How was Splatoon created?

A brief history of how Nintendo's third person shooter Splatoon was developed for the Wii U.
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NOTE: Parts of this story may have been dramatised/expanded upon for narrative effect. This video is not a substitute for original research.

The inklings art from the beginning of the video is from the brilliant Smashified project, by the way! When I was making the video I just assumed it was some official Nintendo art, but no, twas Smashified!
http://smashifiedart.com/

Source
- https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Splatoon/Splatoon/1-It-Started-With-Tofu/1-It-Started-With-Tofu-1021365.html
(oops, only 1 source! the gods of journalism will smite me)

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