![Splatoon Island Splatoon Island](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/029/175/Splatoon-Island-GB.jpg)
Splatoon Island
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About
Splatoon Island is a fake video game whose trailer was released as an 2019 April Fools Day prank. The game appeared to be a mobile game wherein the Splatoon Inklings are adults and walk around a resort-type island and play mini-games. The trailer was so well made and convincing that the fact it was a prank came as a disappointment to fans, who genuinely wanted to play the game.
Origin
On April 1st, 2019, YouTuber Mike Inel posted a video advertising a fake video game called Splatoon Island. The trailer appeared to advertise a mobile video game featuring adult Inklings from Splatoon, and showed Inklings selecting outfits and playing minigames on a resort. At the end of the video, the video announces “April Fools!” (shown below).
Spread
After the trailer aired, people were quick to remark that they wished the game were real. Twitter user @MolluskHombre[1] said “Splatoon Island is too damn good to be fake…”, gaining 4 retweets and 28 likes (shown below, left). User @LopuiiArt[2] tweeted ASCII Art of a crying face wishing the game were real, gaining 30 retweets and 210 likes (shown below, right).
![Mollusk Hombre SomeSortOfCephalopod @MolluskHombre Follow I wish she was real... Splatoon Island is too damn good to be fake... Clothes Monnie Welcome to Totes Coral. We sell the freshest dresses suits, bikinis, yadda, yadda.. 5:05 PM 1 Apr 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/477/824/8a7.jpg)
![Sad Ascii Boi 具 Lopuii LopuiArt MEFCC @ C.K10 Follow V Splatoon lsland looks legally beautiful 10:47 AM -1 Apr 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/477/825/015.jpg)
Etika streamed himself reacting to the trailer. It was reposted to YouTube by user RoséKami (shown below). The prank was covered by TheGamer,[3] NintendoSoup[5] and GameRevolution.[4]
Various Examples
![Looks Good Red @Akai_Mizu Follow Splatoon Island looks so good 11:08 AM -1 Apr 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/477/829/a0a.jpg)
![Crying Anime Boy Transracial Saiyan @n16thekid Follow Me remembering the Splatoon Island video 3 months from now, and wishing it was a real thing 5:46 PM - 1 Apr 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/477/831/8d8.jpg)
![Madagascar Penguin Octotrooper EmeraldKitty Follow Screw the guy who made Splatoon Island | knew it was fake but bro come on that's not funny ick 5:16 PM-1 Apr 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/477/833/141.jpg)
![Art snackoo ecomms open Follow @psi_caramel l just had to doodle that gal from the splatoon island trailer. Real or not I fell in love with her design. #splatoon #splatoon2 1:39 PM- 1 Apr 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/477/834/d72.jpg)
![More Art Hlwa Follow izardryGaiden Please give me Splatoon Island 9:19 AM-2 Apr 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/477/835/e6b.jpg)
![Stupid April Fools [ごみ] Teeze @itsteeze Follow I am UPSET! April Fools is my least favorite holiday... Splatoon lsland is genuinely too good to be true! youtube.com/watch?v W3TtRf... 21h43 tst April 1st? [screams GIF 8:45 PM 1 Apr 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/477/837/a12.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @molluskhombre
[2] Twitter – @lopuiiarth2.
[3] The Gamer – Splatoon Fan Creates Convincing Trailer For An Adult Squid Mobile Game As April Fools' Prank
[4] GameRevolution – Splatoon Island is a Nintendo mobile game we need to play
[5] NintendoSoup – THIS FAKE APRIL FOOLS’ TRAILER FOR ‘SPLATOON ISLAND’ ALMOST LOOKS TOO CONVINCING
Top Comments
Nedhitis
Apr 03, 2019 at 06:03PM EDT
matrixpichu (Camilla is my waifu)
Apr 03, 2019 at 03:55PM EDT