{"id":15563,"date":"2022-09-09T16:06:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T07:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=15563"},"modified":"2022-09-13T13:27:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T04:27:58","slug":"20220909-15563","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220909-15563\/","title":{"rendered":"Splatoon 3 lets boyish Inklings wear skirts, so players can gear up how they please"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br>As of today, <em><strong>Splatoon 3<\/strong><\/em> is now available, and the community is already buzzing about changes around clothing in the series. No matter what appearance players choose for their character, they now have more freedom when choosing what clothing they want to wear.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Splatoon 3<\/em> is a multiplayer shooting game from Nintendo that released on September 9 and is the latest title in the <em>Splatoon <\/em>series. By the looks of it, many fans are already playing as social media is getting filled with players sharing their impressions, among them being responses to changes that have come to how clothing, or gear in <em>Splatoon<\/em> terms, works. More specifically, how Inklings with a boyish appearance can now wear skirts and that gear isn\u2019t restricted by gender.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30dc\u30fc\u30a4\u3082\u30b9\u30ab\u30fc\u30c8\u7740\u308c\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3059\u3054\u304f\u826f\u3044\u3068\u304a\u3082\u3044\u307e\u3059!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B33?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30b9\u30d7\u30e9\u30c8\u30a5\u30fc\u30f33<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Splatoon3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Splatoon3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gN5lln8g8R\">pic.twitter.com\/gN5lln8g8R<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \ud835\udc52\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc60\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc64\ud835\udc4e\ufe0e\ufe0e\u27e12\/9\u6771\uff16\u308447b (@ngsokarubi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ngsokarubi\/status\/1568044622957662210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet Translation:<br><\/strong>I think it\u2019s great that boys can also wear skirts!!!!!!!<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This is because in the first two <em>Splatoon<\/em> games, some gear was restricted by gender. In <em>Splatoon 2<\/em>, players are asked to choose between a boy or a girl when making their character, effectively locking everyone into a frame of either boys or girls. There was also gear available through amiibo support that could only be equipped to one or the other, such as the School Uniform which includes a skirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, <em>Splatoon 3<\/em> does away with these restrictions. No matter which appearance you choose for your character, you\u2019re free to wear the gear you want to wear. As mentioned above, characters that look like the Inkling Boy can wear the School Uniform, and characters that look like the Inkling Girl can wear pants with their uniform. On <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A4%20%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, we can see many players in Japan already welcoming the change.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-SS002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-SS002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-SS002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-SS002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-SS002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-SS002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-SS002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-SS002-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-SS002-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220909-2182214-SS002-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>From the outset, <em>Splatoon 3<\/em> doesn\u2019t specifically mention \u201cboy\u201d or \u201cgirl\u201d during character creation, instead opting for something more inclusive. In English, character creation simply begins with a prompt that says, \u201cSelect a style.\u201d With players able to define their character\u2019s appearance and gender themselves, it was probably only natural to get rid of gender restrictions on gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to how Nintendo handles gender and clothing, <em>Animal Crossing: New Horizons <\/em>also comes to mind as it incorporated a change to the series where NPCs wouldn\u2019t be surprised if a male character wore women\u2019s clothing. This was likely done so players wouldn\u2019t feel uncomfortable no matter what choices they made about their appearance. This is likely something we\u2019ll see continue into the future for Nintendo games that have broad appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Splatoon 3<\/em> is now available on the Nintendo Switch. For those of you that own the <em>Splatoon<\/em> series amiibo, enjoy your extra freedom.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220909-2182214\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-09-09 13:44 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Splatoon 3 is now available, and the community is already buzzing about changes around clothing in the series. 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