Everything you need to know about Splatoon 3: The latest inky shooter

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(Pocket-lint) — Splatoon 2 was a superb launch title for the Nintendo Switch, following up on the first game with an expanded roster of paint-based weapons to offer oodles of online battling fun.

Now we've got confirmation that a third game in the series is on its way — Nintendo announced as much in a 2021 Nintendo Direct to many people's delight. We've got all the key information for you right here, from release date to gameplay details. 

Splatoon 3 came as a real surprise, dropped right at the end of a nearly hour-long Nintendo Direct presentation in February 2021 with the three-minute trailer you can see embedded above.

It's an atmospheric look at the upcoming game, and ends with the all-important information that it's coming in 2022. Nintendo said that it hoped to be able to share more information about it later in 2021, but that didn't actually come about, so we're still waiting to learn more.

The first Splatoon game came out on the lesser spotted Wii U, and wasn't a huge seller, which is why Nintendo was smart to revitalise the franchise by bringing the sequel to the Switch pretty quickly.

It's earned a big fanbase there, with its fun story mode and relentlessly enjoyable four on four multiplayer online. The third game has been announced for the Switch as well, and being a Nintendo exclusive there's no chance it'll appear anywhere else.

We got some welcome glimpses of actual gameplay in the final minute of that trailer, comprising a bit of a four on four match that is sure to be Splatoon 3's signature mode as usual.

Rounds seem to begin a bit more explosively than before now, with players divebombing into the map after aiming for an area, which is a welcome way to get things off to a more action-packed start.

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