Splatoon 3 Has The Opportunity to Finally Get Single-Player Right

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Though the Wii U generation was subject to some of Nintendo's best first-party games, Splatoon is one of the few success stories that was an entirely new venture. With titles like Yoshi's Woolly World, Bayonetta 2, and the much-loved Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, the console's lineup largely consisted of entries in pre-existing franchises.

The game was a fresh take on the online shooter genre, and though it released on Nintendo hardware doomed to fail, it was a sign of better things to come. A sequel, Splatoon 2, released early in the Switch's life, and the advances made over the first, as well as critical and commercial success, meant that a third seemed inevitable. While the online component is where the majority of the series' enjoyment and focus lies, it has a commitment to single-player, though it always seemed rather lackluster. With the third title, Splatoon has a chance to finally get the mode right, giving players more variety this time around.

Splatoon 3 Would Be A Perfect Summer 2022 Game For Nintendo

Announced at a Nintendo Direct in the early stages of 2021, Splatoon 3 will be the series' second outing on the widely successful Nintendo Switch. Taking players to the Splatlands rather than the familiar Inkopolis, Splatoon 3 will look to shake up the formula of the second title, which borrowed much of its identity from the original game. Though this has been the case in the past, the single-player mode announced for Splatoon 3, Return of the Mammalians, looks decidedly weirder than its multiplayer counterpart, with diverse locations, creative character designs, and funky, psychedelic imagery.

The lore in Splatoon is far more significant than it would appear on the surface. The issue arises when much of it