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A new exclusive for the Nintendo Switch 2 was unceremoniously revealed through Nintendo Today, the mobile app that provides daily updates on the company’s first-party franchises. The new system’s launch lineup has been sparse with regard to exclusive titles, with the only new ones being Mario Kart World and Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, both of which cracked the Switch 2’s bestsellers list in the console’s first week.
On June 10, however, Nintendo revealed the first ever Splatoon spin-off game via the Nintendo Today app, titled Splatoon Raiders. The announcement came with a very short teaser showing the trio Deep Cut being stranded on an island after a helicopter crash with a character simply referred to as a mechanic, who appears to be the playable protagonist. More franchise news came in the same reveal with the announcement of a Switch 2 upgrade coming to Splatoon 3 by way of a free update dropping on June 12.
Splatoon Raiders Is A New Spin-Off Releasing Exclusively For Switch 2
A New Single-Player Adventure
Very little info about Splatoon Raiders was divulged – not even a broad release date has been mentioned. It is, however, a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, and appears to be primarily a single-player game. The teaser shows Deep Cut and the mechanic (who pilots the ill-fated helicopter) traveling to the Spirhalite Islands, where a glowing phenomenon suddenly results in inclement weather, forcing a crash landing.
Deep Cut are seen taking up residence on a barge, and the mechanic is shown exploring the islands with the help of a robot companion. The gameplay clips are exceptionally brief, though, more or less confirming that Splatoon‘s trademark ability to turn into a squid and traverse ink is possible, and teasing the robotic helper. Speculation has it being a sort of survival building game, where the raft becomes an evolving, moving home base, but the accompanying press release has no concrete information on the gameplay.
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Nintendo Switch 2
The Nintendo Switch 2 is the successor to Nintendo Switch, scheduled for release in 2025. Confirmed as backwards compatible, it will play both physical and digital Nintendo Switch games. A full reveal is pencilled in for April 2, 2025.
