Pokemon Red or Blue? Let Splatoon decide!

Nintendo is pitting Red against Blue in its upcoming Splatfest, where inky shooter Splatoon will be used to settle once and for all which side of the Pokemon divide is the greatest.

The Splatfest will start tomorrow, February 20, and will run for just under a day. Basically, players will pick a team - red or blue, supporting Pokemon Red or Pokemon Blue - and duke it out for supremacy.

Or, as Nintendo puts it:

"Splatoon players should get ready for a Pokémon-themed Splatfest starting on February 20 at 1 am ET! In advance of this fun event, visit Inkopolis Plaza inside the game to choose which is your favorite: Pokémon Red or Pokémon Blue! The Splatfest runs until February 21 at 10 pm ET."

So those times are 6am GMT to start and 3am GMT to finish.

If you don't have Splatoon, you could just vote on Nintendo's poll for a bit of fun. Less fun than playing the game, but still.

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All of this is, of course, tying in with Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow releasing on Nintendo's Virtual Console for 3DS on February 27.

Nintendo is also launching limited edition Pokemon Red, Pokemon Blue and Pokemon Yellow Nintendo 2DS consoles to mark the occassion.