Splatoon 3 (Switch) News Articles
Friday9th Sep 2022
Poll Splatoon 3 Is Now Available For Nintendo Switch, Are You Getting It?
Go on, tell us!
Splatoon 3 is finally available on the Nintendo Switch, and as usual, we want to know if the community here on Nintendo Life will be joining in on the fun. If you're still not sure about the latest entry in the series, be sure to check out the following materials to help you decide. This includes our very own Nintendo Life review:...
Thursday8th Sep 2022
Japanese Charts JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Takes The Crown With Modest Sales
Three new entries for the week
The latest Japanese charts are now in and it introduces a few new entries for the week with the likes of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R, The Last of Us: Part 1, and Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure tops the charts with a respectable 19,807 units sold across the...
Nintendo Download 8th September (North America)
Splatoon 3! White Day! Voice of Cards!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 9th Sep,...
Nintendo Download 8th September (Europe)
Splatoon 3! Temtem! Disney Dreamlight Valley!
Important: The EU update for this week - rather bizarrely - seems to just focus on the highlights, leaving out every other game release. We'll keep an eye out and see if Nintendo updates its site with anything else and update this post in due course. The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has...
News Splatoon 3 Launch Day Patch Detailed Ahead Of Game's Release
A final lick of paint
Splatoon 3 finally launches tomorrow, and — as is customary in this day and age — Nintendo has prepared a launch day patch for the game to get the final release all prepared for some ink-tastic action this weekend. Available later today, and downloadable once you've got that game loaded up onto your Switch, version 1.1.0...
Video Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Splatoon 3 On Switch
Another "polished" first-party release
This week marks the release of Splatoon 3 on the Nintendo Switch. So far there's been our own Nintendo Life review, as a well as a round-up of impressions, and now we've got technical analysis from John Linneman of Digital Foundry. So, how does the third game hold up on Switch? Jumping right into it - the game...
News Splatoon 3 amiibo Unlocks Detailed, Here's What You'll Receive
Clothing, gear, kicks and more!
Since the original Splatoon game, amiibo functionality has been supported. This feature returns in Splatoon 3, so what kind of unlocks can amiibo collector's expect? Destructoid has put together a list of all the unlocks. To activate your amiibo in Splatoon 3, you'll need to find the amiibo stand in Splatsville. From...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Splatoon 3
Here's what the critics had to say
We're back with another review round up, and this week the focus is Nintendo's upcoming first-party release Splatoon 3. Before we dive into it, we want to first take a moment to mention our own review here on Nintendo Life. We said it was "excellent" - awarding the game 9 out of 10 stars and acknowledging it as...
News Nintendo Has Revealed A Splatoon 3 World Map
Take a look!
In the latest volume of Nintendo's 'Ask the Developer' series, an official world map for Splatoon 3 was revealed. Inklings and Octolings have always wondered about how the world of Splatoon fits together, so this map should help. You can see all sorts of landmarks such as Splatsville, Inkopolis bay, Salmonid swim zones and more! Have a...
Wednesday7th Sep 2022
Random Splatoon 2's Final Splatfest Dictated The Direction Of Splatoon 3
"I'm an agent of chaos"
Nintendo has kicked off another round of 'Ask the Developer', a series in which key members of a game's development team dive into the creative process behind some of Nintendo's biggest Switch games. This time, of course, we're looking at Splatoon 3, which is due to release later this week. You can read the full interview...
Random These '00s-Inspired Switch Magazine Ads Are Making Us Nostalgic
"Who Are You?"
Remember game magazines? Remember how awesome they were? Yes, a few of them are still knocking about to this day; in the UK, we've got the likes of Edge, Wireframe, Retro Gamer, and Switch Player to name but a few, but for those who grew up in the '80s, '90s, and '00s, magazines like NGamer, CVG, and Mean Machines were the absolute...
News Nintendo Crowns The Winners Of Splatoon 3's 'Enter The Splatlands' Tournament
Invitational ink
PAX West 2022 hosted the first ever Splatoon 3 invitational tournament earlier this week, where some of the best players from around the world came together to shoot, slosh, splat and roll their way to victory. As the first marker of Splatoon 3's competitive play (in a professional sense, of course) the tournament would set the...
Random This Splatoon 3 Smallfry Toy Has Stolen Our Squid Kid Hearts
Smallfry is a good guy
The wait has been long, but finally, budding Inklings and Octolings can return to the arena on Friday as Splatoon 3 launches on Switch. And do you know what else comes with new game releases? Envy over all of the cool merchandise that we miss out on! And Nintendo Tokyo has set our hearts on fire by revealing a rather adorable...
Tuesday6th Sep 2022
PSA Get Muting Folks, Splatoon 3 Spoilers Are Inking All Over The Internet
Dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge
A big company like Nintendo would never let any of their biggest games see the light of day before their official release, right? Well, if Paper Mario, Metroid Dread, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and now, Splatoon 3 are anything to go by, we'd err on the side of ca
News Dragon Quest Treasures Lifts The Lid On Monster Recruitment And More
Cirriculum Vitae not required
With the likes of Splatoon 3, Bayonetta 3, and Sonic Frontiers launching in the coming weeks and months, you might have forgotten that a little game called Dragon Quest Treasures will be making its way to the Switch on December 9th, 2022. Although billed as a Dragon Quest spin
Monday5th Sep 2022
Watch Nintendo VS At PAX West - Live!
Drive into the Splatlands
The Nintendo invitationals are today at this year's PAX West, and Nintendo has a treat in store for us tonight. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is making its return to the PAX Arena, with 12 of the best Mario Kart 8 players racing it out to become the winner. The person with the most points after 8 races wins. The checkered flag waves...
UK Charts TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection Cleans Up On Switch
More than half of all boxed sales were on Nintendo's platform
It's another new week and we have the latest UK charts for your perusal right here (you're welcome!). There are a few new additions to shake things up with Naughty Dog's The Last of Us: Part I coming in at pole position (despite, in our opinion, a pretty lofty asking price) along with F1...
Sunday4th Sep 2022
News Uh-Oh, Splatoon 3 Appears To Have Leaked Online Ahead Of Its Release
Footage and cracked versions are already circulating
It seems another first-party Switch game has leaked a week out from release. This time it's the team-based shooter Splatoon 3. If you head over to the Splatoon subreddit, social media or YouTube, you should be able to see all sorts of spoilers related to the game's story mode - including boss...
Friday2nd Sep 2022
News Nintendo Reiterates That Splatoon 3's 'Salmon Run' Mode Will Be Available 24/7
That's off the hook!
Splatoon 3 is just around the corner - no really, literally just around the corner, as in next Friday - and Nintendo has reconfirmed something pretty cool that you may have missed first time around. That's right, it's been reiterated that Splatoon 3's 'Salmon Run' mode will be available 24/7, so if you're lying in bed at 3am...
Video 14 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In September 2022
Splatoon, Monkey Island, JoJo and more!
September is here and it's another action-packed month for the Nintendo Switch. Splatoon 3 is likely to be the main focus for many this month, but there are also plenty of other games worth a look. We've got titles like JoJo and Monkey Island returning. Taiko no Tatsujin and
Thursday1st Sep 2022
News Animal Crossing And Splatoon 3 Concerts To Headline Nintendo Live 2022
Ready to rock
After three years of Covid delays, Nintendo Live is coming back to Tokyo from October 8th to 9th. The event will feature live presentations, entertainment, gaming tournaments and some playable game demos all topped off with live music performances — the line-up for which has just been announced. Pulling out three performances a day,...
News PAX West 2022 Nintendo Stream Times - Splatoon 3 & Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Invitationals, And More
All the dates and times you need
With Gamescom now over, there's just enough time to catch your breath before the next big event in the gaming calendar, PAX West! The 2022 show is running from Friday 2nd to Monday 5th September and there are a whole load of Nintendo-themed events lined up that you'll want to keep an eye on, even if you're not...
Tuesday30th Aug 2022
News Splatoon 3 Demo Server Tick Rate Is Apparently 30% Slower Than Original's
And the same as Splatoon 2's
Everyone got their first hands-on taste of Splatoon 3's online this weekend with the Splatfest World Premiere demo. In the first Splatfest for Splatoon 3, Team Rock snatched victory, but for some, winning wasn't the goal — simply trying out the new modes and the online was enough. Some even wanted to know what the...
Monday29th Aug 2022
Poll What Did You Think Of Tricolor Turf War In Splatoon 3?
Nintendo says it will "continue to improve" the mechanics
Did you take part in the Splatfest World Premiere this weekend? We did, and we had a blast, and we're looking forward to the full release of Splatoon 3 even more because of it. The Splatfest — which saw Team Rock cinch victory (we're not mad at all...) — gave us a chance to de-rust our...
News Team Rock Wins The Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere
Crushing the competition
This weekend, Splatoon 3 really made a splash. Splatfest World Premiere gave us the game's first Splatfest and allowed players across the globe the chance to try out a couple of new weapons and maps, as well as the new Tricolor Turf War mode. The new Splatfests saw three teams — Rock, Paper, and Scissors — compete for...
Saturday27th Aug 2022
News Watch Us Play The Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere Demo - Live!
And we're team Big Man
You didn't think we would be missing Splatoon 3's first Splatfest, did you? Taking place from 9am until 9pm BST, the Splatfest World Premiere brings us our first taste of what Splatoon 3's Splatfests will feel like. While they look pretty similar to Splatoon 2's own, the added three-team aspect and the Tricolor Turf War are...
Reminder Splatoon 3's First Splatfest Starts Today
Happy World Rock Paper Scissors Day from Nintendo!
Splatoon 3's Splatfest World Premiere is home to Splatoon 3's first Splatfest, and the event kicks off today in all regions! Aptly taking place on World Rock Paper Scissors Day, you'll be able to try out the new Splatfests, including the brand new Tri-Color Turf War, in online matches throughout the...
News Nintendo Has Already Started Banning Splatoon 3 Cheaters
Cracking down on naughty Inklings and Octolings
Splatoon 3 isn't officially out until next month, but it seems Nintendo is already taking action against cheaters. Well-known Nintendo dataminer OatmealDome has revealed the company's anti-cheat measures are already in place for Splatoon 3 - targeting players who modify the new entry in the series. It...
Friday26th Aug 2022
Poll Splatoon 3's First Splatfest Takes Place This Weekend - Which Team Are You On?
Take a side
Tomorrow is World Rock Paper Scissors Day — which also means that Splatoon 3's first-ever Splatfest begins! Thanks to the Splatfest World Premiere Demo, you can join in on the game's first Splatfest a few weeks before we officially get to paint the town blue, yellow, and red. But before you get started in this fierce competition,...
Rumour Nintendo Dataminers Think They've Uncovered A Splatoon World Map
Texture extracted from Ammo Knights
Ahead of the Splatoon 3 World Premiere Splatfest this weekend, Nintendo dataminers think they've uncovered something special. It apparently could be an official Splatoon world map, discovered alongside texture files associated with the in-game shop Ammo Knights. The Splatoon series has always been filled to the...
