Omg, me too!
I liked Splatoon so much, I was a fan of it before I had even gotten the chance to play it. Once I got the games, I played so much that within one month, I had beaten the Hero modes for both games and the Octo Expansion.
I've barely owned Splatoon 2 and my total time playing amounts to over 60 hours at the time of this comment. It's an amazing game with lovable characters, and it's unsettling dark lore was created perfectly (So perfectly that I'm convinced it's even darker than some of the darkest Zelda games, which is saying something BIG).
I feel like somehow Splatoon might be a little underappreciated. Like it isn't as big of a game as Super Mario or The Legend of Zelda. Of course, it has only been around since 2015, which is nothing compared to Super Mario, which has been around since 1981, but still! When I first heard of Splatoon, I had no idea it was even a Nintendo game. I didn't have any interest in the series until Splatoon 2 was 3 years old, when I got a closer look at the Inklings in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Although, there might be an official Nintendo shop opening in Japan, and Splatoon is planned to be one of the many centerpieces of the shop, whilst Pokemon will be a side theme and not a major part of the shop, so that's something.
Anyways, I completely agree with you; Splatoon is AWESOME
(Btw, if you'd like me to add you as a friend so we could play a few games, I'd be happy to!)
