Splatoon Raiders Trailer Reveals Mechanics, July Launch Date
The spinoff shifts the Splatoon series from its competitive multiplayer roots to a single-player adventure with a new protagonist and setting, while the simultaneous amiibo release ties the game to the in-universe band Deep Cut.
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Nintendo showed a new trailer for Splatoon Raiders during a Nintendo Direct livestream, detailing the single-player spinoff's mechanics. The game launches July 23 on Nintendo Switch 2, alongside three new amiibo of the Deep Cut band members Frye, Shiver, and Big Man.
Players take the role of a mechanic who travels to the Spirhalite Islands with the Deep Cut trio-Frye, Shiver, and Big Man-who appear as swashbuckling musicians. The new amiibo of those three characters ship the same day as the game. Splatoon 3, the previous mainline entry, launched in September 2022 and sold 3.45 million copies in Japan in its first three days. Nintendo stopped regular updates for Splatoon 3 in September 2024 but has issued updates since the Switch 2's release in June 2025.
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- Anime News Network News Splatoon Raiders Game Introduces Mechanics in New Trailer