラの総納品数が7億個を達成しましたら、参加されたみなさまにウロコの報酬をご用意いたします。」 pic.twitter.com/hVNojEps50— Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) September 2, 2024
