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After a weekend of intense competition, Splatoon 3 has found a new Splatfest champion.
In the Springfest competition of "When do you get things done?", Team Night walked away with a comfortable win, snatching up 520p. Team Morning took silver with 255p, while Team Noon brought up the rear with 95p.
Well, that's another seasonal Splatfest in the bag. Remember to grab those Sea Snails if you took part!
With regular updates wrapping up last year, new Splatfest themes will only crop up on a seasonal basis — so all eyes are on 'Summer Nights 2025' for the next newbie. Of course, there might be a returning theme or two before then, but we'll just have to wait and see.
Original Story: Nintendo announced Splatoon 3's returning SpringFest a few weeks back, but the explosion of Switch 2 news means that the starting date has crept up on us.
As a new piece of SpringFest art from @NintendoUK so rightfully reminded us, the latest Splatfest is almost here, with the three-team competition kicking off on 12th April at 1am BST / 11th April 6pm PT (we've specified all the regional times below).
It's a good old bit of productivity that's thrown into the limelight this time, with the upcoming Splatfest theme asking "When do you get things done?" Team Morning, Noon and Night are all up for grabs, so be sure to head to the booth and place your vote soon.
- North America: 5pm (Fri) PDT / 6pm (Fri) MDT / 7pm (Fri) CDT / 8pm (Fri) EDT
- UK/Ire: 1am BST
- Europe: 2am CEST / 3am EEST
- Asia/Oceania: 9am JST / 8am AWST / 10am AEST
As with previous seasonal events, there's a bunch of free items that you can pick up via the Nintendo Switch news app. It's a selection of Splatoon 2's visors and shoes that return this time, but hey, they're free!
There was no mention of Splatoon at last week's Switch 2 Direct, so it looks like the third entry's seasonal events will continue to be all we see for a while yet. Nintendo wrapped up Splatoon 3's regular updates last year, capping off the celebrations with the mighty 'Grand Festival'.