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Splatoon 3
File:Physical Cover Art for Splatoon 3.jpg
Developer(s)Nintendo EPD
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Producer(s)Hisashi Nogami
SeriesSplatoon
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
Release9 September 2022[1]
Genre(s)Third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Splatoon 3[a] is an upcoming third-person shooter video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch console. Like its predecessors in the Splatoon series, the game consists of competitive online multiplayer matches alongside a story-driven single-player mode. It was announced via Nintendo Direct on 17 February 2021,[2] and more details were shared on 24 September 2021, with details on the co-op mode shared on 9 February 2022. Splatoon 3 is currently set to be released on 9 September 2022.[1]

Gameplay

See also: Gameplay of Splatoon 2
File:Splatoon 3 Prerelease Gameplay.jpg
Pre-release screenshot of an Inkling in Turf War.

Splatoon 3 has similar gameplay to the previous entries in the series, which have all been third-person shooters. Returning from the previous game is the ability for players to choose between "Inklings" and "Octolings" as their player character. They wield weaponry that shoots colored ink. Each weapon type has different abilities. For example, Rollers are large paint rollers that can cover large amounts of area in ink but are generally limited to close-range combat, while Chargers are sniper rifle-like weapons with a long range for sniping opponents but are less effective at painting the ground. Splatoon 3 expands upon this by adding new main and special weapons to the game.[3] Inklings also have the ability to morph into squid creatures, referred to in-game as the "Squid Form" which can be used to climb ink-covered walls or swim through ink faster than the humanoid forms can walk.[4] Weapons have a finite amount of ink ammunition, and going into squid form replenishes it quicker than in humanoid form.

Confirmed by Nintendo to be returning as a playable online multiplayer game mode is Regular Battle, also called Turf War. In Regular Battles, two teams of four players compete to cover the most amount of the map's area in their respective ink color.[5] Each team can cover over an area covered by the opponents with their color in return, and the opposing team's ink slows movement, gradually deals damage and prevents the use of the player's squid form. Each player is equipped with a weapon set, chosen prior to each match, and each set comes with additional secondary and special weapons in addition to its main weapon. Secondary weapons provide alternate forms of attacking the other team and inking the ground; for example, Splat Bombs that explode a second after contact with a surface and Burst Bombs that explode upon impact. When enough ground is covered in a player's ink, they may use a special weapon, which are primarily used to attack the opposing team. Weapons and other forms of attack can deal damage to opposing players; when enough damage is given, they will "splat" their opponent, forcing them to restart from their starting location. Matches last three minutes, and whichever team covers a higher percentage of the field at the end of the match is declared the winner.

Also confirmed to be returning from Splatoon 2 is the Salmon Run co-op mode, being titled "Salmon Run: Next Wave".[6]

The main hub of Splatoon 3 will be called "Splatsville", nicknamed "the city of chaos", which will be located outside the usual location of "Inkopolis" in a place called the "Splatlands".[3] Similar to the previous games in the series, this game will have a single-player campaign. It was revealed that the story for Splatoon 3 will be titled "Return of the Mammalians" and one of the locations will be called Alterna.[7] The single-player campaign is going to focus on the reappearance of mammals.[8]

Development

Splatoon 3 was first announced with a teaser trailer in a Nintendo Direct on 17 February 2021.[9] The teaser trailer revealed gameplay similar to Splatoon 2, and revealed new items, weapons, and abilities, including an Ink Bow and a new apocalyptic design.[10] More details were revealed later that year in September, including the name of Splatoon 3's single-player mode, "Return of the Mammalians." The game is planned to release on the Nintendo Switch on 9 September 2022.[1]

A trailer for Splatoon 3's co-op mode “Salmon Run” was premiered at a Nintendo Direct on 9 February 2022.[11]

On 22 April 2022, Nintendo uploaded a video to YouTube that showed gameplay of the "Turf War" game mode, as well as provide an exact release date.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Known in Japan as Supuratūn 3 (スプラトゥーン3)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Splatoon 3 – Release Date Revealed - Nintendo Switch". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ Statt, Nick (17 February 2021). "Splatoon 3 is coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2022". The Verge. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b Grodt, Jill (23 September 2021). "Mammals Are Reemerging In New Splatoon 3 Trailer". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. ^ McFerren, Damien (18 February 2021). "Nintendo Reveals Splatoon 3, Coming To Switch In 2021". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  5. ^ Diaz, Ana (23 September 2021). "Splatoon 3 teases the return of mammals in its squid-fueled adventure". Polygon. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. ^ Jordan Gerblick (9 February 2022). "Splatoon 3 is launching summer 2022". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. ^ Whitehead, Thomas (24 September 2021). "Splatoon 3 Gets A New Trailer, Story Footage And Has A Crab Mech". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  8. ^ Marks, Tom (23 September 2021). "Splatoon 3 Gets Close Look at Gameplay and Plot in New Trailer". IGN. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  9. ^ Grubb, Jeff (17 February 2021). "Splatoon 3 is real, and we deserve it because we've been good". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  10. ^ McFerren, Damien (18 February 2021). "Nintendo Reveals Splatoon 3, Coming To Switch In 2021". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  11. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (9 February 2022). "Splatoon 3 is coming in 2022, with new Salmon Run co-op mode". Polygon. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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