Nintendo revealed the release date for Splatoon 3 today and aired a new trailer for the occasion, showcasing the Turf War gameplay:

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Enter the Splatlands, a sun-scorched desert inhabited by battle-hardened Inklings and Octolings. Splatsville, the city of chaos, is the adrenaline-fueled heart of this dusty wasteland.

Even in this desolate environment, Turf War* reigns supreme and battles rage in new stages located in the surrounding wilds. Dynamic new moves help these fighters dodge attacks and cover more ground, along with a new bow-shaped weapon to sling ink.

Join Agent 3 in a fight against the unruly Octarians in story mode. Discover the secrets of Alterna, the Fuzzy Ooze, and how they connect to the mode's theme, "Return of the Mammalians.”

Team up and fend off waves of dangerous Salmonid bosses in the next iteration of Salmon Run*, a co-op mode with fresh new features.

Splatoon 3 will launch on the Nintendo Switch this September 9th and is available to pre-order for $60 on the Switch eShop.

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[KiiWii]

Woohoo!

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

Okay, now release Arms 2, with more content.

 

[Aheago]

Hopefully they have an actual multiplayer with goals this time around

The last game you could rank up, but you’d always get the same winning/losing xp no matter how good/bad you did in the match. Making the whole ranking system just a grind fest

Just win/lose X amount of matches to reach your desired rank

 

[anhminh]

So... do we got new idols or not?

 

[Dr_Faustus]

So... do we got new idols or not?

One can hope but one cannot expect.

 

[WG481]

Yessssssss
I am so excited for Splatoon 3. Absolutely amazing series.
I am so ready for the new lore.

 

[CanIHazWarez]

What could they possibly be doing with this that they can't just add to Splatoon 2? This seems more like "pay $60 if you want to continue playing with the largest player-base."

 

[CeeDee]

What could they possibly be doing with this that they can't just add to Splatoon 2? This seems more like "pay $60 if you want to continue playing with the largest player-base."

they release a new Call of Duty or Battlefield yearly, I don't think releasing a new Splatoon five years after the last one is that egregious.

 

[El_Doot]

wonder what the pink camera icon is there for because its there basically the entire time

 

[Jayro]

September!?!?
Are they going to give us anything to play over the summer then? This was supposed to be a spring/summer release like usual.

 

[jahjab1226]

September!?!?
Are they going to give us anything to play over the summer then? This was supposed to be a spring/summer release like usual.

Xenoblade 3 IS the summer release. This is probably why they pushed Xenoblade 3 from September to july. Splatoon probably needed a bit more time.

 

[tofino]

my wallet is now looking at me with fear

 

[Glyptofane]

What could they possibly be doing with this that they can't just add to Splatoon 2? This seems more like "pay $60 if you want to continue playing with the largest player-base."

Yeah, I mean I bought the first two + DLC, but won't be going for this anytime soon if ever. Maybe this strategy will still work out for Nintendo though. I'm curious how the sales figures will look compared to Splatoon 2 and still hope it at least lives up for the diehard Splatoon fans.

 

[AmandaRose]

Oh it's out 2 days before my birthday. Will have to treat myself lol.

 

[Worldblender]

Announced alongside this- for those with the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, the Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion has been added to it, along side the existing DLC previously added. A picture of this can be found at the original tweet below:

 

[Marc_LFD]

Okay, now release Arms 2, with more content.

Wasn't the original Arms kind of quickly forgotten about? They're gonna make an Arms 2? Huh.

That game felt like a polished clone of Dragon Ball Z Tenkaichi/Xenoverse and I enjoyed it, but it did get repetitive.

 

[BaamAlex]

Hopefully they have an actual multiplayer with goals this time around

Hopefully they implement finally cloud saves.

 

[Jayro]

Xenoblade 3 IS the summer release. This is probably why they pushed Xenoblade 3 from September to july. Splatoon probably needed a bit more time.

I don't even like Xenoblade.

 

[Worldblender]

Hopefully they implement finally cloud saves.

Cloud saves are supported. but only for offline data (from the Nintendo eShop page). That most likely means anything involving the single-player modes, and others that don't involve online play, it seems.