The Splatoon 3 Direct just wrapped up, and Nintendo has passed along a recap announcement that details all of the information shared during the event. If you’d like to catch up on what you missed or read about everything in one place, the press release will come in handy.
Here’s the full announcement:
Nintendo will hold a Splatoon 3: Splatfest World Premiere on Switch, the company has announced. The event is set to take place on August 27.
Splatfests are indeed back for Splatoon 3, and the upcoming download will let players experience Splatoon 3 for the first time. However, things work a bit differently. Deep Cut, the new hosts of the Splatsville news program, now consists of three members instead of two, so there will be three teams to choose for in Splatfests. For the theme in the demo, players can side with either rock, paper, or scissors.
Splatoon 3 has introduced Deep Cut, which consists of Big Man, Shiver, and Frye.
Deep Cut is a trio who hosts the Splatsville news program, Anarchy Splatcast. Deep Cut will provide information about battle stages plus other news bulletins. For the first time in the series, these updates can be read on the go while exploring Splatsville.
Nintendo is planning large-scale paid DLC for Splatoon 3, the company has confirmed. Actual details as to what the company has in store have not been shared.
Many free updates are also in the cards. Once Splatoon 3 releases, a free in-game season catalog will be distributed every three months for two years. More weapons will also be added around the same time as each in-game catalog.
Nintendo has announced a new set of amiibo based on Splatoon 3. Inkling (Yellow), Octoling (Blue), and Smallfry will be available. Pricing is set at $15.99 each.
By scanning an amiibo, players can save their favorite gear combinations as Fresh Fits to easily swap outfits. The amiibo also come with exclusive gear, and it’s possible to take in-game photos together with them.
Nintendo has also confirmed that some Splatoon 2 amiibo figures will be relaunching soon. The Callie & Marie 2-Pack and the Pearl & Marina 2-Pack will be restocked at select retailers for $24.99 each.
Splatoon 3 has revealed a new gameplay feature called Tableturf Battle, a one-on-one competitive card battle spin-off of Turf War. Players can collect cards, build a deck, and battle their way to the top.
Every player will start out by receiving a starter deck. Over 150 cards can then be collected in-game. The feature can be accessed at the Tableturf Battle Dojo.
Nintendo has revealed the Splatanas for Splatoon 3, a new weapon type in the game. With the Splatana Wiper, players can send out blades of ink or carry out a charged slash.
Here’s a look:
Nintendo has revealed the full lineup of stages planned for Splatoon 3 at release. Scorch Gorge, Eeltail Alley, Hagglefish Market, Undertow Spillway, Mincemeat Metalworks, Hammerhead Bridge, Museum D’Alfonsino, Mahi-Mahi Resort, Inkblot Art Academy, Sturgeon Shipyard, Makomark, and Wahoo World will be available.
Additionally, more stages will be added to the game in the future. Players can expect more levels to be added via updates.
Inti Creates announced Grim Guardians: Demon Purge for Switch last week, and the first proper gameplay has now emerged thanks to IGN Japan. The site went up with 17 minutes of footage today showing the 2D action platformer.
Here’s the full gameplay video for Grim Guardians: Demon Purge:
Niantic has released a new version 51.1 update for Pikmin Bloom, which is now available for all users.
Some new additions are included here such as an indicator to the friend list to show your friend’s weekly challenge participation status. New variations have also been added to the weekly challenge memento cards.
The full patch notes for the Pikmin Bloom version 51.1 update are as follows:
