Kanye's sneakers appear in the most unexpected place: 'Splatoon 2'
Kanye West's pricey branded sneakers might be unobtainable IRL, but... well... they're actually pretty unobtainable in Splatoon 2 as well.
But hey! They're in there! Sort of.
You can play dress-up with your Squid Kid in Nintendo's paint-splattered online game, and store inventories rotate every day. Sharp-eyed sneakerheads spotted something familiar on Tuesday in the game's shoe store.
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The name isn't right -- not exactly -- but, for anyone familiar with Mr. West's fashion aspirations, the shoe itself is unmistakable. With the exception of missing laces, these kicks are a spitting image of the Yeezy Boost 750.
See for yourself:
Unsurprisingly, the "Black Norimaki 750s" -- with a dizzying cost of 9,800 Coins -- is one of the most expensive items in the game (there was a white pair too, apparently). It's also gone -- for now -- as the daily inventory swap has already occurred.
It's not clear if this was an intentional nod on Nintendo's part. Yeezy (the man) is a self-professed fan of video games, particularly the classics. Anyone who was there and witnessed it will never forget the time he showed up at E3 a few years ago; sure enough, Nintendo's booth was one of his stops.
Whether or not it was a knowing homage to Kanye's coveted kicks, @Estemar720 was far from the only Splatoon 2 player to spot the resemblance.
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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
