As reported by Kotaku, it appears Nintendo used a fan event as the inspiration for at least some of the story for the upcoming sequel to its 2015 hit Splatoon.

Last summer, Nintendo asked Splatoon players to align themselves with one of two teams: Callie or Marie, the Squid Sisters who were central to the original game. The poll was part of a Splatfest, a multiplayer event that has players take sides on topics, and represent their choice in the game’s competitive modes. Previous Splatfests had used lighthearted team pairings that were unrelated to Splatoon, like Cats vs. Dogs, Burgers vs. Pizza, and SpongeBob vs. Patrick, so it’s understandable that this final Splatfest got notably more heated. At the end, Marie narrowly won.

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