For many fans of Nintendo, one of the most exciting updates during themost recent 2022 Nintendo Directinvolved its popular third-person shooter titleSplatoon 3. The company released a new trailer that likely built more excitement for the video game, given that it is slated to be released this year. Now,Splatoon 3pre-order listings have popped up on several online retailer platforms. What’s more, these listings indicate that physical copies of the game will be available for purchase.
The firstSplatoontitle ever made by Nintendo was launched for the Wii U back in 2015. The company created and releasedSplatoon 2two years later, this time for the company’s latest console, the Nintendo Switch. Since then, the action-packed series seems to have gained a loyal player base, prompting Nintendo to develop the prequel’s expansion pack and paid DLC,Octo Expansion. The company seems to show no signs of stopping itsexpansion of theSplatoonseries, especially sinceSplatoon 3is being released only five years afterSplatoon 2.
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Even though Nintendo featuredSplatoon 3during the Nintendo Direct, and reiterated the game’s release period to be Summer 2022, no exact launch date has been shared to the public. Recently, online retail platforms like Amazon and GameStop already listed pre-orders of the title on their respective websites. The listings were priced at $59.99, which is the typical price range of a physical copy of any Nintendo Switch game. According to the Amazon US listing, the video game will be released in December 2022, but this is likely a tentative placeholder until an official date is announced by the developers.
The pre-order listings have shown up for both US and UK regions. Avid fans of theSplatoonseries can already pre-purchase the video game, even though they do not know when they will actually receive the copy. All the revealed details aboutSplatoon 3indicates it has similar gameplay featurestoSplatoon 2. However, given the amount of development time in between the two titles, Nintendo has likely optimizedSplatoon 3visually and technologically to perform better than its predecessor.
With summer just around the corner, the release date ofSplatoon 3will likely be announced very soon. Fans are likely waiting for Nintendo to provide more in-depth details about the title, especially what makes it unique fromSplatoon 2. Hopefully new features and added aspects will make it appealing enough for old and new players to purchase the video game on launch.
