Calbee × Splatoon 3! Potato Chip Splatfest Confirmed to Be Held Exclusively in Japan! Collaboration Products and Real Splatfest Tees Will Also Appear!

On Thursday, February 22, 2024, Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass – Side Order was finally released.
Since the start of the distribution, you have likely been playing over and over again—challenging the tower every day, reaching the top floor at times, and running out of strength midway at others.
While it is quite difficult to clear it using color palettes other than your favorite weapons, the balance is impressive, as you can manage by strengthening with color chips along the way or by using Prlz to have Marina hack for you before retrying!
If you play repeatedly without giving up, completing the color palettes and color chips is not just a dream, so keep challenging yourself!
While Side Order is fun, it is a solo play mode, so you might find yourself missing the usual battles and Salmon Run where you play with everyone.
Of course, in addition to the daily Event Battles, the new season Fresh Season 2024 opened on Friday, March 1, 2024.
From March 9, 2024 (Sat) 9:00 AM to March 11, 2024 (Mon) 9:00 AM, the familiar Big Run at the start of a new season is expected to occur at Eeltail Alley, making for a jam-packed schedule of events!
And when speaking of the highlight of the Splatoon series, it is definitely the Splatfest, and it has been decided that the next one will be a collaboration Splatfest with those incredibly popular snacks!

Collaboration With Calbee Potato Chips Confirmed!

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It has been decided that the next Splatfest will be a collaboration with Calbee Potato Chips called the Potato Chip Splatfest!
This time as well, the Splatfest themes differ by region, and the Potato Chip Splatfest is the theme for Japan.

While they are the snacks that the entire nation loves, many different flavors are sold, and preferences vary from person to person.
When it comes to buying only one flavor for a group of people, it can even lead to a war.
Although many new flavors are released daily through Calbee's corporate efforts, everyone loves the three classic and standard flavors while having uncompromising preferences for them.
In that case, "Why don't we settle it with a Splatfest?" or rather, "Shall we settle it ink-style?" The theme is What is the go-to potato chip? Lightly Salted vs. Consomme vs. Seaweed Salt!

Whether you are someone who thinks "I like them all, but if I had to choose..." or a hardliner who thinks "This is the only flavor!", you should start agonizing now over which faction to vote for before the Sneak Peek begins!
The Potato Chip Splatfest will be held from March 23, 2024 (Sat) 9:00 AM to March 25, 2024 (Mon) 9:00 AM!

By the way, the theme in North America seems to be "Which instrument would you play? Drums, Guitar, or Keyboard?" I want to play that one too!

Collaboration Products & Real Splatfest Tees Also Appear!

Speaking of Calbee Potato Chips, which are the theme of the Splatfest, they are extremely popular as snacks or as appetizers for alcohol due to their light texture and flavor.
Of course, they are perfect as companions for gaming, ideal for nutritional replenishment during games or when you want something to nibble on... I've laid out all these excuses, but in the end, I eat them because they're delicious!
If that's the case, then of course I'll be eating them while playing Splatoon 3 daily, and in conjunction with the Potato Chip Splatfest, Splatoon 3 collaboration products are confirmed for release!
First, Potato Chips Squid Ink Colored Consomme Punch will appear as a new product!

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The Potato Chips Consomme Punch that everyone loves is being newly released, turned black with squid ink pigment! Even if it looks black, the taste is the same Consomme Punch as usual, making it a product where you can enjoy the gap.
The packaging is also in Splatoon 3 style and it is a target product for the campaign mentioned later, so please be sure to pick it up!
Potato Chips Squid Ink Colored Consomme Punch will be released on Monday, March 18, 2024, at an open price!

Since Potato Chips Squid Ink Colored Consomme Punch is a consomme flavor, some fans of Lightly Salted or Seaweed Salt might feel that it is hard to deny that the Consomme faction is being favored! That's unfair!
Please rest assured. Splatoon 3 original packaging for all the flavors in the theme will appear for a limited time!
Designs: 4 in total consisting of Lightly Salted, Consomme Punch, Consomme W Punch, and Seaweed Salt will be released, and happily, they will have a 10% increase in volume, so you can eat more than usual!

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For those who are still agonizing over where to vote, it might be a good idea to try eating them again to decide before the Sneak Peek.
The Splatoon 3 original packaging for Lightly Salted, Consomme Punch, Consomme W Punch, and Seaweed Salt will sequentially switch naturally from early March 2024 onwards!

And there's more! Some Calbee Potato Chips products, including the Splatoon 3 original packaging of Potato Chips Squid Ink Colored Consomme Punch, Lightly Salted, Consomme Punch, Consomme W Punch, and Seaweed Salt, are target products for a campaign where you can win a real Splatfest T-shirt from the Potato Chip Splatfest!

Campaign Special Site

A real Splatfest T-shirt will be presented to 200 people for each faction, for a total of 600 people from among the applicants, so your chances will expand if you eat a lot of Calbee Potato Chips and apply a lot!
Purchase target products, take a photo of the target product through the Calbee Ruby Program app on your smartphone to get a stamp, and you can apply once for every 2 stamps collected.
The campaign period is from Friday, March 1, 2024, to Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 11:59 PM, but it is split into two stages, with the first deadline being until Thursday, May 9, 2024, 11:59 PM, and the final deadline being until Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 11:59 PM.
Since there is quite a bit of time until the final deadline, you should be able to make a considerable number of applications!
Let's keep eating Calbee Potato Chips, keep applying, and get that real Splatfest T-shirt!
Please check the campaign special site for details on the campaign and how to apply!
Check the Nintendo website for each detail!