The Nintendo Direct that centered around Splatoon yesterday revealed that there would be specific times over the weekend that players would get to try out the title. This will be done through the Splatoon Global Testfire application on the Wii U. While you can’t try out the game just yet, you can still open the software to see a nice title screen that has a link to the eShop, which will let you pre-purchase the full game.

In this application is also a notification that lets players know that Splatoon will actually feature some in-game product placement. This isn’t unusual in modern media, as we’ve seen product placement in popular films and even some annual sports games. However, Nintendo fans may not be used to this form of advertising.

Do you think product placement in Splatoon will interfere with your enjoyment of the game? Should product placement in video games like Splatoon be further explored for future titles?

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