Splatoon 3’s C-Side Track ‘Clickbait’ Gets Behind-the-Scenes Video

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Nintendo has released a behind-the-scenes video to give fans a look at the human musicians and vocalists who came together to record «Clickbait,» a song that features prominently on the Splatoon 3 soundtrack. Although Splatoon 3 is primarily a game about squids splatting ink all over the place, music is a big part of the overall experience.

Released in September 2022, Splatoon 3 is the latest installment in the arcade shooter series that found remarkable success with its first installment on the underperforming Wii U. Players are able to engage in a less violent sort of versus multiplayer, where the floors run orange, purple, green, and blue with ink. The franchise's early success has carried through to the latest installment. The month after its release, Splatoon 3 became Japan's best-selling game of 2022.

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Splatoon 3 carries forward a musical tradition by featuring aural selections from fictional bands, including one group called C-Side that was spotlighted in a behind-the-scenes video showing the actual humans responsible for the fictional band's sound. In Splatoon 3's lore, the three members of C-Side lack musical training, but they have become a hit thanks to their natural talent and ambition. They certainly have big shoes to fill, after Off the Hook from Splatoon 2 became one of the most iconic fictional bands in games. Eclipsing the success found by their predecessors may prove difficult for C-Side, however, because Splatoon 3 introduced several musical acts at once.

Since music plays a big role in Splatoon 3's ongoing success, it's no wonder Nintendo is giving fans more of what they want. The company just announced the Splatoon 3 art book and