Splatoon Series Gets New Splatoon Raiders Game for Switch 2
Nintendo announced on Tuesday a new spinoff game in its Splatoon series titled Splatoon Raiders for Nintendo Switch 2. The company streamed an announcement trailer as a "Research Report from Squid Research Lab:" In the game, players take the role of a mechanic and travel to the mysterious Spirhalite Islands alongside the Deep Cut trio for an adventure.The trailer also reveals an update for the Splatoon 3 game on June 12. The update adds the Splatlands collection of weapons, a returning stage Urchin Underpass from the original Wii U Splatoon game, raised Freshness caps, new in-game badges, and a new Series Weapon Power stat. The update also adjusts graphics and performance for Splatoon 3 when played on Switch 2. Players for both Switch and Switch 2 can experience the game together.Splatoon 3, the latest entry in Nintendo's Splatoon shooter series, launched in September 2022. The game sold 3.45 million copies in Japan in the first three days of release. Nintendo had previously announced in September 2024 that Splatoon 3 would no longer receive regular updates.Source: Press release
