Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
GamesRadar
GamesRadar
Technology
Catherine Lewis

The last Splatoon player still standing after Nintendo's Wii U shutdown is now trapped in map purgatory for the next ten years

An Inkling looking shocked as she stares at the Smash Bros. logo in the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reveal trailer.

It's now been over three weeks since the official Nintendo 3DS and Wii U online servers were meant to shut down, and believe it or not, some dedicated (and extremely lucky) individuals who've refused to turn off their consoles are somehow still connected. One of these is Splatoon player Lcd101, who's survived for so long that they've now hit a map rotation that won't change for another ten years. 

Before this, Splatoon's maps changed every four hours, with the Ranked Battle mode on offer swapping between Tower Control, Splat Zones, and Rainmaker at the same time. However, after the servers were supposed to shut down, dataminer OatmealDome, who runs a website which displays future map and mode rotations for all the Splatoon games, noted that from April 30 at 2PM ET / 11AM PT / 7PM BST, the map rotation was set to last for an entire decade. 

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.