More Pirate Hints.

Yes, Afrobean, but did they use Leafre or Showa or English Town like... five times in a row? This isn't the first time we've seen pirate graphics on an ad like this.

Um... yes...? I know they definitely used Showa imagery more than a few times. Likely not with the prevelence that they have with the "Pirate" ones, but then again, this one is the first one which is inherently pirate related too. The other ones were map objects and non-descript NPCs from Nautilus Port. This one actually shows Pirates, riding in the battleship, one of them having a gun drawn.

And I'm willing to admit this is a tease. But it's not a hint. It doesn't clue us in to when, how, or what, or give us a riddle or clue. We already knew it WOULD be coming, so this doesn't change a thing.

Edit:

Yea, theres been a lot of use of pirates items, more than any other area for an unrelated thing, my guess is still in august for the release, if not september, I cant really think of a major holiday in those two months that would have an event, so they seem logical to me if they release them this year. Who knows, maybe theyll give us a X-mas present ala Pirates

Holiday you say? Like Talk like a Pirate day?

September 19th.