Nintendo Excites Eager Fans With a Massive Splatoon 3 Update

Nintendo is giving unbelievable surprises to the fans one after the other in 2022. While the year began with blockbusters like Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and Switch Sports, the Mario maker isn’t done yet with new releases. Soon, the developer and publisher will come up with the latest offering in the Splatoon universe.

Splatoon 3 is going to be the next big title for Switch users. Not to mention that the game has been one of the most hyped launches among all the Nintendo lovers. To escalate their excitement for its debut even further, the makers just announced a standalone livestream showcase dedicated to Splatoon 3. Moreover, it’s set to be revealed later in the ongoing week.

Fans go crazy after Nintendo reveals Splatoon 3 Direct for August 2022

Splatoon 3 is the upcoming addition in its franchise. Just like its predecessors, it will also feature online multiplayer matches along with a single-player campaign mode as well. And yes, it will be in third-person like the previous entries.

Players will gain a returning ability as well, from past installments, to choose between Inkilings and Octolings as their playable character. They will have the weapons that can shoot colored ink and each weapon type comes with unique abilities.

While the excitement is already increasing for the Switch exclusive, Nintendo has now revealed a dedicated Splatoon 3-based Direct for August. Interestingly, the event is set to take place in this week itself on Wednesday. The official Twitter account for the Mario maker unveiled this giant news.

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Splatoon 3 Direct livestream will run for 30 minutes while showing some really amazing content. Viewers can mark their calendars for August 10th, 6 a.m. PT.

Meanwhile, all the Splatoon fanatics were ecstatic to know that their awaited game is getting its own Direct. Witnessing such news is a rarity this year, as Nintendo hasn’t come up with many Directs so far. However, doing one for Splatoon 3 means that the developing team has got a lot of stuff to reveal.

Fans of the upcoming Switch exclusive dropped amazing reactions to this grand announcement. Have a look at some of them below:

Splatoon 3 will launch on September 9, 2022. What are your expectations for Wednesday’s Direct? Let us know in the comments.

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