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Get your Splattershots ready–Nintendo’s beloved shooter series Splatoon is getting its first spin-off game. The Nintendo Today app shared the announcement of Splatoon Raiders, a spin-off featuring the Deep Cut idol band from Splatoon 3. It’s coming out exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2, while Splatoon 3 is receiving a free Switch 2 update this week.
The Splatoon Raiders trailer depicted Deep Cut members Shiver, Frye, and Big Man on a helicopter, discussing their next treasure-hunting destination, the Spirhalite Islands. Their helicopter crash-lands, setting the stage for an island adventure. Players will take the role of a mechanic, exploring the mysterious new locale with Deep Cut.
While the Nintendo Today video showed some action, it didn’t share any specific objectives or details about the gameplay loop of Splatoon Raiders. The video also lacked any details about a release window.
Watch the announcement video below.
Meanwhile, the upcoming Splatoon 3 update, scheduled for June 12, will freshen the game up for Nintendo Switch 2. Along with improved visuals and performance, especially in hubs like Splatsville, which were capped at 30fps on the original Switch. More importantly, this version 10.0.0 update for Splatoon 3 includes new weapons.
The Splatlands Collection of 30 weapons features familiar ink-splatting artillery but with different loadouts of sub- and special weapons, along with unique visual designs. And for the more hardcore competitive players, the upcoming patch includes a new stat in the ranked Anarchy Battles called Series Weapon Power, which tracks win/loss ratios per weapon and matches players with others with similar ratings.
The Splatoon 3 update is a welcome surprise, considering Nintendo only planned to add new content to the game for two years after its September 2022 launch. It’s also another fun addition to the growing list of Switch 1 games getting a free update for the new hardware. And while Splatoon Raiders isn’t necessarily a proper fourth installment, the spin-off may satisfy Splatoon players, especially all those Big Man fans out there.
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