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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 3 Splatfest icons for 2024's spring fest

When is the next Splatoon 3 Splatfest?

Apr 22, 2024

Highlights

Every Splatoon amiibo

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

Apr 13, 2024

So long and thanks for all the memes, Splatoon

Splatoon 1 feature - two Idols and a stretched inkling on a city backdrop

Apr 9, 2024

Best gaming phones for 2024

Three of the best gaming phones on a dark purple background

Our top picks tested

Splatoon characters – every NPC we meet in the trilogy

Splatoon characters Pearl and Marina wearing dark clothes holding a keytar

Apr 5, 2024

All Splatoon 3 Side Order rewards

Side Order rewards - two octolings wearing white clothing and holding weapons

Apr 2, 2024

All Splatoon 3 Side Order palettes

Splatoon 3 Side Order palettes: a range of octolings holding different weapons

Apr 2, 2024

Splatoon 3 Side Order badges

Side Order badges - an octoling surrounded by three available badges

Apr 2, 2024

The best ocean games on Switch and mobile

ocean games - Dave the Diver, a giant shark, and a Splatoon squid on a blue background

Mar 28, 2024

The best Switch multiplayer games in 2024

Switch multiplayer games: An Animal Crossing player character sat outside their yellow tent as a pink deer villager comes to say hello. This scene is outlined in white and pasted on a blurred Mario Kart 8 Deluxe screenshot

Mar 2, 2024

Splatoon 3 Side Order DLC review – oh squid

Splatoon 3 Side Order review - Pearl and Marina looking at each other

Feb 26, 2024

7-Eleven offers tons of tasty Splatoon 3 merch ahead of Sweets Fest

Pieces of Splatoon 3 Splatfest merch over key art for the event

Feb 2, 2024

Splatoon 3 Side Order DLC release date

New artwork of Splatoon 3 Side Order DLC, showing the agent and a drone

Jan 24, 2024

A new Splatoon 3 glitch shows a little too much squid

Splatoon 3 glitch: An inkling holding sunglasses and looking at the camera

Jan 4, 2024

Splatoon patch notes – version 6.0.1

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

Dec 8, 2023

Nintendo Live Tokyo 2024 and championships canceled due to threats

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

Dec 7, 2023

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

Splatoon 3 codes

Nov 17, 2023

How to get Splatoon Halloween gear

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

Oct 23, 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