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Splatoon 3 News
All the latest Splatoon 3 news for 2026: updates, patches, DLC, discounts and events. Fresh game news every day on VGTimes.
Splatoon 3 Ver. 11.3.0 Adds a Splatoon Raiders-Locked Weapon and Balance Changes
Players who have both Splatoon 3 and Splatoon Raiders save data on the same system can now unlock a new weapon, but only after meeting a few conditions in Ver. 11.3.0. Nintendo released the update on August 19, 2026, on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, and the headline addition is the Plastic-Bottle Shot Replica.
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August 20, 2026
Nintendo Appears to be Working on a Native Switch 2 Version of Splatoon 3
A listing for an unannounced native version of the team-based shooter Splatoon 3 for the Nintendo Switch 2 has surfaced on the PEGI rating board website. The game originally launched in 2022 for the first-generation Switch.
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January 1, 2026