{"id":1894730,"date":"2026-04-21T14:04:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1894730"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:04:47","slug":"splatoon-raiders-lands-on-nintendo-switch-2-on-july-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1894730","title":{"rendered":"Splatoon Raiders lands on Nintendo Switch 2 on July 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/U7CeLdKw7rTODX4cJJTzYQ&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzQ-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/splatoon_7626.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"article-e7f89816-4348-4a67-8555-44f4e5c89804\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px]\">\n<nav class=\"prestige-breadcrumb relative mx-4 md:mx-0\" aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<ol class=\"no-scrollbar overflow-scroll whitespace-nowrap text-battleship\">\n<li class=\"inline\">\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 font-bold\">Gaming<\/li>\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 ml-2 before:mb-0.5 before:mr-3 before:inline-block before:size-2 before:rotate-45 before:border-r-2 before:border-t-2 before:border-battleship\">Nintendo<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<header class=\"mb-4 px-4 md:mb-6 md:px-0\">\n<h1 class=\"layout-h1 my-2 font-bold leading-tight\">Splatoon Raiders lands on Nintendo Switch 2 on July 23<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"my-2 text-[18px] font-light leading-5 md:max-w-[660px] md:text-[20px]\/[28px]\">The spinoff is primarily a single-player game, but it also includes a multiplayer mode.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex-col items-start lg:flex lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative md:mr-[10px]\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-2\">\n<div class=\"shrink-0 cursor-pointer inline-block size-[42px] lg:size-[48px]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt role=\"img\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full rounded-full object-cover object-center shadow-[0_0_0_2px_#ffffff]\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/KAmpaC2kDwlaab0GSBqF_A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2023-12\/22e56d00-a0e5-11ee-9d5f-464f2df9bf13\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"w-max text-sm\/5 font-semibold lg:!flex flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex w-max items-center\">Kris Holt<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-normal sm:before:inline-block\">Contributing Reporter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T14:04:47.000Z\">Tue, April 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-0 mt-4 flex items-center lg:ml-3 lg:mt-0\">\n<div class=\"ml-0 mr-2\">\n<div class=\"relative flex\">Add Engadget on Google<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden lg:block\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T14:04:47.000Z\">Tue, April 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-8 lg:gap-x-0 mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px] md:grid-cols-[[main-start]_1fr_[main-end_right-start]_min-content_[right-end]] lg:!gap-x-8\">\n<div class=\"md:col-main\" data-i13n-boundary=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Nintendo has padded out the Switch 2 release slate for this summer by revealing that <em>Splatoon Raiders <\/em>is coming to the console on July 23. This is the first spinoff in the series and while it&#8217;s a &#8220;single-player-focused Splatoon game,&#8221; there is a multiplayer element. Nintendo announced <em>Splatoon Raiders<\/em> (the title of which is a soft pun on Tomb Raider) last June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">You play as a mechanic and after customizing your character&#8217;s appearance, you&#8217;ll go hunting for treasure across the Spirhalite Islands. You&#8217;ll be working with Deep Cut \u2014 a fictional band that appeared in <em>Splatoon 3<\/em> \u2014 and upgrading your weapons as you take on enemy sea creatures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The colorful, inky action and wacky weapons in the latest trailer remind me a bit of <em>Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart<\/em>. You can mount Deep Cut member Big Man (a manta ray) as you venture into battle and it seems as though you&#8217;ll be able to cut through swarms of bad guys by firing a shark at them. Alongside <em>Splatoon Raiders<\/em>, Nintendo will release an Amiibo pack featuring the three members of Deep Cut.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_ch9nam95feiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_kh9nam95feiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The company also confirmed there&#8217;s a multiplayer mode in <em>Splatoon Raiders<\/em>. You&#8217;ll be able to team up with as many as three friends locally or online to take on raids together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:col-main grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px]\">\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar col-body mx-4 mb-8 mt-2.5 overflow-x-scroll whitespace-nowrap md:mx-0 md:max-w-[750px] md:overflow-x-visible md:hidden\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-screen-sm\">\n<ul class=\"inline-flex text-xs md:text-sm\">\n<li class=\"mr-6\">About our ads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Nintendo has padded out the Switch 2 release slate for this summer by revealing that <em>Splatoon Raiders <\/em>is coming to the console on July 23. This is the first spinoff in the series and while it&#8217;s a &#8220;single-player-focused Splatoon game,&#8221; there is a multiplayer element. Nintendo announced <em>Splatoon Raiders<\/em> (the title of which is a soft pun on Tomb Raider) last June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">You play as a mechanic and after customizing your character&#8217;s appearance, you&#8217;ll go hunting for treasure across the Spirhalite Islands. You&#8217;ll be working with Deep Cut \u2014 a fictional band that appeared in <em>Splatoon 3<\/em> \u2014 and upgrading your weapons as you take on enemy sea creatures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The colorful, inky action and wacky weapons in the latest trailer remind me a bit of <em>Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart<\/em>. You can mount Deep Cut member Big Man (a manta ray) as you venture into battle and it seems as though you&#8217;ll be able to cut through swarms of bad guys by firing a shark at them. Alongside <em>Splatoon Raiders<\/em>, Nintendo will release an Amiibo pack featuring the three members of Deep Cut.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_ch9nam95feiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_kh9nam95feiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The company also confirmed there&#8217;s a multiplayer mode in <em>Splatoon Raiders<\/em>. You&#8217;ll be able to team up with as many as three friends locally or online to take on raids together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/nintendo\/splatoon-raiders-lands-on-nintendo-switch-2-on-july-23-140447901.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/U7CeLdKw7rTODX4cJJTzYQ&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzQ-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/splatoon_7626.jpg&#8221;] Gaming Nintendo Splatoon Raiders lands on Nintendo Switch 2 on July 23 The spinoff is primarily a single-player game, but it also includes a multiplayer mode. 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