Splatoon and the Case of Gameplay vs. Gunplay

Brian Anthony Thornton of Gamezebo writes: Before this years E3 event, if you had told me that one of the most promising shooter announcements of 2014 would come from Nintendo, I would have suggested that you consult a psychiatrist. GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark are but distant memories, and Samus Arans last solo outing was closer to a Bayonetta than it was to a Metroid Prime. Nintendo proper was seemingly uninterested in an in-house attempt at tackling the genre, with the general assumption be...