The Splatoon character was initially just a rectangle, then a rabbit. - Splatoon Tofu
After internal test play of this rabbit game, it was pointed out that the inevitability of the rabbit spitting ink was weak, and the “ink spitting is a convincing motif” - “Squid?” and it became “Squid? https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/interview/agmj/vol1/index3.html
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After this, the “squid-like human” phase was followed by a clear distinction between the two forms “squid” and “human”. This is called “strong Ichikara. https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/interview/agmj/vol1/index4.html
GDC 2018 “Splatoon” was originally a rabbit game! The twists and turns of becoming a cool game - 4Gamer.net []
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