The art book will cover the culture and stages players encounter in the Splatlands plus a look at other elements like weapons and gear, the single-player Hero Mode, Salmon Run, Tableturf Battle, and more. While the art book has only been announced for Japan currently, it’s very possible that a western release will happen later on – we’ll keep an eye out for news on that front.

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Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass Wave 1 out on Switch this month

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Nintendo has announced a final release date for the Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass Wave 1. This is planned to launch on February 28, 2023, the company announced today. It’s a bit surprising since the release window was last planned for this spring.

The Expansion Pass was just revealed during a Nintendo Direct last week. Two parts are planned in total.

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Splatoon 3 – Splatfest #4 results – Dark vs. Milk vs. White Chocolate

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The fourth Splatfest for Splatoon 3 is now in the books and we have the final results for the Dark Chocolate vs. Milk Chocolate vs. White Chocolate event.

If you were paying attention to things at halftime, you may have seen that Team White Chocolate was in the lead with 36.20 percent. Team Dark Chocolate followed in second with 32.38 percent, with Team Milk Chocolate right behind that with 31.42 percent.

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Splatoon 3 update out today (version 2.1.1), patch notes

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Nintendo has announced that a new version 2.1.1 update is set to go live for Splatoon 3 today.

Following the Expansion Pass announcement, support is being added with an initial bonus. A number of fixes are also included.

The full patch notes for the Splatoon 3 version 2.1.1 update are as follows:

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Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass announced

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Nintendo has promised substantial updates for Splatoon 3 going forward, so it comes as no surprise that the game was shown off during today’s Nintendo Direct and we now know that an Expansion Pass is on the way.

There’ll be two waves of content. The first wave, planned for this spring, is Inkopolis from the first Splatoon, and the Squid Sisters will even perform during Splatfests.

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Splatoon 3 announces chocolate-themed Splatfest

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A new Splatfest centered around chocolate has just been announced for Splatoon 3. The event will be held from February 11 to February 13.

The Splatfest theme will make players pick which is their preferred chocolate flavour, with players able to choose between White, Milk, and Dark.

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Splatoon 3 update out this week (version 2.1.0), patch notes

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Nintendo has announced that a new version 2.1.0 update for Splatoon 3 is arriving this week. It will be available tomorrow, January 17, in North America. This will be late in the day, so it’ll be January 18 in Europe and Japan.

Nintendo is focusing on battle adjustments here, including main weapons, special weapons, and more. Plenty of bug fixes are also included.

Also announced is that the next update for the game will focus on new features and weapon balance. The update, which is planned for the end of the current season, will be released for the start of the new season in March.

The full patch notes for the Splatoon 3 version 2.1.0 update are as follows:

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Splatoon 3 – Splatfest #3 results – Spicy vs. Sweet vs. Sour

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The third official Splatfest for Splatoon 3 took place this weekend with Team Spicy, Sweet, and Sour going up against each other, and Nintendo has now come through with the results.

We did get a little bit of an update when the half-time data was shared yesterday. It was pretty close, but Team Sweet had the lead with 35.47 percent. Team Spicy followed in second with 32.87 percent. Finally, Team Sour placed third with 31.66 percent.

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Splatoon 3 announces taste-themed Splatfest

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A new Splatfest centered around various taste sensations has just been announced for Splatoon 3. The event will be held from January 6, 4 PM PT to January 8, 4 PM PT.

The Splatfest theme will make players pick which is their preferred taste sensation, with players able to choose between Spicy, Sweet, or Sour.

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Splatoon 3 update out now (version 2.0.1), patch notes

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The latest update for Splatoon 3 has gone out, with players now having access to version 2.0.1.

Today’s update is all about fixes. This includes addressing one issue in which the Roller and Brush weapon types weren’t working as expected in certain situations.

The full patch notes are as follows: