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Splatoon 3

The latest in Nintendo's frantic four versus four online shooter, expect plenty more ink, fashion items to unlock, and a whole arsenal of exciting new weapons.

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Developer Nintendo

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Splatoon patch notes: a yellow inkling stretching their arm across their chest

Splatoon patch notes – version 6.0.1

Dec 8, 2023

Highlights

Nintendo Live Tokyo 2024 and championships canceled due to threats

Nintendo Live canceled: key art of 2022's Splatoon Koshein championships

Dec 7, 2023

Every Splatoon amiibo

Three Splatoon amiibo of Deep Cut, the idols of Splatoon 3

Dec 4, 2023

Samsung's Galaxy S23 series is still cheaper after Black Friday

Three Samsung Glaxy phones on a blue gradient background

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Splatoon 3’s new weapons are wreaking havoc in Splatsville

Splatoon 3 Chill Season update: an orange inkling jumping in the air surrounded by massive fists

Dec 1, 2023

Splatoon 3 update – new stages, weapons, and more

Splatoon 3 update: a close-up of a characters face wearing sunglasses

Dec 1, 2023

When is the next Splatoon 3 Splatfest?

A Splatoon character dancing in a nighttime city full of vibrant lights -- they have a white t shirt and orange shoes on.

Dec 1, 2023

The best ocean games on Switch and mobile

ocean games The Cosmic shake: spongebob wearing karate gear

Nov 28, 2023

Splatoon 3 codes

Nov 17, 2023

Splatoon characters – every NPC we meet in the trilogy

Splatoon characters - Deep Cut in a hand drawn pictuer

Nov 15, 2023

How to get Splatoon Halloween gear

Splatoon halloween gear: an inkling wearing a pirate hat in a busy city

Oct 23, 2023

What to expect in the Splatoon 3 Side Order DLC

Splatoon 3 Side Order DLC: an octoling next to a flying robot in a colorless world

Sep 14, 2023

Splatoon 3 weapons, tier list, and more

Aug 4, 2023

Games that give me gender euphoria

Games that give me gender euphoria: A yellow-haired white Splatoon Inkling, a grey-haired white ACPC villager in a mermaid outfit, and a Harvestella character all outlined in white and pasted on a background of the trans flag, a flag made of five horizontal stripes in the order blue, pink, white, pink, and blue.

Jun 25, 2023

Splatoon 3’s Big Run event returns for the Sizzle Season

Splatoon 3 Big Run: Four Inklings and Octolings laying in yellow ink in their Grizzco Salmon Run uniforms, with a gold medal above their heads.

May 21, 2023

All Splatoon 3 hairstyles

Four characters from Splatoon floating on cubes, one hanging from it in fact, all with yellow hair, wild weapons, and fashionable streetwear.

May 2, 2023

Splatoon 3 Salmon Run explained

Four characters in orange rubber outfits like their fishermen stand in front of a tall basket in a screenshot from Splatoon 3 Salmon Run.

Apr 5, 2023

Splatoon 3’s championship kicks off in Europe

Splatoon 3 European Championship art showing various squid cartoons with different plates of food on their head, with another one in the middle and splats of ink around it like the EU flag.

Apr 4, 2023

Splatoon 3 idols – Frye, Shiver, and Big Man

Shiver from Splatoon 3, a woman-like humanoid with pointy ears, a blue outfit, and strange blue hair like playdough.

Mar 31, 2023

The best Switch games for kids

Switch games for kids Mario Kart 8 deluxe: Mario celebrating

Mar 24, 2023

Splatoon 3’s Eggstra Work makes overtime extra fresh

Splatoon 3 Eggstra Work: A group of four Inklings and Octolings in Salmon Run work uniform but one is brown and one is yellow and the other two are orange, with cool hats and poses.

Feb 22, 2023

A Super Nintendo World Splatoon park would be ink-credible

Super Nintendo World Splatoon: A llong orange-haired Inkling from Splatoon holding a Splattershot gun and staring down the camera cheekily, outlined in white and pasted over where Mario should be in the Super Nintendo World key art.

Feb 20, 2023

Oh squid, the Splatoon 3 Kraken Royale brings the chaotic special back

Splatoon 3 Kraken Royale: a large squid is shown against a white background

Feb 16, 2023

Adorable arms dealers on Switch? Meet Splatoon 3’s Shelly and Donny

Splatoon 3 Shelly Donny: a screenshot from the Splatoon 3 DLC shows to adorable horseshoe crabs called Shelly and Donny

Feb 10, 2023

Nintendo reveals two waves of Splatoon 3 DLC for Switch

Splatoon 3 DLC poster showing an inkling in black shorts, white top, with yellow hair one side straight, the other side plaited, walking in a city with a yellow Eiffel-Tower-like structure and various marine-like life milling about.

Feb 9, 2023

Nintendo shares deep dive into Splatoon 3’s Deep Cut

Splatoon 3 Deep Cut - Shiver from Splatoon 3, a woman with a fan in their right hand, squiddy fringe over their left eye, and wavy blue outfit.

Feb 1, 2023

Splatoon jellyfish romance carries over from Wii U to Nintendo Switch

Splatoon jellyfish - two characters in front of a mantis on a mango yellow background. Shiver on the left, in blue with half-shaved head, half big fringe. On the right frye, in blue, with tied up hair and crop top.

Jan 25, 2023

Someone turned Splatoon 3 into a light gun game

Splatoon 3 light gun - a humanoid with purple tentacle hair stood in a crowd of similar-looking folks holding some headphones and looking sneaky.

Jan 9, 2023

Nintendo Switch hits Splatoon 3 and Zelda: BotW kick off AGDQ 2023

Screenshot of Splatoon 3 characters ready to fight for AGDQ 2023 news on Nintendo Switch games involved in the project

Jan 9, 2023

Splatoon 3 gear and abilities guide

A screenshot from Splatoon 3 showing a large manta ray stood behind two characters with masks covering their faces.

Jan 6, 2023

Splatoon art gallery shows off the series’ colourful history

Art from the Splatoon art gallery, showing various small humanoid squid things on splotchy red and blue paint backgrounds on a purple canvas.

Dec 23, 2022

You can now watch the Animal Crossing + Splatoon concert online

A picture of K.K. Slider, a white cartoon dog from the game Animal Crossing, wearing thick-rimmed black glasses, a small brown flatcap, and a pair of headphones. He has his eyes closed like deep in thought, bright lights behind him, and one hand down below like he is DJing.

Dec 2, 2022

Splatoon 3’s next update shows song titles at the beginning of a match

Splatoon 3 song titles: a Splatoon character in a green scrum hat (like, for rugby), holds a massive paint roller and splats green ink on the ground in a large, closed in space with tall wooden buildings behind.

Nov 28, 2022

Splatoon 3 app features, freebies, and how to find it

A Splatoon 3 character in black and white against a black background, hand over their mouth, crop top on, ponytail up.

Nov 15, 2022