ThestralZ
Inkling Cadet
So obviously with the announcement of a Switch 2 by March of ’25 and the new bow having its second kit come out in tandem with the base kit, it seems pretty likely that this is in fact the end of Splatoon 3. Splatoon 3 was my first game and I have mixed feelings about it ending. On the one hand this game has had a much more consistent balance compared to the insane highs and lows of 2 and its continued to grow the competitive scene as shown by events like this year’s worlds and LTC. On the other hand though the game is kind of reaching a stagnant point. Without confirmed 3rd kits and the underwhelming dlc Splatoon has mostly faded from general Nintendo YouTube. The meta hasn’t really changed much for a few months (which is both good and bad). Splatoon 3 really only has had 3 big metas each of which were based on a specific special weapon and a specific weapon with that special, that being Crab/Splash meta, Inkjet/Ballpoint meta, and Cooler/Pencil meta (and Zooka/Shot meta, it just doesn’t fit as well compared to the others).
My hope is that the June direct announces one of three things:
1. Full on content extension. Gives us around 8 3rd kits, confirms Reef, Ark Polaris returns to SRNW, etc.
2. Final Fest theme announcement. This will confirm that the game is over but still build hype for the game.
3. Splatoon 4 teaser. With a new (hopefully more powerful) console on the horizon, they might try to covertly kill Splatoon 3 by announcing Splatoon 4. This is the least likely option though.
All in all as long as we don’t have a content drought longer than half a year I don’t think we should panic about Splatoon dying. All I hope is that Nintendo gets their ****e together and makes an actually good live service 3rd person shooter.
My hope is that the June direct announces one of three things:
1. Full on content extension. Gives us around 8 3rd kits, confirms Reef, Ark Polaris returns to SRNW, etc.
2. Final Fest theme announcement. This will confirm that the game is over but still build hype for the game.
3. Splatoon 4 teaser. With a new (hopefully more powerful) console on the horizon, they might try to covertly kill Splatoon 3 by announcing Splatoon 4. This is the least likely option though.
All in all as long as we don’t have a content drought longer than half a year I don’t think we should panic about Splatoon dying. All I hope is that Nintendo gets their ****e together and makes an actually good live service 3rd person shooter.