Could Nintendo's Splatoon 2 be the next big esport?

By Eric van Allen
Updated February 24 2017 - 1:15pm, first published 10:07am
<i>Splatoon 2</i> is launching this year for the upcoming Nintendo Switch, a machine with much greater competitive potential than the Wii U.
<i>Splatoon 2</i> is launching this year for the upcoming Nintendo Switch, a machine with much greater competitive potential than the Wii U.

A portion of the Nintendo Switch's reveal trailer showed two esports teams filing into an arena, picking up some Pro controllers and gearing up for a round of Splatoon in front of a roaring crowd. While seemingly fantasy, Splatoon 2 as an esport isn't entirely out of the realm of possibility.