Splatoon 3: Release Date, News, Pre-Order and Everything You Need to Know

The latest instalment of the Splatoon series, Splatoon 3, is set to arrive on Nintendo Switch this year and we have all the details you need to know about its release.

Splatoon has been a massively popular title for Nintendo ever since the series was first released back on the Wii U.

Nintendo will be hoping to replicate the success on the latest version of the game which is set to be released on the Switch.

Here’s everything you need to know about Splatoon 3, including the release date, pre-order information, news, idols and more.

UPDATE 21st April 2022: There is speculation that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 being pushed forward to July may have an impact on the release of Splatoon 3.

UPDATE 19th February 2022: Nintendo has officially confirmed that the game will be released in Summer 2022!

UPDATE 28th December 2021: A new leak appears to indicate that the game will be released in March 2022!

Hi, I hope you all had a great Christmas, today I wanted to provide you with a little update on Splatoon 3. In the plans present at the Splatoon 3 announcement, the game was internally scheduled for March, around the 18th of the month.

Nintendo has confirmed a ton of information regarding the release of the new game. The 4v4 Turf War mode was shown in a trailer taking place in the Splatlands desert, so we can expect that to be part of the latest iteration of the game.

The company has also confirmed that there will be two new movement mechanics and a new weapon in the game.

It was revealed that the first movement mechanic would be the squid roll, which Inklings can use in squid form. This gives Inklings the ability to launch out of their ink and twirl through the air.

The second movement mechanic was the squid surge, which quickly shoots