{"id":45029,"date":"2025-06-10T19:06:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T02:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=45029"},"modified":"2025-06-10T19:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T02:11:12","slug":"nintendo-confirms-splatoon-spinoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=45029","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Confirms First Ever Splatoon Spinoff Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The squid-tacular adventure continues in a historic, bold new tie-in game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/media-library\/a-screenshot-of-the-main-protagonist-in-splatoon-raiders.png?id=60766496\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much to the surprise of casual and hardcore fans, <strong>Nintendo<\/strong> has announced the first ever spinoff game for the <strong><em>Splatoon<\/em><\/strong> franchise titled <strong><em>Splatoon Raiders<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As shown in the ink packed trailer below, players will help the mechanic explore and navigate through the mysterious Spirhalite Islands alongside <strong><em>Splatoon 3<\/em><\/strong>&#8216;s idol group, Deep Cut. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Research Report from Squid Research Lab - Nintendo Switch 2\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d7ve2zWmkEA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the spinoff announcement, the trailer also confirmed a big update for <em>Splatoon<\/em> <em>3<\/em> in honor of the franchise&#8217;s 10th anniversary, ver. 10.0.0. The update adds a third variations of classic weapons with a fresh twist and the addition of the iconic stage from the first <em>Splatoon<\/em> game, Urchin Underpass. The update will be available to download on this Thursday, June 12th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Splatoon Raiders<\/em> is an exclusive title for the <strong>Switch 2<\/strong> and has no official release date yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/whatsnew\/splatoon-raiders-the-first-ever-splatoon-spinoff-game-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-2\/\">Nintendo<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nThe squid-tacular adventure continues in a historic, bold new tie-in game. 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