Splatoon 3 (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 7.2.0)

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Splatoon 3 on Nintendo Switch (originally released on September 9th 2022 in Europe, North America, and Japan)!

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Splatoon 3 – Ver. 7.2.0

• Release date: April 17th 2024 (North America) / April 18th 2024 (Europe, Japan) at 6PM PT / 9PM ET / 2AM BST / 3AM CEST / 10AM JST
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 7.1.0

• Release date: March 21st 2024 (North America) / March 22nd 2024 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Changes to DLC

• Added support for Side Order DLC. [more details]
  • Players who have purchased the Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass – Inkopolis & Side Order DLC can start the Side Order story by heading to Inkopolis Square from the train station in the square.

Season and Catalog Changes

• On March 1, 2024, data relating to Fresh Season 2024 is added to the game [more details]
  • A new catalog, including new gear, titles, banners, decorations, stickers, and emotes.
  • 153 pieces of gear added to store product lineups.
  • 1 new battle stage: Marlin Airport.
  • 2 new main weapons.
  • 9 new sets of existing main weapons paired with different sub and special weapons.
  • A new Salmon Run stage: Bonerattle Arena.
  • 20 new Tableturf Battle cards.

Changes to Gear

• Added new ways to Adjust Gear.
  • This applies to certain glasses, visors, hoodies, sweaters, layered T-shirts, and shoes with socks.
  • Select any supported gear from the Equip screen and press the Y Button to adjust it.
• Made it possible to Adjust Gear for certain caps as well as T-shirts that previously did not Adjust Gear, such as Splatfest Tees.

Changes to Multiplayer

• Added 2 songs that will play during battles.
  • These songs will play starting from the beginning of Fresh Season 2024.
• New main weapons have been added.
  • These weapons will be available in the shops at the start of Fresh Season 2024.

  Weapon	Details
  Douser Dualies FF	Normal shots from these dualies have a long flight range. The Dodge Roll moves a long distance, but in exchange it can only be performed once at a time. When shooting after a Dodge Roll, the flight range of shots decreases, but the rate of fire increases dramatically.
  Recycled Brella 24 Mk I	This brella can deal high amounts of damage to even distant opponents due to the low scatter of its shots. The canopy has a low durability, but it can launch quickly and has a short recovery time.

• New and returning weapons have been added.
  • These weapons will be available in the shops at the start of Fresh Season 2024.

  Weapon	Sub Weapon	Special Weapon
  .52 Gal Deco	Curling Bomb	Splattercolor Screen
  Foil Flingza Roller	Suction Bomb	Splattercolor Screen
  New Squiffer	Autobomb	Zipcaster
  Custom E-liter 4K	Squid Beakon	Kraken Royale
  Custom E-liter 4K Scope	Squid Beakon	Kraken Royale
  Custom Explosher	Splash Wall	Triple Splashdown
  Dread Wringer D	Squid Beakon	Wave Breaker
  Nautilus 79	Suction Bomb	Triple Splashdown
  Glooga Dualies Deco	Point Sensor	Trizooka
  Douser Dualies FF	Ink Mine	Killer Wail 5.1
  Recycled Brella 24 Mk I	Angle Shooter	Big Bubbler

• Specifications for some main weapons have changed.
  

  Weapon	Change Details
  Big Swig Roller Big Swig Roller Express	Reduced the amount of ink consumed for horizontal swings and vertical swings by approximately 10%.
  Mini Splatling Zink Mini Splatling	Ink splatter is now more likely to fall around the player’s feet.
  Glooga Dualies Glooga Dualies Deco	Increased the radius of the ink splatter at the point of impact by approximately 10%.
  REEF-LUX 450 REEF-LUX 450 Deco	Increased the amount of ink consumed for up to the first charge level by approximately 17%.

• Points required for some special weapons have been changed.
  

  Weapon	Before	After
  .52 Gal	190	200
  Enperry Splat Dualies	190	200

• Added dedicated poses to the Reppin’ Inkopolis emote for when the player is equipping dualies, brellas, stringers, or splatanas.

Changes to Splatfests

• Players can now use new Fizzbangs in Splatfest Battles and Tricolor Battles.
  • Press the A Button (or the L Button) to throw a Fizzbang. It will launch a firework where it lands to ink the ground and deal a small amount of damage to enemies.
  • Fizzbangs are acquired when landing on the stage from the spawner and when a player defeats an opponent. The number of Fizzbangs acquired at these times increases as the time remaining in the battle gets lower.
  • You can have up to seven Fizzbangs.
• The points earned by each division during the final results have been adjusted, and the second-place team in each division will also now earn points.
  

  Division	Before	After
  	1st place	1st place	2nd place
  Sneak Peek	+7p	+90p	+45p
  Votes	+8p	+70p	+35p
  Splatfest Battle (Open)	+12p	+120p	+60p
  Splatfest Battle (Pro)	+12p	+120p	+60p
  Tricolor Battle	+18p	+180p	+90p

• The matchmaking method for Splatfest Battle (Open) has been adjusted to improve matchmaking efficiency for groups of two players.

Changes to Salmon Run

• Added items that can be exchanged for fish scales.
• Specifications for some special weapons have changed.
  

  Special Weapon	Change Details
  Loaned Reefslider	Increased the damage dealt by the charge attack from 400.0 to 500.0. Increased the effective radius of the area of the charge attack by approximately 50%.

• Lowered the frequency of animation updates for distant Salmonids when there is a large total number of Salmonids on the stage in order to reduce the frequency of game slowdown.

Changes to Tableturf Battle

• Added more characters who can be invited to Tableturf Battle Dojo.
  • To invite new characters, players must download the Side Order DLC and progress the story.
• Added seven stages that can be selected for battles against other players.
• Added a Random feature which will move the cursor to a random stage when selecting a stage for battles against other players.
  • You can use it by pressing the Y Button on the stage selection screen.
• Changed the stage used by Spyke in Tableturf Battle Dojo.
• Increased the number of decks players can save from 16 to 32.

Changes to SplatNet 3

• Added a Side Order Stats feature.
• Added Journey 5 to Wandercrust.
  • Players will be able to support Journey 5 after completing Journeys 1 through 4.
  • Journey 5 can only be supported with points earned by inking turf from Fresh Season 2024 onward.

Changes to Tournament Manager

• From Fresh Season 2024 onward, players will be able to get a food ticket when participating in tournaments held with Tournament Manager.
  • Players can receive their ticket from the lobby terminal after participating in a tournament.
  • Players who withdraw from the tournament or are disqualified will not be able to receive the ticket.
  • Players may receive one ticket per season.
• Added badges that directors and codirectors who complete tournaments using Tournament Manager will be able to receive based on the total number of tournament participants.
  • Participation in tournaments completed before applying this update data will also be counted.
• Added a Prevent Stage Reuse option to Battle Settings.
  • When this option is enabled, randomly chosen stages will automatically be removed from the pool of random stages after finishing a battle on that stage.
  • Stages will not be removed if the battle is interrupted.

Fixes to Player Controls

• Changed the connection points for inkrails in multiplayer battle modes to be transparent when close to the camera, making it easier to target opponents.
• Fixed an issue where the special animation played when a player hit another player in a state that prevents damage (such as from the Booyah Bomb or Reefslider) with all three shots from a single trigger pull of a H-3 Nozzlenose or H-3 Nozzlenose D, regardless of the fact that the other player cannot be defeated.
• Fixed an issue where unintended coloring displayed for the part of the Nautilus 47 that shows the ink color.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player hit a single opponent with multiple shots from a brella’s scattershot at the same time, the number of animations that indicate hits was sometimes less than the number of shots that hit.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player performed certain actions while the Splat Brella’s canopy was gone, it was sometimes possible to fire the scattershot again after a shorter interval than normal.
• Fixed an issue with the Undercover Brella where the interval between continuously fired scattershots was sometimes longer than normal when the destroyed canopy recovered while the player was holding the ZR Button to fire continuously.
• Fixed an issue with stringers where, when fired vertically from a height close to the ground at an angle that is nearly straight upward, some arrows would sometimes land at the player’s feet immediately after firing.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player performed certain actions immediately before the Crab Tank ended, they would sometimes ready their sub weapon even when not pressing the R Button.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player threw a Tacticooler while moving backward and aiming diagonally upward, sometimes the Tacticooler would be placed at the player’s feet.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player defeated a foe who was about to activate Kraken Royale, the next time that foe activated the special, the animation indicating that the Kraken Royale effect is about to end would sometimes play from the start.
• Fixed an issue with the ink fists created by Triple Splashdown where, when they touched terrain moving horizontally from below, they sometimes moved horizontally along with the terrain.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player used Triple Splashdown while riding an inkrail, the player’s position sometimes moved horizontally.
• Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz mode where the display showing the number of clams held by a player was sometimes hidden behind other displays.
• Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz mode where, depending on the weapon the player was equipping, the screen sometimes did not zoom in where aimed when holding a clam or power clam at the ready.
• Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz mode where players could sometimes get on top of the basket by using Triple Splashdown toward the goal with certain timing.

Fixes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue in Scorch Gorge in Tower Control mode where players who used the tower and Triple Splashdown in certain spots were able to get into and stay inside terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Eeltail Alley in Tower Control mode where players who used the tower and Triple Splashdown in certain spots were able to get into and stay inside terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Undertow Spillway in Tower Control mode where players who used the tower and Triple Splashdown in certain spots were able to get into and stay inside terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Hammerhead Bridge in Tower Control mode where players who used the tower and Triple Splashdown in certain spots were able to get into and stay inside terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Hammerhead Bridge in Rainmaker mode where players who used Triple Splashdown with certain timing from the goal were able to invade their opponents’ base.
• Fixed an issue in Hammerhead Bridge in Clam Blitz mode where some clams generated in the stage before the start of the battle were generated inside terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Museum d’Alfonsino in the Rainmaker mode where players who used the Rainmaker shield and Kraken Royale were able to clip into terrain from certain locations and stay there.
• Fixed an issue in Mahi-Mahi Resort where players sometimes clipped into terrain when using a Super Jump to certain locations at the timing when the water level changes.
• Fixed an issue in Wahoo World where the ink fist created by Triple Splashdown sometimes impacted walls near the center.
• Fixed an issue in Wahoo World where players who used Super Jump and Triple Splashdown were able to get into and stay in unintended locations.
• Fixed an issue in Flounder Heights where players who used Super Jump and Triple Splashdown were able to get into and stay in unintended locations.
• Fixed an issue in Flounder Heights in Tower Control mode where players who used the tower and Triple Splashdown in certain spots were able to get into and stay inside terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Manta Maria where certain pillars did not display on the Turf Map.
• Fixed an issue in Humpback Pump Track in Tower Control mode where players who used the tower and Triple Splashdown in certain spots were able to get into and stay inside terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Shipshape Cargo Co. where falling at certain spots while doing a dualies Dodge Roll sometimes caused the player to be submerged in water on the floor.
• Fixed an issue in Robo ROM-en where it was not possible to swim on certain inkable walls.
• Fixed an issue in Robo ROM-en where players who used Triple Splashdown were able to climb to the top of walls near the center of the stage.
• Fixed an issue in Robo ROM-en where it was possible to select spots when doing a Squid Spawn where you cannot actually land.
• Fixed an issue in Robo ROM-en where players who used the Crab Tank were able to climb atop certain walls.
• Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot where, when a player boarded an elevator and then got off immediately, the elevator would continuously waver up and down.
• Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot in Splat Zones where it was possible to use certain methods to clip into terrain.

Fixes to Salmon Run

• Fixed an issue where the damage dealt to Salmonids using the loaned N-ZAP ‘85 was lower than the damage dealt to enemies with N-ZAP ‘85 in multiplayer battles.
  • The damage dealt by loaned weapons sometimes differs from the multiplayer battle weapons of the same name, but as a general rule they do not deal less damage than their multiplayer battle mode counterparts.
  • The damage dealt by the multiplayer battle N-ZAP ‘85 was increased in Ver. 6.1.0, making it deviate from the general rule. This has now been fixed.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented dealing damage to Grillers with the Reefslider’s charge attack.
• Fixed an issue where players would take a large amount of damage when Kraken Royale ended while inside a Mudmouth, and made it so that the player is instead pushed outside of the Mudmouth.
• Fixed an issue that prevented obtaining normal Power Eggs when a player hit a non-weak point part of a Griller with attacks from weapons like the Grizzco Slosher.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes made Fish Sticks appear less frequently in wave three when the tide level is the same for waves one and three, but wave two has a different tide level.
• Fixed an issue where shooting the surface of the water would damage Big Shots submerged in the water.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Drizzlers to fire shots at a lower position than intended when aiming for a player in a cannon at a high position.
• Fixed an issue where Megalodontias that ate Steelheads were not damaged by the Steelhead’s explosion.
• Fixed an issue in Salmonid Smokeyard where sometimes a player who was defeated atop a propellervator would respawn on the water and be submerged there continuously.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented acquiring certain Golden Eggs when in an unstable network environment.
• Made it so that the explosion damage from destroying Horrorboros bombs is applied to Flyfish with open containers.
• Fixed an issue where the explosion damage from destroying Horrorboros bombs was less than intended.

Fixes to Splatfest

• Slightly adjusted ink color during mirror matches in Splatfest Battles and Tricolor Battles to address an issue where, depending on the stage, ink color felt too bright.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player ended the previous Splatfest with festival shells, immediately after starting the next Splatfest festival shells would display in the match menu even if the player did not actually have festival shells.

Other Fixes

• Fixed an issue in the square where, when a player disconnected from the internet by putting the console to sleep then ended sleep mode and resumed the game, the player would be returned to the offline square even if it was possible to return to the online state.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player zoomed in on a battle replay before restarting the replay from the beginning and switching to Top-Down Camera, the camera remained zoomed.
• Fixed an issue where elevator positions were sometimes not replicated properly when a player played a battle replay for Bluefin Depot and moved (set) the replay position.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player played a battle replay for Tower Control mode and moved (set) the replay position to a time after a checkpoint has been passed, sometimes the checkpoint that ought to have been passed continued to display.
• Fixed an issue where the player’s gear did not display properly when certain actions were taken on the Equip screen.
• Changed the term “Neo Splatana Stamper” to “Splatana Stamper Nouveau.”
• Fixed the translation for Spiked Duck Boots in certain languages.

• Additional notes: this version is required to use the features that require an internet connection. Also, this version is not compatible with Ver. 6.1.0. and earlier in local multiplayer, or with Battle Replays created with Ver. 6.1.0 and earlier.
• Source: Nintendo

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 6.1.0

• Release date: January 24th 2024 (North America) / January 25th 2024 (Europe, Japan) [update will be available at 5PM PT / 8PM ET / 1AM GMT / 2AM CET / 10AM JST]
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Changes to Multiplayer

• The terrain in Mincemeat Metalworks has been changed in all modes.
• Specifications for some main weapons have changed.
  

  Weapon	Change Details
  N-ZAP ’85 N-ZAP ’89	Maximum damage has been increased from 28.0 to 30.0.
  Dynamo Roller Gold Dynamo Roller	Widened the angle at which horizontal swings deal maximum damage.
  Flingza Roller	Widened the angle at which horizontal swings deal maximum damage. Reduced the amount of time it takes for ink to begin recovering after a vertical swing by about 5/60 seconds.
  Inkbrush Inkbrush Nouveau	Increased movement speed when holding the ZR Button to paint while moving forward by approximately 3%. Reduced the amount of ink consumed when holding the ZR Button to paint while moving forward by approximately 7%.
  Splat Brella Sorella Brella	Reduced the amount of ink consumed when firing a shot by approximately 13%.
  Undercover Brella Undercover Sorella Brella	When the player holds the ZR Button to fire, they will now be able to jump higher than before.
  Squeezer Foil Squeezer	Increased the amount of ink consumed by the first shot fired after pressing the ZR Button by approximately 9%. Slightly decreased the number of spray droplets created by shots fired when holding the ZR Button.
  Ballpoint Splatling Ballpoint Splatling Nouveau	Slightly increased the scatter of shots fired on land at the longer flight range.
  Splatana Stamper Neo Splatana Stamper	Reduced the width of spray droplets created by charged slashes by approximately 10%.

• Specifications for some special weapons have changed.
  

  Special Weapon	Change Details
  Wave Breaker	When placed, enemies around it will be marked for a short period of time.
  Ink Storm	Damage taken while within the area of effect of your own team’s Ink Storm will recover more quickly, even when not submerged in ink.

• Points required for some special weapons have been changed.
  

  Weapon	Before	After
  Neo Sploosh-o-matic	180	170
  Forge Splattershot Pro	210	200
  Luna Blaster	180	170
  Bamboozler 14 Mk I	200	190
  Zink Mini Splatling	200	190
  Splattershot Hero Shot Replica	190	200
  N-ZAP ’85	190	200
  Tri-Slosher Nouveau	200	210
  Heavy Edit Splatling	190	200

This update focuses on making tweaks to multiplayer. For main weapons, we made adjustments with the intention of making it easier to handle and utilize the strengths of some weapons, as well as adjusting the performance of some weapons that can hold the line in battle from a distance. For special weapons, we made changes that will create new ways to use them, expanding the range of gameplay. We plan on releasing the next update at the end of the current season. It will focus primarily on weapon balance adjustments and adding features for the new season starting in March.

Bug Fixes

Fixes to Player Controls

• Fixed an issue while charging a Fizzy Bomb that sometimes indicated the number of charged explosions had increased approximately 1/60 seconds faster than when they had actually increased.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the jumping animation to be omitted when the player activated the Kraken Royale while swimming in ink on a wall.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the Rainmaker to become embedded in the wall if a player carrying the Rainmaker was splatted while submerged in ink on a wall.

Fixes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot that caused players who activated the Zipcaster near certain areas on the elevators to clip into the terrain when they returned to their original spot after the effect ended.
• Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot that caused Tenta Missiles and Ink Storm to get cut off by things like the elevators or the metal bridge.
• Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot in Turf War and Rainmaker modes that allowed players to unintentionally reach higher terrain by using Triple Splashdown in certain areas.
• Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot in all modes except Tower Control that allowed players to unintentionally land on certain terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot in Tower Control mode that allowed players to get inside certain terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot in Tower Control mode that prevented certain walls near the center of the stage from being inked correctly.
• Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot in Rainmaker mode where certain areas would not allow players to swim, even if those areas appeared to be inked.

Fixes to Salmon Run

• Fixed an issue when replaying job scenarios recorded in past versions where a different King Salmonid would sometimes appear than the King Salmonid that appeared originally.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented players from being able to splat Boss Salmonids with a charged swipe using a Grizzco Splatana if another player on their work crew had a Splatana Stamper or Splatana Wiper.
• Fixed an issue in Spawning Grounds that caused slowdown when players were on top of certain terrain.

Other Fixes

• Fixed an issue on the locker editing screen that sometimes caused the name of a selected weapon to not display correctly when the weapon icons were arranged in a certain order.

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 6.0.2

• Release date: December 21st 2023 (North America) / December 22nd 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 6.0.1

• Release date: December 7th 2023 (North America) / December 8th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 6.0.0

• Release date: November 29th 2023 (North America) / November 30th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 5.2.0

• Release date: November 15th 2023 (North America) / November 16th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 5.1.0

• Release date: October 17th 2023 (North America) / October 18th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 5.0.1

• Release date: September 14th 2023 (North America) / September 15th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 5.0.0

• Release date: August 30th 2023 (North America) / August 31st 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Season and Catalog Changes [more details]

• Added data for Drizzle Season 2023, which starts September 1st, 2023. This includes:
  • A new catalog, including new gear, titles, banners, decorations, stickers, and emotes.
  • 2 new battle stages: Crableg Capital and Shipshape Cargo Co.
  • 2 new main weapons.
  • 8 new sets of existing main weapons paired with different sub and special weapons.
  • A returning Salmon Run stage from the Splatoon 2 game: Salmonid Smokeyard.
  • 12 new Tableturf Battle cards.

Changes to Gear

• Introduced the “Adjust Gear” feature to wear selected headgear and T-shirts in new ways.
  • Select any supported gear from the Equip screen and press the Y Button to adjust it.

Changes to Multiplayer

• Added 3 songs that play during battles.
• New main weapons have been added.
  • These weapons will be available in the shops at the start of Drizzle Season 2023.

  Weapon	Details
  Dread Wringer	A slosher that fires two bursts of ink with each swing. By changing direction while swinging, you can fire ink in two directions.
  Heavy Edit Splatling	A splatling that can fire at high speed. It has a longer charge time, but when fully charged, it fires faster than other splatlings.

• New weapons have been added.
  • These weapons will be available in the shops at the start of Drizzle Season 2023.

  Weapon	Sub Weapon	Special Weapon
  Gold Dynamo Roller	Splat Bomb	Super Chump
  Octobrush Nouveau	Squid Beakon	Ink Storm
  Custom Goo Tuber	Fizzy Bomb	Ultra Stamp
  Sloshing Machine Neo	Point Sensor	Trizooka
  Bloblobber Deco	Angle Shooter	Kraken Royale
  Dread Wringer	Suction Bomb	Reefslider
  Ballpoint Splatling Nouveau	Ink Mine	Ink Vac
  Heavy Edit Splatling	Curling Bomb	Tacticooler
  Sorella Brella	Autobomb	Inkjet
  Inkline Tri-Stringer	Sprinkler	Super Chump

• Specifications for some main weapons have changed.
  

  Weapon	Change Details
  Splat Brella Sorella Brella	Reduced the recovery time for brellas lost as a result of being launched or broken from 6.5 seconds to 5.5 seconds.
  Undercover Brella	Reduced the recovery time for broken brellas from 4.5 seconds to 4.0 seconds
  REEF-LUX 450	Narrowed the spread angle when fired without charging by approximately 30%. Narrowed the spread angle when fired while charged one level by approximately 29%.

• Specifications for some special weapons have changed.
  

  Special Weapon	Change Details
  Killer Wail 5.1	If there is no target it can lock onto in the area of effect, it will now lock onto the target last in the area of effect. Added a display indicator and sound effect to clarify the locked-on target when the lasers are fired.
  Zipcaster	Now possible to attach closer to the ground than before. Increased the damage dealt by the explosion from colliding with the ground. The radius of that explosion has increased by approximately 50%.
  Tacticooler	Extended the cooldown time for the special gauge after placing a Tacticooler from 7.5 seconds to 10 seconds.

• Specifications for some gear abilities have changed.
  

  Gear Ability	Change Details
  Tenacity	Increased the speed at which the special gauge fills while the conditions are met.
  Last-Ditch Effort	Reduced the maximum amount of effect for the ability increase while the conditions are met from the equivalent of 2.4 primary abilities to 1.8 primary abilities. Secondary abilities are the equivalent effect of 0.3 primary abilities.

• Points required for some special weapons have been changed.
  

  Weapon	Before	After
  N-ZAP ’85	180	190
  Annaki Splattershot Nova	200	210

• When X Power, Challenge Power, Anarchy Power, or Splatfest Power calculations are complete, if the results exceed the maximum value for the initial calculated results value, a small amount of the excess value will be added to the calculated results.
• Made it so that in Challenges where rankings are sometimes announced, such as Monthly Challenges or New Season Challenges, battles will not end as no contest when a player disconnects immediately after the start of the battle when either team is comprised of a group of four members.
  • This change is to prevent wasting Challenge time with no-contest battles due to the other team disconnecting.

Changes to Salmon Run

• Added a new weapon, Grizzco Dualies.
• Made it so that different Grizzco weapons appear, even within the same shift, when a green ? mark is shown on the weapon.
• Added items that can be exchanged for fish scales.

Changes to Splatfests

• Made it possible to select different stages, even during the same time period, with Splatfest Battle (Open) and Splatfest Battle (Pro).
• Added a song that will play during Splatfest Battles.
• Made it so that the song playing in the lobby will change a certain amount of time after the Splatfest ends.
  • That song will play in the Splatsville and Inkopolis common areas as well as the lobby from the end of the Splatfest until the Splatfest results are announced.
• Added badges you can get based on the number of 10x Battles you participate in or win during Splatfests.

Changes to Tableturf Battle

• Made it possible to sort cards by “Rarity.”
• Changed the default sorting for Edit Deck and Test Placement to “Sort by Spaces.”

Changes to the Lobby

• Made it so that you will receive a notification when a friend uploads a battle replay.
  • By opening the notification, you can download the battle replay without entering a code.
  • These notifications will only be sent to friends.
• Made it so that friends and players in the same Pool will be notified when you get a rare prize from the Shell-Out Machine.
• Made it possible to use the Shell-Out Machine while in a Private Battle room, as long as you have not yet divided into teams.
• Made it so that when one player begins matchmaking and members have gathered but there is a communication error, matchmaking is automatically reattempted once instead of being suspended as a result of the error.

Other Changes

• Added approximately 160 decorations and 140 stickers to Hotlantis.
• Added approximately 80 Splashtag banners and 400 titles that you can get from the Shell-Out Machine, etc.
• Made it possible to start recon directly from the Stages screen on the main menu.

This update focuses on adding features for Drizzle Season 2023, which starts in September, and adjusting the balance of battles.

For battles, we’ve added new main weapons, powered up some special weapons, and made adjustments to certain weapons and gear abilities.

For special weapons, we’ve made adjustments to improve usability, and we’ve improved the Zipcaster in particular to make it easier to use in close-quarter fights while active.

Our next update is planned for the middle of Drizzle Season 2023 and should primarily focus on balance adjustments.

Bug Fixes

Fixes to Player Controls

• Fixed an issue that allowed players to climb unclimbable walls in rare cases when performing certain actions right after doing a Squid Roll off a wall.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player entered an inkrail while storing a charge shot, the light indicating the stored shot sometimes persisted on other players’ screens at the location where the player entered the inkrail.
• Fixed an issue where repeated, fully charged Snipewriter 5H shots at walls did not ink the walls as intended.
• Fixed an issue where player movement from a dualie Dodge Roll sometimes halted at the point where a grate meets the ground.
• Fixed an issue where brellas faced further downward than normal when opened while walking diagonally forward.
• Fixed an issue where, when defeating an enemy or assisting an ally in defeating an enemy while attempting to open the Undercover Brella, the brella’s durability sometimes did not recover.
• Fixed an issue where the position-indicator icon ceased displaying for the first Ink Mine placed after entering a stage.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player sent a Booyah! or This way! signal immediately after another player threw a clam or Golden Egg, the other player did not appear to take the Booyah! or This way! pose on the thrower’s screen.
• Made changes to lessen the frequency of an issue where if a player presses the ZR Button to fire a Trizooka shot, it sometimes seems that the next Trizooka shot won’t be fired if the player quickly presses the ZR Button.
• Fixed an issue where if a player continuously pressed the ZR Button to fire a Trizooka shot after firing a Trizooka shot, in rare cases, the shot would not be fired.
• Fixed an issue that caused the player to respawn with their special gauge slightly filled if they were splatted right after firing their third Trizooka shot, despite having used the entire special weapon.
• Fixed an issue that caused the player to respawn with their special gauge slightly filled if they were splatted right after throwing their third Triple Inkstrike shot, despite having used the entire special weapon.
• Fixed an issue that caused the lock-on cursor to be displayed for longer than usual if the player performed a Super Jump right after activating the Killer Wail 5.1 and locking onto a target.
• Fixed an issue where if a player aimed the Zipcaster down at the ground nearby, they wouldn’t be able to zip to that location, despite the sight making it appear to be a viable zip target.
• Fixed an issue that caused players who activated the Inkjet or Zipcaster near certain fences to be pushed off the stage when they returned to their original spot after the effect ended.
• Fixed an issue that caused the weapon and gear an enemy had equipped to be displayed in unintended locations when they got splatted while using the Zipcaster or trying for the Ultra Signal.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused players to get raised up if another player activated a Booyah Bomb nearby, allowing players to pass over higher obstacles than they should normally be able to.

Fixes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue that caused ink rain to continue falling for a certain amount of time after the end of a battle in rare cases if the Ink Storm was made at the same time that the battle ended.
• Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz mode that caused clams and power clams to disappear before they hit the floor when dropped from a certain height.
• Fixed an issue in Brinewater Springs that unintentionally allowed players to climb certain obstacles.
• Fixed an issue in Eeltail Alley that allowed ink to pass through certain walls when fired from the outer perimeter of the stage while using things like the Inkjet.
• Fixed an issue in Mincemeat Metalworks that sometimes allowed shots to pass through the terrain when fired at where it met certain walls.
• Fixed an issue in Hammerhead Bridge where it was sometimes possible to set Ink Mines on certain un-inkable floors.
• Fixed an issue in Museum d’Alfonsino in Tower Control and Rainmaker mode where it was possible to ink the floor under certain boxes, increasing the special gauge and adding points.
• Fixed an issue in Inkblot Art Academy in Rainmaker mode where foes behind certain thin walls sometimes took damage when a Rainmaker shot was fired at those walls.
• Fixed an issue in Sturgeon Shipyard where it was sometimes possible to set Ink Mines on certain un-inkable floors.
• Fixed an issue in Sturgeon Shipyard where it was not possible to swim on certain walls even when inked.
• Fixed an issue in Wahoo World where, while moving around the perimeter of the central high ground in swim form, it was possible to get on top of areas without places to stand.
• Fixed an issue in Wahoo World where players sometimes became unable to move when attempting to Super Jump while on top of the orange cones.
• Fixed an issue in Brinewater Springs where it was possible to see players on certain floors through the glass of display cases below the floor.
• Fixed an issue in Manta Maria where it was possible to get into unintended areas.
• Fixed an issue in Barnacle & Dime where some boxes placed on the stage were not displaying on the Turf Map.
• Fixed an issue in Humpback Pump Track where the appearance of certain walls did not change even when inked.

Fixes to Salmon Run

• Fixed an issue where players sometimes clipped into terrain when the position of a Reefslider’s explosion overlapped with a Scrapper.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player defeated a Scrapper in a single attack, the Scrapper sometimes appeared to other players to move as if sliding before being defeated.
• Fixed an issue where Flipper-Flopper rings sometimes overlapped with the sea, making them difficult to ink back.
• Fixed an issue in Sockeye Station where Maws sometimes got stuck at certain positions in the water and would not come out.
• Fixed an issue in Sockeye Station and Jammin’ Salmon Junction that sometimes caused players to clip into terrain when pushed by a Flyfish that appeared from certain positions.
• Fixed an issue in Gone Fission Hydroplant where Tenta Brellas’ launched brellas sometimes disappeared.
• Fixed an issue in Jammin’ Salmon Junction where Salmonids sometimes got stuck on walls during special Rush waves.
• Fixed an issue in Jammin’ Salmon Junction where Golden Eggs that appeared at certain positions sometimes got buried in walls.

Fixes to Splatfests

• Fixed an issue where, when Keep Going was selected after winning a 100x Battle or 333x Battle, sometimes the stages did not change even when the scheduled update time arrived.

Other Fixes

• Fixed an issue where selecting certain titles in certain languages caused the game to crash.
• Fixed an issue with title selection where shuffling and selecting a title at the same time, then selecting a new title would sometimes cause a different title to be displayed.
• Fixed an issue where, when a friend dropped in while players were playing Regular Battle, the screen for selecting whether to continue did not indicate that a player was waiting to join.
• Fixed an issue where pressing the L Button to open the menu at certain times while using a weapon in the lobby, Grizzco, or the Shoal sometimes caused the player’s controls and weapon-related animations to cease working properly.
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer Tableturf Battle where players were sometimes determined to be inactive and disconnected when they opened their own deck’s Card List after finalizing a card’s position, then waited for their opponent to finalize for a long time without input.
• Fixed an issue in Private Battles via the Shoal where players’ nicknames did not change, even if Use amiibo Username was enabled, if the player’s current equipment matched the weapons and gear recorded on the scanned amiibo.

• Additional notes: this version is required to use the features that require an internet connection. Also, this version is not compatible with Ver. 4.1.0 and earlier in local multiplayer, or with Battle Replays created with Ver. 4.1.0 and earlier.
• Source: Nintendo

Fixes to Multiplayer

• Specifications for some main weapons have changed.
  

  Weapon	Change Details
  Aerospray MGAerospray RG	Reduced the amount of ink consumed by approximately 9%.
  SplattershotTentatek SplattershotHero Shot Replica	Reduced the scatter of shots while on land by approximately 17%. This also includes midair shot-scatter reduction from the Intensify Action gear ability. The midair ink scatter will now be closer to the effect while shooting on land.
  N-ZAP ’85N-ZAP ’89	Reduced the scatter of shots while on land by approximately 17%. This also includes midair shot-scatter reduction from the Intensify Action gear ability. The midair ink scatter will now be closer to the effect while shooting on land.
  Splattershot ProForge Splattershot Pro	Increased the radius of the ink splatter at the point of impact by approximately 8%.
  Luna BlasterLuna Blaster Neo	Reduced the scatter of shots midair by approximately 25%. Also made midair shot-scatter reduction from the Intensify Action gear ability easier to activate even with a smaller number of gear abilities. The midair ink scatter will now be closer to the effect while shooting on land. The effect gained from equipping the maximum number of Intensify Action gear abilities will not change.
  Dynamo Roller	Reduced the amount of time it takes for ink to begin recovering after a horizontal or vertical swing by about 1/6 of a second.
  Painbrush	Reduced the amount of ink consumed when swinging the brush by approximately 25%. Reduced the amount of ink consumed when holding the ZR Button to paint while moving ahead by approximately 25%.
  Goo Tuber	Adjusted the display indicating the charge amount to make it easier to tell when it will exceed 100.0 damage dealt.
  Bloblobber	Increased the radius of ink splatter at the point of impact and from ink spray by approximately 10%.
  Tri-Stringer	Increased the damage dealt to opponents by the explosions of shots lodged in the terrain from 28.0 to 30.0. Increased movement speed while charging and while fully charged by approximately 13%.

• Specifications for some sub weapons have changed.
  

  Sub Weapon	Change Details
  Sprinkler	Extended the duration of the state where the ink is strongest immediately after placement by approximately 3 seconds.
  Angle Shooter	Increased the damage dealt to opponents by direct hits from 35.0 to 40.0.

• Specifications for some special weapons have changed.
  

  Special Weapon	Change Details
  Trizooka	Increased the damage dealt by explosions from 40.0 to 60.0.
  Ink Vac	Increased the radius of the ink-shot explosion by approximately 50% when the amount of the opponent’s ink that was sucked up is at the minimum. Increased the radius of the ink-shot explosion by approximately 25% when the amount of the opponent’s ink that was sucked up is at the maximum.
  Super Chump	Increased the amount of damage dealt to players caught in an explosion near a decoy from 60.0 to 70.0 and increased the radius of that area by approximately 38%. Increased the radius of the decoy explosion area that deals 35.0 damage by approximately 20%.
  Inkjet	Decreased the radius of the explosion area that deals 50.0 damage by approximately 15%. No changes to the radius of the area that deals 30.0 damage.

• Points required for some special weapons have been changed.
  

  Weapon	Before	After
  Clash Blaster Neo	180	170
  Carbon Roller	180	170
  Rapid Blaster Pro Deco	180	190
  Tri-Slosher Nouveau	180	190
  Mini Splatling	180	190
  Ballpoint Splatling	200	210

Changes to the Lobby

• Made it possible to join a room even when a Private Battle is in progress if there is a spot available.
  • In this case, the new player will be able to participate starting with the next battle.

Bug Fixes

Fixes to Player Controls

• Fixed an issue where the player could jump higher than normal by performing certain inputs to do a Squid Roll while swimming on a wall holding the B Button.
• Fixed an issue where the back side of the terrain occasionally displayed when the player jumped in front of certain terrain, making it hard to see the screen.
• Fixed an issue where players could appear in an unintended state to other players and not correctly take damage when using an unstable wireless connection.
• Fixed an issue in Rainmaker mode where players with the Rainmaker could appear to not have the Rainmaker in their possession to other players when using an unstable wireless connection.
• Fixed an issue where certain sloshers were occasionally not inking walls correctly.
• Fixed an issue where a player behind a brella would sometimes take damage and explode when the tip of the brella touched a fully charged Rainmaker shot after impact or a stationary bomb.

Fixes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue where communication errors occurred easily when hitting a Big Bubbler or the Rainmaker shield repeatedly with Killer Wail 5.1 when using an unstable wireless connection.
• Fixed an issue in Rainmaker mode where sponges and inkrails did not respond when hit directly by a fully charged Rainmaker shot.
• Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz mode where overtime occasionally did not occur even though the leading team’s power clam remained on the stage.
• Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz mode where clams or power clams occasionally increased when multiple players with unstable wireless connections attempted to acquire them.
• Fixed an issue in Eeltail Alley where it was possible to ink under certain obstacles and have it count as turf inked.
• Fixed an issue in Mahi-Mahi Resort where it was possible to ink under certain obstacles and have it count as turf inked.
• Fixed an issue in Inkblot Art Academy in Rainmaker mode where there were points where the goal distance did not change as intended.
• Fixed an issue in Sturgeon Shipyard in Tower Control mode where players could be pushed by the tower and become stuck inside terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Manta Maria in Tower Control mode that caused players to occasionally clip into terrain when doing a Super Jump to the top of the tower in certain positions.
• Fixed an issue in Barnacle & Dime where it was possible to ink under certain obstacles and have it count as turf inked.
• Fixed an issue in Barnacle & Dime in Tower Control mode where players could be pushed by the tower and become stuck inside terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Humpback Pump Track where it was possible to ink under certain obstacles and have it count as turf inked.
• Fixed an issue in Humpback Pump Track where Wave Breakers disappeared when set in certain areas.

Fixes to Salmon Run

• Fixed an issue where it was difficult to deal damage to Drizzlers with the horizontal slash of the Grizzco Splatana.
• Fixed an issue where inking the majority of the Flipper-Flopper ring’s interior occasionally didn’t register.
• Fixed an issue that occasionally caused a Flipper-Flopper to land on top of the egg basket.
• Fixed an issue that occasionally caused Salmonids that appeared in the wave after a special Rush wave to have the same health as Rush-wave Salmonids.
• Fixed an issue in Jammin’ Salmon Junction that caused grates to obstruct the player’s vision by making it possible to see through them when they appear in front of the player.
• Fixed an issue in Jammin’ Salmon Junction where Salmonids occasionally became stuck on Big Shot cannons and Fish Sticks. This was done by adjusting the position of the Big Shot cannons and Fish Sticks on the map.
• Fixed an issue in Jammin’ Salmon Junction where the Golden Egg that appears after defeating a Snatcher in certain positions occasionally clipped into the terrain or a Fish Stick.

Fixes to Splatfests

• Fixed an issue in Tricolor Turf War where players occasionally appeared to hold the Ultra Signal in a position away from where it was placed when using an unstable wireless connection.

Other Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the lobby jukebox would occasionally play the wrong song immediately before matchmaking ends.
• Fixed an issue that halted matchmaking if a player in the lobby had the “Save to amiibo” confirmation screen open in the Equip menu.
• Fixed an issue that caused notifications to be resent after a player in the lobby did recon in a Private Battle.
• Fixed an issue where a player’s alias setting was occasionally ignored and their regular player name was displayed when they were in a Private Battle room performing certain actions within the lobby menu or the Equip screen.
• Fixed an issue in the Sheldon Sampler Challenge where the amount of turf inked and number of wins were added to the weapon equipped in the lobby before the start of the match.

• Developers’ notes:

This update focuses on making tweaks to multiplayer. We have improved certain weapons to make them easier to use and modified some less popular weapons to be a bit closer to popular weapons in performance. We hope this will encourage a wider selection of weapon usage. Additionally, we have made adjustments to some sub weapons to make them easier to use in conjunction with main weapons. We have also adjusted some special weapons. In addition to similar adjustments mentioned above to encourage a wider selection of usage, we’ve dialed back the performance of some special weapons that had been modified in the past. Their specifications are now closer to the original weapon specifications. We plan on releasing the next update at the end of the current season. It will focus primarily on further weapon balance adjustments and adding features for the new season starting in September.

• Additional notes: this version is required to use the features that require an internet connection. Also, this version is not compatible with Ver. 4.0.2 and earlier in local multiplayer, or with Battle Replays created with Ver. 4.0.2 and earlier.
• Source: Nintendo

Fixes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue where the game would run slower than expected during battles compared to Ver. 3.1.1 or earlier.
• Took measures to fix an issue in Clam Blitz mode where, if a player passed a clam or power clam to an ally standing in front of the goal, that clam or power clam would remain in the ally’s possession even if it was counted as going into the goal.
• Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz mode that sometimes caused a clam to not travel according to the predicted trajectory line shown by pressing the button to throw it.
• Fixed an issue in Anarchy Battle (Open) that always caused a communication error to occur when joining a group with friends, depending on the status of the group’s members.

Fixes to Salmon Run

• Fixed an issue where the game would run slower than expected during shifts compared to Ver. 3.1.1 or earlier.

Other Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the game would run slower than expected in Splatsville compared to Ver. 3.1.1 or earlier.

• Additional notes: this version is required to use the features that require an internet connection. Also, this version is not compatible with Ver. 4.0.2 and earlier in local multiplayer, or with Battle Replays created with Ver. 3.1.1 and earlier.
• Source: Nintendo

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 4.0.1

• Release date: June 1st 2023 (North America) / June 2nd 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

• adds content from Sizzle Season 2023 (new and returning stages, new weapons, Challenges, new Tableturf Battle cards, and more) [more details]

• Additional notes: this version is required to use the features that require an internet connection. Also, this version is not compatible with Ver. 3.1.1 and earlier in local multiplayer, or with Battle Replays created with Ver. 3.1.1 and earlier.
• Source: Nintendo

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 3.1.1

• Release date: May 1st 2023 (North America) / May 2nd 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Changes to DLC

• Added some data relating to Inkopolis during Splatfests.

Changes to Splatfests

• Added a song that will play during Splatfest Battles and Tricolor Turf Wars.
  • This song will play whether or not the player has downloaded the DLC.
• Adjusted the points awarded for each category during the Splatfest Final Results.
  

  Category	Before	After
  Splatfest Sneak Peek	+8p	+7p
  % of Votes	+10p	+8p
  Splatfest Battle (Open)	+12p	+12p
  Splatfest Battle (Pro)	+12p	+12p
  Tricolor Battle	+15p	+18p
  Total	57p	57p

Changes to Multiplayer

• Specifications for some main weapons have changed.
  

  Weapon	Change Details
  Splattershot Nova	Movement speed while firing is now about 10% faster. Ink splatter will now fall around the player’s feet more easily.
  Luna Blaster        Luna Blaster Neo	Increased the radius of the explosion area that deals 70.0 damage by about 50%. No changes to the radius of the area that deals 50/0 damage.
  Big Swig Roller	Adjusted the damage-falloff rate based on vertical-swing distance, making the amount of damage fall off more gradually than before. Due to this change, the distance where 100.0+ damage can be dealt was extended by roughly 15%, and the distance where 50.0+ damage can be dealt was extended by roughly 49%.
  Snipewriter 5H	Maximum damage has been increased from 60.0 to 68.0.
  Slosher        Slosher Deco	Adjusted the damage-falloff rate when a player attacks someone vertically lower than them, making it more difficult for damage to decrease. Due to this change, the minimum amount of damage dealt to an opponent will be 50.0.
  Mini Splatling        Zink Mini Splatling	Increased firing duration by roughly 17%.
  Dapple Dualies        Dapple Dualies Nouveau	Shortened the amount of time it takes for a player to be able to act after a Dodge Roll by roughly .06 seconds.
  Splat Dualies	Increased the Dodge Roll movement speed, shortening the amount of time it takes to move by roughly .06 seconds.
  REEF-LUX 450	Made the angle of diffusion narrower depending on the amount of charge, making it easier to focus on attacking a single area. Movement speed while charging is now about 10% faster.

• Specifications for some sub weapons have changed.
  

  Sub Weapon	Change Details
  Angle Shooter	Roughly doubled the radius of the ink splatter that occurs when it hits terrain.
  Burst Bomb	Increased the amount of ink consumed from a standard ink tank from 40% to 45% if the player doesn’t have the “Ink Saver (Sub)” ability equipped. The amount of ink consumed when the maximum number of abilities are equipped will not change.

• Specifications for some special weapons have changed.
  

  Special Weapon	Change Details
  Ink Vac	Increased the radius of the outer perimeter when vacuuming up ink by roughly 10% to cover a larger area than before.
  Tacticooler	Increased the initial setup speed when throwing the Tacticooler by roughly 33% to enable it to be set up farther than before. Roughly doubled the horizontal radius of the area where players can drink a beverage.
  Reefslider	Increased the amount of damage dealt from 60.0 to 70.0 when getting caught in an explosion at long range, and increased the radius of that area by roughly 17%. Increased the radius of the ink splatter from an explosion by roughly 21%.
  Inkjet	Increased the radius of the explosion area that deals 50.0 damage by roughly 43%. No changes to the radius of the area that deals 30.0 damage. Strengthened the jet of ink that comes out when pressing B, enabling players to jump higher than before.
  Ultra Stamp	Increased the radius of the area where a player can be damaged from the shock waves of continuous stamp attacks by roughly 43%. Improved the turning performance when doing continuous stamp attacks, making it easier to change direction. When doing continuous stamp attacks, the stamp will now be displayed as translucent on the user’s screen, making it easier for them to see where they’re going.
  Crab Tank	Introduced an interval where players cannot attack for roughly 0.33 seconds after returning to attack mode from mobile mode. Increased the amount of time it takes for players to act again after the special ends.
  Kraken Royale	Made it easier for a player to be pushed back by an enemy attack in Tower Control mode when the player is on the tower. Made it so that a player will drop all their clams and power clams wherever they are when they use this special in Clam Blitz mode.

• Specifications for some gear abilities have changed.
  

  Gear Ability	Change Details
  Sub Resistance Up	Damage from Burst Bombs and Fizzy Bombs will be reduced more than before, even with just a few gear abilities. The damage reduction from equipping the maximum gear abilities will not change.
  Opening Gambit	If a player splats or assists in splatting an enemy while this gear ability is in effect, the effect will now be extended by roughly 15.0 seconds instead of roughly 7.5 seconds. Made it so that the Intensify Action gear ability will also occur when this gear ability is in effect. The effect is equivalent to 3.0 primary gear abilities.

• Points required for some special weapons have been changed.
  

  Weapon	Before	After
  Carbon Roller Deco	200	190
  .96 Gal Deco	200	210

• The sound effects for an opponent’s Kraken Royale are now easier to hear from a distance.

Changes to Salmon Run

• Made the interval between touching a Golden Egg and being able to use it roughly the same for all players.
  • By adjusting the animation speed when a Golden Egg goes into a non-host-player’s life ring, the interval between touching a Golden Egg and being able to use it is now roughly the same for the host and non-host players.
  • However, if communication delays exceed a certain level, the timing may not be the same as the host player.

This update focuses on adding Splatfest data, adjusting Splatfest Points, and making tweaks to online multiplayer. For Splatfest Points, adjustments to the Halftime Report should make it feel less like the winning team has already been decided. For main weapons, the changes should highlight the unique traits of weapons and strengthen certain combinations of sub and special weapons. For sub weapons, the changes should create more ways to use certain sub weapons, as well as curtail strategies that employed repetitive use of certain sub weapons. For special weapons, we have reviewed and made adjustments to the performance of each special weapon now that the usage of special weapons new to Splatoon 3 is better established. For the new special weapon Kraken Royale, its basic abilities are unchanged, but it has been adjusted in certain modes to reduce unfavorable circumstances. For Salmon Run, the changes should ensure that lag will be minimal no matter which system is the host. It’s possible that selection of the host system for wireless play in any or all game modes may change, either by adding a feature or improving communication efficiency. Therefore, we are taking steps to minimize lag regardless of which system is the host. We plan on releasing the next update at the end of the current season. It will focus primarily on balance adjustments and adding features for the new season starting in June.

Bug Fixes

Fixes to Player Controls

• Fixed an issue with collision-detection speed that slightly lowered the accuracy of ink fired by shaking a brush at distant, nonmoving enemies.
• Fixed an issue that caused some bombs of a certain type to not explode when three or more were used at the same time.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused sub weapons thrown on certain terrain to not travel according to the predicted trajectory line shown by pressing the R Button.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Autobombs thrown into gaps on certain terrain to pass through the terrain.
• Fixed an issue that allowed Crab Tank users who held down the ZR Button before changing from mobile mode to attack mode to start rapid firing slightly faster than usual.
• Fixed an issue where if a player using Ink Vac while moving forward was attacked from behind, the attack would sometimes be blocked.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Tacticoolers to rebound more forcefully than intended and fly far away when thrown while the player is in close contact with terrain or other objects.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes allowed players to jump farther than intended when jumping right after a charge attack with the Kraken Royale.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes allowed players to jump farther than intended when doing a Squid Roll off of a wall with the Kraken Royale.
• Fixed an issue that enabled players to do a Squid Surge or Squid Roll during the period when player actions were supposed to be disabled after the effects from the Kraken Royale wore off.
• Fixed an issue where the animation indicating that a player splatted an enemy with a direct hit from the Rainmaker didn’t display.

Fixes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue that caused a player to not take blast damage from an Inkjet shot if it looked like the shot landed on their screen but not on the screen of the Inkjet user.
• Fixed an issue where it wasn’t defined which player’s screen would be used as the standard if an Ultra Stamp user attacked an opponent and a communication delay caused the shot to land differently between the two players’ screens.
• Fixed an issue in Scorch Gorge in Clam Blitz mode where clams were not placed symmetrically at the start of a battle.
• Fixed an issue in Hagglefish Market where some terrain unintentionally appeared translucent, depending on the position of the player and the camera.
• Fixed an issue in Hammerhead Bridge in Rainmaker mode that allowed players to get into certain unintended narrow spaces.
• Fixed an issue in Mahi-Mahi Resort in Clam Blitz mode where clams were not placed symmetrically at the start of a battle.
• Fixed an issue in certain areas of Wahoo World that would not allow players to swim even if those areas looked like they had been inked.
• Fixed an issue in certain areas of Wahoo World that would allow players to swim even if those areas couldn’t be inked.
• Fixed an issue in Brinewater Springs in Tower Control mode that sometimes caused players at the top of the slope to get caught between the tower and the terrain.
• Adjusted part of the terrain in Flounder Heights to fix an issue that enabled players to use unintended methods to invade the enemy base with the Kraken Royale.
• Fixed an issue when using Super Chump in Flounder Heights that sometimes caused decoys to fall into trees and telephone poles.
• Fixed an issue on Manta Maria that caused sub weapons to get buried within the terrain when used on certain walls.
• Fixed an issue in Manta Maria in Turf War/Splat Zones/Clam Blitz modes that caused the pillar in the center of the stage to get painted unnaturally.

Fixes to Salmon Run

• Fixed an issue in Big Run that prevented players from receiving a badge according to their high score, even if they received the corresponding decoration.
  • Players who are in this situation will be able to receive their badges once they have applied this update data and restarted the game software.
• Fixed an issue that made it look like special-ability activations didn’t get replenished for an Xtrawave if the player had used up their special abilities already and were wearing the “Gloopsuit” series of work suits.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused player controls to stop working if the player was standing in certain areas while the wave was changing.
• Fixed an issue that prevented Flyfish from being splatted when the Flyfish’s cockpit got smashed by a Slammin’ Lid.
• Fixed an issue in the Goldie Seeking event where the state of the gushers would differ for each player, preventing them from damaging Goldies.
• Fixed an issue in the Mothership event that prevented boxes being carried by Chinooks from exploding even when they were destroyed.
• Fixed an issue in the Mothership event where if a Chinook was defeated right before letting go of its box, whether or not the box remained would differ on some players’ screens.

Other Fixes

• Fixed an issue that made certain stickers hard to see against the background when a player got them.
• Fixed an issue on the confirmation screen when joining friends in a group with a password that caused the group’s voice chat to appear to be off even when it was set to on.
• Fixed a rare issue where doing certain actions on the Freshest Fits page of the Equip screen would cause the game to crash.
• Fixed an issue where if the player pressed the ZR Button while in Hotlantis to change the product display, then went to another shop before returning to Hotlantis, the product display would not revert to its original state.
• Fixed an issue in the lobby that prevented players from being able to set an alias after entering the password to join a Private Battle.

• Additional notes: this version is required to use the features that require an internet connection. Also, this version is not compatible with Ver. 3.0.1 in local multiplayer, or Battle Replays created with Ver. 2.1.1 and earlier.
• Source: Nintendo

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 3.0.1

• Release date: March 8th 2023 (North America) / March 9th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 3.0.0

• Release date: February 27th 2023 (North America) / February 28th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 2.1.1

• Release date: February 8th 2023 (North America) / February 9th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Changes to Multiplayer

• Specifications for some main weapons have changed.
  

  Main Weapon	Change Details
  Aerospray MG Aerospray RG	The size of terrain area inked by falling spray has been increased by about 10%.
  Jet Squelcher	Reduced blur when firing on land by 17%.
  Splattershot Nova	The size of terrain area inked by shots has been increased by about 19%.
  Dynamo Roller	The damage-rate reduction caused by distance has been adjusted. You can now cause 50.0 damage / 100.0 damage from farther away than before.
  Big Swig Roller	The minimum damage from horizontal slashes has increased from 30.0 to 35.0.
  Bamboozler 14 Mk l	Reduced ink consumption by about 17%.
  Nautilus 47	Increased firing duration by about 15%.
  Sloshing Machine	Increased ink consumption by about 10%.

• Specifications for some sub weapons have changed.
  

  Sub-Weapon	Change Details
  Angle Shooter	Damage has been increased from 30.0 to 35.0. The radius of ink coverage when striking terrain or opponents has been roughly doubled.

• Specifications for some special weapons have changed.
  

  Special Weapon	Change Details
  Tacticooler	Tacticooler’s Quick Respawn and Special Saver will no longer be negated by gear abilities Respawn Punisher and Haunt. Respawn Punisher and Haunt effects (increase in respawn time and increase in amount of special gauge lost) will still occur.
  Reefslider	Adjusted the amount of time for the invulnerability window, which occurs after exploding until you are able to move, to about 28/60 of a second.
  Triple Inkstrike	Increased the radius of the area damaged by about 10%. Increased damage inflicted by about 50%.
  Crab Tank	Shortened the duration of the Crab Tank when not using the Special Power Up gear ability from about 9 seconds to about 8 seconds. Increased the extension rate of the duration of the Crab Tank when using the Special Power Up gear ability. As a result of these changes, the duration of the Crab Tank when maximizing use of the Special Power Up gear ability remains the same as before.

• Points required for some weapon specials have been changed.
  

  Weapon	Before	After
  Splattershot Hero Shot Replica	200	190
  .52 Gal	200	190
  .96 Gal	200	190
  Splattershot Pro	190	180
  Splattershot Nova	200	190
  Splat Dualies	200	190
  Custom Splattershot Jr.	180	190
  Sloshing Machine	210	220
  Splatana Wiper	180	190

• The performance of some gear abilities has been changed.
  

  Gear Ability	Change Details
  Ninja Squid	Ink splash will no longer be invisible for 30/60 of a second immediately after transforming into kid form. Using the gear ability Swim Speed Up at the same time will no longer result in one of these abilities being cancelled. While using Ninja Squid, swim speed will continue to be reduced by a fixed amount.

This update focuses on adjustments related to battles.

A lot of the adjustments to main weapons were made to lessen the impact on some of the weapons from Splatoon 2 where the increased performance of the gear ability was negated in Splatoon 3.

Regarding changes to Ninja Squid, while mitigating the issue where players would lose sight of each other when shooting at each other from a relatively short distance, we’re also intentionally maintaining the way to approach opponents with longer ranges.

We reduced the amount needed to fill special gauges for some weapons and within that group strengthened some frequently used short-range weapons to increase player options.

We increased the amount needed to fill special gauges for some weapons and within that group curtailed somewhat the tactic of using sub weapons and special weapons to attack from a distance.

We also made some adjustments to increase the manifestation of special weapons.

The next update will focus on new features and weapon balance for the start of the new season in March. The update is planned for the end of the current season.

Bug Fixes

Fixes to Player Controls

• Fixed an issue that allows players to climb through unclimbable walls when using Squid Surge and Squid Roll at the same time.
• Fixed an issue where if you are submerged in ink on a wall and move to any ground of a certain angle and continue to move while submerged, your movement speed is reduced.
• Fixed an issue where shots fired from a Bloblobber at a tower or other moving terrain features would hit and disappear rather than hit and rebound.
• Fixed an issue where when a player is moving or jumping with an open umbrella, the area being protected from incoming ink is about 1/60 of a second behind where it appears to be.
• Fixed an issue where when a player lands with an open umbrella, they are stunned and the umbrella seems to sink into the ground.
• Fixed an issue where the area being protected from incoming ink by an open umbrella is slightly to the left or right of where it appears to be.
• Fixed an issue where the animation of opening an umbrella to protect from attacks happens slower than the actual defensive effect begins.
• Fixed an issue where the animation of closing an umbrella during the umbrella-opening animation was not displaying smoothly.
• Fixed an issue where attacks to the rear of the Crab Tank, like Ink Storm, bounce off when the tank is in walking mode even when directly striking the player.
• Fixed an issue where after having used the Inkjet or Zipcaster without once touching the ground, the player lands in an unintended location.
• Fixed an issue where the Wave Breaker immediately vanishes from other players’ screens if the elevation of its placement is close to the waterline.
• Fixed an issue where if the Wave Breaker is placed at a specific elevation, its waves do not display in adjacent lower spaces within the area of effect.
• Fixed an issue where if the Wave Breaker is placed at a specific elevation, adjacent lower spaces may or may not come within the area of effect due to slight differences in position by slightly increasing the area of effect in the lower area.

Changes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue where if you ink certain parts of the terrain in Eeltail Alley with a roller, it causes a slowdown in the game.
• Fixed an issue when playing Rainmaker mode in Hagglefish Market that caused the score to not change smoothly in certain areas.
• Fixed an issue when playing Splat Zones/Tower Control/Rainmaker/Clam Blitz modes in Undertow Spillway that prevented you from being able to submerge in ink in certain areas, regardless of whether they were inked or not.
• Fixed an issue when playing Rainmaker mode in Museum d’Alfonsino that caused the score to not change smoothly in certain areas.
• Fixed an issue that allowed you to climb unintended walls in Inkblot Art Academy.
• Fixed an issue when playing Splat Zones mode in Mahi-Mahi Resort that prevented players from properly placing a Tacticooler in certain areas and prevented the player who tried to place it from being able to properly stand on the stage’s terrain.
• Fixed an issue when playing Rainmaker mode in Sturgeon Shipyard that caused the score to not change smoothly in certain areas.
• Fixed an issue when playing Rainmaker mode in MakoMart that caused the score to not change smoothly in certain areas.
• Fixed an issue that allowed you to climb unintended walls in Wahoo World.
• Fixed an issue in Wahoo World that allowed you to jump from an inkrail onto a spotlight.
• Fixed an issue in Brinewater Springs that caused trees in front of you to not display as transparent.
• Fixed an issue when playing Splat Zones/Tower Control/Rainmaker/Clam Blitz modes in Brinewater Springs that caused the score to not change smoothly in certain areas and “DON’T RETREAT!” to be displayed even if you weren’t retreating very much.
• Fixed an issue in Brinewater Springs and Flounder Heights that caused ink fired from up high to disappear before hitting the ground.
• Fixed an issue when playing Splat Zones/Tower Control/Rainmaker/Clam Blitz modes in Flounder Heights that allowed you to jump from an inkrail onto a water tank.

Changes to Salmon Run

• Fixed an issue where if a communication error occurred at a certain time while the Big Run results were being announced, you would be able to get a decoration but not the corresponding badge.
  • If you were affected by this issue, you will be able to obtain your badge after applying this update data and restarting the game.
• Fixed an issue that caused ammo stocked up in the Snipewriter 5H to vanish after depositing Golden Eggs or shooting them from a Big Shot launcher.
• Fixed an issue that prevented bombs launched by a Steelhead to disappear properly when the Steelhead was defeated by dealing damage to its torso.
• Fixed an issue in Marooner’s Bay during low tide that made it difficult to ink over a Flipper-Flopper’s area of attack if it tried to dive close to the water’s surface.
• Fixed an issue in Marooner’s Bay that caused a slowdown to occur if players or Salmonids came into contact with certain terrain.
• Fixed an issue where if you saved a job scenario with Grizzco weapons and played it again as a Private Job, different Grizzco weapons would be supplied instead.

Changes to Story Mode

• Fixed an issue where when selecting weapons on a stage and switching from a brella to another weapon, the brella will not work properly. It may not launch, or it may not protect from enemy attacks.

Other Changes

• Fixed an issue in recon where game controls would not work after trying to start Turf War and Photo Mode at the same time when playing with multiple people.
• Fixed an issue in recon where when playing with a timer and the player was splatted, the photo pose would remain as the player pose if specific procedures were performed.
• Fixed an issue in recon where when playing with a timer and the player was splatted, the countdown number would not display.
• Fixed an issue where after having failed to save job history at the Grizzco terminal, the list of completed jobs would not properly display.
• Fixed an issue in shops where after pressing certain buttons at the same time, some controls would not work.

• Additional notes: this version is required to use the features that require an internet connection. Also, this version is not compatible with Ver. 2.0.1 in local multiplayer, or Battle Replays created with Ver. 2.0.0 and earlier.
• Source: Nintendo

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 2.0.1

• Release date: December 8th 2022 (North America) / December 9th 2022 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 2.0.0

• Release date: November 29th 2022 (North America) / November 30th 2022 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Added Features, Feature Improvements, and Adjustments

Season and Catalog Changes

• On November 30th, 2022 at 4:00 PM PST, data relating to the Chill Season 2022 will be added to the game. This includes:
  • A new catalog, and with it the new gear, titles, Splashtags, decorations, stickers, and emotes included therein.
  • About 50 new items added to store product lineups.
  • Two new battle stages: Brinewater Springs and Flounder Heights.
  • A new Salmon Run stage: Marooner’s Bay.
  • Three new main-weapon types.
  • Ten new sets of existing main weapons paired with different sub and special weapons.
  • Thirteen new Tableturf Battle cards.
• The ability to look at the content of your catalog has been added.
  • Players can check their catalogs by opening the main menu with the X Button, going to the Status tab, and selecting Catalog.

Changes to Multiplayer

• Specifications for some main weapons have changed.
  

  Main Weapon	Change Details
  Tri-Stringer	The size of terrain area inked by falling spray has been increased. The number of spray droplets generated when firing a distantly aimed shot has been increased.
  Splatana Wiper	The width of the ink launched by horizontal slashes has been increased by about 27%. The size of terrain area inked by falling spray has been increased, and it is easier to connect ink in an uninterrupted straight line.

• Specifications for some sub weapons have changed.
  

  Sub-Weapon	Change Details
  Angle Shooter	Initial velocity is about 20% faster, and flight range has been extended.

• Specifications for some special weapons have changed.
  

  Special Weapon	Change Details
  Zipcaster	Ink consumption when using a main weapon while the Zipcaster is active has been decreased to about 67% of previous.
  Ink Vac	Damage of the return shot has been increased from 120.0 to 220.0. This change is intended to increase the damage done to Big Bubbler and Rainmaker shields and to allow players to defeat opponents armored due to Squid Roll or Squid Surge.
  Reefslider	Damage from the rush attack and from being caught up in the explosion at short range has been increased from 180.0 to 220.0. This change is intended to increase the damage done to Big Bubbler and Rainmaker shields and to allow players to defeat opponents armored due to Squid Roll or Squid Surge.
  Tenta Missiles	After launch is confirmed, the special gauge will now slowly decrease, and the special gauge will not be able to begin charging again until the gauge has completely drained from the previous use.

• Points required for some weapon specials have been changed.
  

  Weapon	Before	After
  Aerospray MG	200	190
  N-ZAP ‘85	200	190
  Splattershot Pro	200	190
  Jet Squelcher	200	190
  H-3 Nozzlenose	200	190
  E-liter 4K	200	210
  E-liter 4K Scope	200	210

• The terrain of some stages has been changed.
  

  Stage	Change Details
  Undertow Spillway	Changed some parts of the Turf War mode terrain. Deleted part of the terrain on the left-hand side when looking from the player start areas. Added ramps to allow for invading opponent areas.

• The sound effect when hitting an opponent with a charger’s nonpiercing shot is now easier to hear.
• The sound effects when the Splat Bomb, Torpedo, or Fizzy Bomb roll on the ground are now easier to hear.
• The direct-hit sound effects for when an Angle Shooter hits an opponent and when it hits another physical object are now different.
• The Angle Shooter’s direct-hit sound effect is now easier to hear from a distance.
• The sound effect when wielding the Trizooka is now harder for allies to hear and easier for opponents to hear.
• The sound effect when an opponent is charging a Booyah Bomb is now easier to hear.
• The flight and impact sound effects for a Booyah Bomb thrown by an opponent are now easier to hear.

Changes to X Battles

• X Battle, a new battle mode, has been added.
  • X Battle is a battle mode where players of ranks S+0 and up can compete in battle for X Power.
  • X Power is calculated separately for each battle mode like Splat Zones or Tower Control.
  • Players battle until reaching three wins or three losses, whereupon X Power is gained or lost based on the results.
  • The world is divided into two divisions in which X Battles are held to compete for the highest X Power: Takoroka Division, comprising Japan, Hong Kong, S. Korea, Australia, and New Zealand; and Tentatek Division, comprising the Americas and Europe.
  • The division a player is affiliated with is determined the first time they play in an X Battle each season. Once this is determined, the division cannot be changed during that season.
  • X Battles will become available to play on November 30th at the same time as Chill Season 2022 begins.

Changes to Ranked

• Added a feature allowing players to purposely reset their rank.
  • This feature can only be used once per season by players of rank B or higher.
  • What rank a player is reset to is determined automatically by their estimated ability based on their battles up to that point.
  • Players can use this feature by opening up the Lobby menu, moving their cursors to Anarchy Battle, and pressing the ZL Button.
• Some values of the initial cost in Rank Points spent to enter an Anarchy Battle (Series) have increased.
  

  Rank	Cost Before	Cost After
  A-	100	110
  A	110	120
  A+	120	130
  S	150	170
  S+0 and up	160	180

Changes to Salmon Run

• Data relating to the Big Run event has been added.
  • Big Run is a phenomenon where mass numbers of Salmonids swim upstream once every few months.
  • While a Big Run is happening, Salmon Run will be held specially on regular battle stages.
  • When the Big Run has ended, different decorations will be awarded to players based on the Big Run results. This will be calculated based on the highest number of Golden Eggs collected in a single work shift across the entire player base.
• Added a feature to save and replay job scenarios.
  • A job scenario is the collected overall data comprising elements of a single job shift like stage, weapon array, appearing Salmonids, and special events.
  • Players can save job scenarios from the Recent Jobs screen at the Grizzco terminal.
  • Players can reproduce a scenario and attempt it as many times as they like by creating a Private Job room, then pressing the ZL Button to select a scenario.
  • Job scenarios can be shared with other players via the code issued when the scenario is saved.
    • Note: By entering a code at the Grizzco terminal, you can also download and save other players’ scenarios.
  • When a new update is released, job scenarios from previous versions may become unable to be used.
• The conditions for using the Reset Rank feature have been changed to being above Go-Getter 40.
• When a player with a rank higher than Eggsecutive VP 100 uses the Reset Rank feature, they are not reset all at once to rank value 40. They will be reset in stages of 100 points at a time.
  • When the stage changes, rank will be reset to Eggsecutive VP 40 as it has been before now.
• Some Boss Salmonid abilities have been changed.
  

  Boss Salmonid	Change Details
  Big Shot	Movement speed is now about 30% slower than before. In addition to lowering the Big Shot’s attack frequency, this also lengthens the amount of time it spends walking on land, increasing the players’ window of opportunity to attack. The animation played as the Big Shot’s shot comes flying in will be shown for longer than before, making it easier to determine where the shot was fired from.

• The performance of some special weapons has been changed.
  

  Special Weapon	Change Details
  Killer Wail 5.1	Increased the precision with which it tracks Boss Salmonids. Damage dealt increased by about 25%.
  Triple Inkstrike	The guide devices will now trigger when touched by a Salmonid. Damage dealt increased by about 25%.
  Inkjet	Player will no longer be a target for most Salmonid attacks when returning to their position after the use period has ended.
  Booyah Bomb	Player will no longer be a target for most Salmonid attacks while charging up the Booyah Bomb.

• The number of Boss Salmonids that can appear at once has been capped at 15.
  • When defeating Boss Salmonids at a regular pace, even at high hazard levels, players will not reach this limit. This change was made because, in cases where players are chased down by bosses they cannot splat, the appearance of too many bosses can slow the game down and make it more difficult than necessary to get things back under control.

Changes to Splatfests

• Tricolor Battles have been modified so that all players can play on the attacking or defending team regardless of the halftime results.
  • Players can join by themselves or in a pair with a friend. When playing by themselves, they will be paired with another solo player, same as before.
  • A group of eight will be created from four pairs, and a 2 vs. 4 vs. 2 Tricolor Battle will commence.
  • Players do not know whether they will be on an attacking team or the defending team until the battle begins.
  • Players have a fifty-fifty chance of being on an attacking team or the defending team, regardless of their Splatfest-team affiliation.
  • Depending on population ratios for Splatfest teams, there may be Tricolor Battles where all eight players are on the same Splatfest team. In these cases, Clout will not be calculated.
• Clout earned in Tricolor Battles will now be calculated in the Final Results, and the points awarded for each category have been adjusted.
• Part of the way Clout is calculated for Tricolor Battles has changed.
  • Increased the victory bonus for the defending team.
  • When the team in first place at halftime is the defending team and the attacking teams are from the second- or third-place teams, 1.5 times more Clout will be awarded for a victory.
• When you win a 10x, 100x, or 333x Battle, it will be shown at your Pledge Box.
• After winning a 100x or 333x Battle, you can board your team’s float from your Pledge Box to take commemorative pictures.

Changes to Lockers

• T-shirt gear items can now be folded for storage by pressing the L Stick while placing the shirt.
• When pressing B to cancel placement, the locker will now return to the immediately previous state before you grabbed anything.

Other Changes

• Players can now enter Photo Mode from Recon Mode.
  • Players can use Photo Mode not only by themselves but also when entering Recon Mode with multiple people by way of Private Battles.
• When walking a stage in recon by oneself, a player can call an amiibo to take pictures with.
• Added a feature to temporarily use a different player name than usual when playing Private Battles over the internet.
  • The idea is, for one example, to be able to add a team name into one’s player name, only in Private Battles.
  • When creating or joining a group for a Private Battle, you can temporarily set a different name by pressing the L Button.
• The song title and artist of the background music will now be shown at the beginning of battle.
• In the Equip screen, when a player has a lot of weapons or gear, it will now be clear what page of items is being shown.
• In the Equip screen, when sorting by gear ability, abilities that do not exist on the items being sorted will no longer appear as sorting options.
• Added a feature for listening again to Sheldon’s weapon explanations in Ammo Knights.
  • Players can use this feature by putting their cursor over the weapon they want to hear the explanation for again and pressing the ZR Button.
• Added a badge related to using the Shell-Out Machine.
  • Previous usage up to this point is counted toward badge progress.

This update focuses on adding data and new features relating to Chill Season 2022, adjustments to battles and Salmon Run, and changes to Tricolor Battles. For battles, besides an adjustment to reducing attack frequency for the battle style of repeatedly firing Tenta Missiles from afar, we also focused on updates to increase some weapons’ ease of use. For Salmon Run, in addition to lowering the Big Shot’s attack frequency and giving players more chance to damage it by lowering its movement speed, we implemented changes to improve factors that made some special weapons difficult to use. For Splatfests, as announced in the previous update, we made significant changes to the Tricolor Battle mode. In addition to this are various added features and improvements large and small and bug fixes. Our next update is planned for the middle of Chill Season 2022 and should focus on balance adjustments upon analysis of data from the newly added weapons.

Bug Fixes

Fixes to Player Controls

• Fixed an issue where standing on the edge of a sponge of the opponents’ color and jumping would let players do a jump of the same height as the regular ground.
• Fixed an issue where a player being moved involuntarily by things like a Splash Wall or a Salmonid’s attack would cause them to not be shown in the proper position on another player’s screen.
• Fixed an issue where players going into swim form on thin floors could allow some attacks to damage them from the opposite side of the terrain.
• Fixed an issue where swimming on a wall and quickly doing a Squid Surge would allow the player to jump higher than intended when wearing gear with a lot of Intensify Action abilities.
• Fixed an issue where doing a Super Jump onto a sponge would cause the player to land in midair.
• Fixed an issue with shooters, blasters, dualies, and the Crab Tank’s ZR Button shots where aiming above or below horizontal while firing would cause the shots’ left-right scatter to be less than intended.
• Fixed an issue where a player with a roller would not be bounced backward when their roller’s ground-rolling attack hit but did not splat an opponent.
• Fixed an issue where the sound effect of a player using a roller, brush, or slosher could be triggered twice on other players’ screens.
• Fixed an issue where the sound effect of a player doing a dualie Dodge Roll could be triggered twice on other players’ screens.
• Fixed an issue with the Bloblobber where lobbing blobs while touching certain terrain or while inputting certain controls could cause some of the blobs not to be lobbed correctly.
• Fixed an issue where performing a dualie Dodge Roll immediately after landing from a Super Jump could result in the roll’s trajectory looking different to other players than that of the actual roll.
• Fixed an issue where using a sub weapon after doing a Squid Roll from a wall or a Squid Surge while having a brella equipped would cause the brella to be shown in an unnatural position.
• Fixed an issue when firing a stringer while in close contact with a metal grate where the stringer’s shots would be obstructed by the grate.
• Fixed an issue with splatanas’ horizontal slashes where there was a difference in the vertical position of the collision detection between the center and the edges, and they did not align with the visual appearance.
• Fixed an issue where pressing the ZL Button while preparing a charged slash with a splatana, then releasing the ZR Button before going into swim form would result in a horizontal slash instead of a charged slash.
• Fixed an issue where a player who activated the Zipcaster while holding the R Button and then immediately releasing R would result in a sub weapon being used despite the Zipcaster being in use, making the time of the Zipcaster’s continuous use shorter.
• Fixed an issue where the Reefslider’s explosion animation would not be triggered on a player’s screen when another player used the Reefslider.
• Fixed an issue where attacking the starting point of an inkrail with the Ultra Stamp would cause the game to slow down.
• Fixed an issue where, when splatted while trying to charge the Rainmaker, the next time the player picks up the Rainmaker, it would fire a shot regardless of whether they were pressing the ZR Button or not.

Fixes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue when using the directional buttons to pick a teammate to Super Jump to from the map where the target teammate would switch if even just a slight diagonal was input.
• Fixed an issue where hitting the edge of a Splash Wall or brella shield with a blaster shot would deal damage to a player on the opposite side.
• Fixed an issue when holding the ZR Button to roll ink along the ground with a roller where it would deal damage to a player behind a brella shield.
• Fixed an issue when breaking an opponent’s brella shield while inking the ground with the ZR Button with a brush or roller where the player using the brush or roller would not be knocked back.
• Fixed an issue where the Sloshing Machine’s spirals would deal damage to opponents on the opposite side of thin terrain.
• Fixed an issue where an opponent’s bomb touching a brella shield at the same moment the brella closed would cause the brella not to take damage.
• Fixed an issue where splatanas’ melee attacks could deal damage to an opponent on the other side of thin terrain.
• Fixed issues where placing a Splash Wall at certain locations could cause it to move to a slightly different position, float above the terrain, or disappear instantly.
• Fixed an issue where a thrown Splash Wall or Wave Breaker would disappear if it touched an ally’s Crab Tank before being set up.
• Fixed an issue where a Big Bubbler’s drone device being touched by a Wave Breaker’s wave would cause an animation looking like the drone was taking damage, despite not actually taking any damage.
• Adjusted the color of the Reefslider’s attack-area indicator to fix an issue where certain ink-color combinations made it easy to be mistaken for the enemy team’s color.
• Fixed an issue where Tenta Missiles passing within inches of terrain before impact would cause the impact predicter’s position to be shown in a different position than the actual impact.
• Fixed an issue with sending Booyah! to charge a Booyah Bomb where pressing the button quickly could exceed the intended limit and charge the bomb rapidly.
• Fixed an issue when charging a Booyah Bomb where power would charge at the instant an ally pressed Booyah! and made it so that power is charged when the light animation sent from the ally is sucked into the bomb.
• Fixed an issue where a thrown Ultra Stamp would disappear if touched by an opponent’s Booyah Bomb blast wave.
• Fixed an issue where the Ultra Stamp’s collision detection would remain on the spot for a short while after the effect had ended.
• Fixed an issue in the Splat Zones mode where the determination for the award “#1 Splat Zone Inker” was not being done correctly, resulting in the award being shown as though it had been obtained despite the player not actually being number one.
• Fixed an issue in the Rainmaker mode where, when there is an enemy Splash Wall on top of the checkpoint, the Rainmaker wouldn’t be placed on the checkpoint even though the animation was played.
• Fixed an issue in the Rainmaker mode where a player could earn the Record-Score Setter award even in cases where they headed for the opponents’ goal without the checkpoint having been broken through.
• Fixed an issue in the Rainmaker mode when, in overtime, a checkpoint breakthrough and taking the lead happens at the same time, where if the player holding the Rainmaker is splatted by an opponent at the same instant they take the lead, the match would continue instead of end.
• Fixed an issue in the Rainmaker mode where if a teammate picked up the Rainmaker immediately after throwing a Tacticooler, the Rainmaker icon would be shown at the Tacticooler’s position.
• Fixed an issue in the Eeltail Alley stage in Rainmaker mode where the DON’T RETREAT! warning would be shown at a shorter distance than intended.
• Fixed an issue in the Eeltail Alley in Tower Control, Clam Blitz, and Rainmaker modes where the underside of certain terrain could be inked to fill the special gauge.
• Fixed an issue in the Undertow Spillway stage where certain walls, when inked by a bomb’s explosion, would be inked in locations that differed from the explosion.
• Fixed an issue in Undertow Spillway where players standing on the glass floor could be damaged from the other side.
• Fixed an issue in Undertow Spillway in Rainmaker mode where the DON’T RETREAT! warning would be shown at a shorter distance than intended.
• Fixed an issue in Mincemeat Metalworks in Rainmaker mode where the DON’T RETREAT! warning would be shown at a shorter distance than intended.
• Fixed an issue in Hagglefish Market in Rainmaker mode where the DON’T RETREAT! warning would be shown at a shorter distance than intended.
• Fixed an issue in Hagglefish Market in Clam Blitz mode where clam placements at the start of battle were not symmetrical.
• Fixed an issue in Hammerhead Bridge where parts of players could clip into certain terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Hammerhead Bridge in Rainmaker mode where the DON’T RETREAT! warning would be shown at a shorter distance than intended.
• Fixed an issue in Museum d’Alfonsino where inking on top of the central spinning floor would cause points to increase by double.
• Fixed an issue in Museum d’Alfonsino in Rainmaker mode where doing a Squid Surge on certain height differences would cause the count to go up as though you had climbed that distance despite not actually having been able to climb it.
• Fixed an issue in Mahi-Mahi Resort where Tenta Missiles’ impact-area predictor indicators would disappear when the water level changed.
• Fixed an issue in Mahi-Mahi Resort where players on top of certain platforms could be damaged from the other side.
• Fixed an issue in Mahi-Mahi Resort where walls at certain locations had a few parts that could not be inked.
• Fixed an issue in Mahi-Mahi Resort in Rainmaker mode where the DON’T RETREAT! warning would be shown at a shorter distance than intended.
• Fixed an issue in MakoMart in Rainmaker mode where the DON’T RETREAT! warning would be shown at a shorter distance than intended.
• Fixed an issue in Inkblot Art Academy where players could jump to boards outside the stage.
• Fixed an issue in Wahoo World where a certain location near the starting point would not allow players to swim even if it looked like it had been inked.
• Fixed an issue in Wahoo World where the top of a certain pillar was treated as being outside the stage.
• Fixed an issue in Wahoo World where using a Booyah Bomb in a certain place could cause players to be pushed into certain terrain by a revolving element.
• Fixed an issue in Wahoo World in Rainmaker mode where jumping toward a certain different-height location could result in progress being counted as though the player had ascended it despite their not actually having done so.

Fixes to Salmon Run

• Fixed an issue where another player’s Golden Egg was not being displayed when they were in swim form.
• Fixed an issue where it could look to other players as though a player had a different weapon equipped than they actually did.
• Fixed an issue where, immediately before the Xtrawave begins, players could use up their special abilities left over from Wave 3.
• Fixed an issue when making a room with friends where, when the player that joined later pressed “Ready!” the player that made the room would leave it, and the game would be put in a state of being unable to progress.
• Fixed an issue where the number of eggs collected for each wave as shown on the screen for job results was not being properly displayed in certain languages.
• Fixed an issue with wipers where a horizontal slash’s melee attack would not deal damage to an enemy in contact with the player.
• Fixed an issue where wipers could deal damage to Scrappers from the front.
• Fixed an issue where a communications error would occur when hitting a Scrapper or a Gusher with multiple shots at the same time from a Grizzco Stringer.
• Fixed an issue where explosions from the Reefslider or Splat Bombs could not deal damage to a Big Shot or a Cohock.
• Fixed an issue where using the Inkjet right before the water rises would result in returning to a point beneath the water at the end of the jet-pack effect.
• Made it so that if a player with a Golden Egg goes into swim form, the egg they have will show while using the Inkjet.
• Implemented measures to prevent Snatchers from entering into terrain after collecting Golden Eggs.
• Fixed an issue when a Steelhead is destroyed at the moment its bomb is thrown where the bomb would still be thrown despite the Steelhead’s defeat.
• Fixed an issue where, when a Steelhead threw its bomb, a player in a location that a bomb was previously thrown to would be pushed out.
• Fixed an issue where a Flyfish would suddenly close its container when the other container was destroyed.
• Fixed an issue when a Flyfish’s container is destroyed immediately after its first missile is fired where the marker around players that shows they’re being targeted would not be shown.
• Fixed an issue where the Steel Eel would target the closest player by measuring in direct lines, ignoring its movement route.
• Fixed an issue when multiple Steel Eels have appeared where they would target the same player even though there were other players that could be targeted.
• Fixed an issue where players could damage a Drizzler while it was covered by its umbrella.
• Fixed an issue where the Golden Eggs that appeared when a Slammin’ Lid was defeated would appear in midair.
• Fixed an issue where the Golden Eggs that appeared when a Slammin’ Lid was defeated would appear on top of the egg basket.
• Fixed an issue where the Lesser Salmonids that appeared from the Slammin’ Lid would attack before landing on the ground.
• Implemented measures to make clipping happen less frequently in response to the issue where Grillers would clip into terrain and deal damage to players standing on top of higher elevations.
• Fixed issues in the Goldie Seeking event where players could get an extreme number of eggs or be unable to obtain eggs when damaging the Goldie.
• Fixed an issue where eggs sucked up by the Mothership were still being counted as collected eggs on the Grizzco terminal and SplatNet 3.
• Fixed an issue in Sockeye Station where the game could slow down when swimming on certain walls.
• Fixed an issue in Sockeye Station where, when throwing a Splat Bomb at a certain location, it would remain there without exploding for a long while.
• Made it so that players cannot stand on top of the switchboards installed in the walls.

Fixes to Story Mode

• Fixed an issue with Alterna Site 4’s boss stage where players would clip through terrain in rare cases and get a loss.
• Fixed an issue with Alterna Site 6 Stage 1 where enemies would not appear if the player took a certain route.
• Fixed an issue with Alterna Site 6’s boss stage where players could clip through the terrain in rare cases and get a loss.
• Implemented measures to prevent the game from crashing when playing on stages with Octoling enemies for a long time.

Fixes to Splatfests

• Fixed an issue in Splatfest Turf War battles when using the Color Lock option where the ink-color combination would not turn to yellow and blue.
• Fixed an issue where the game would crash at the end of a Splatfest Battle during the time period when Tricolor Battles would trigger.
• Fixed an issue where changes to Splatfest Power immediately after starting a Splatfest Battle (Pro) would be too small.

Other Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Hotlantis’s product lineup would change when the player’s catalog level went up and the player received their reward.
• Fixed an issue where, after opening your friends list in the lobby or Grizzco and immediately switching to the Shoal, rooms created by nearby players would not be shown correctly.
• Fixed an issue when trying to place a decoration against the inner wall of the locker where it would be judged as being outside the locker and its placement deleted.
• Fixed an issue when placing a decoration in your locker where using the cancel option at a certain moment could result in the item being placed at an unnatural angle or placed in a position without enough space.
• Fixed an issue when ordering gear from other players where “Already Ordered” would show erroneously when ordering gear from the same slot on the same player as a previously ordered item, even if the new item was different.
• Fixed an issue where, when leaving gear ordered through Murch unpurchased and trying to order a different item the next day, the order list would be the same as it was on the previous day.
• Fixed an issue with battling while using the “Primary Gear Abilities Only” option in private matches where it could appear on the results screen as though secondary gear abilities had been active.
• Fixed an issue when viewing a battle replay on Mahi-Mahi Resort where the inking of the ground would not be reproduced correctly.
• Fixed an issue in some languages where title options were not properly being displayed in alphabetical order.
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to have more gear ability chunks than the intended maximum of 999.
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to have more card bits than the intended maximum of 999.

• Known issues:

• Under specific conditions, using Special Weapons can cause a communication error. This was fixed via a server-side update on December 2nd at 12AM PT / 3AM ET / 8AM GMT / 9AM CET / 5PM JST

• Additional notes: this version is required to use the features that require an internet connection. Also, this version is not compatible with Ver. 1.2.1 in local multiplayer, and Battle Replays created with Ver. 1.2.1 and earlier. Also, rewards for the second Splatfest can only be redeemed before this update is released, so make sure to claim yours by then!
• Source: Nintendo

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 1.2.1

• Release date: October 27th 2022 (North America) / October 28th 2022 (North America, Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Fixes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue in Rainmaker that caused the player who placed the Rainmaker on a checkpoint to appear motionless to other players.
• Fixed an issue in Rainmaker where the goal distance count would go to 1 even when the Rainmaker had not reached the goal.
• Fixed an issue where, if you got on an inkrail while using the Inkjet or Zipcaster, allies Super Jumping towards you would land at the start point of the inkrail instead of the intended location.

• Additional notes: this version is required to use the features that require an internet connection. Also, this version is not compatible with Ver. 1.2.0 in local multiplayer, but is compatible with Battle Replays created with Ver. 1.2.0.
• Source: Nintendo

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 1.2.0

• Release date: October 25th 2022 (North America) / October 26th 2022 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Changes and Feature Improvements

Changes to amiibo

• Added support for the Inkling (Yellow), Octoling (Blue), and Smallfry amiibo.

Changes to Communication

• Made improvements to data transfer between players.
  • On average, data will be transferred about .05 seconds more quickly than before.
  • Users can expect to see a reduction in the time it takes from a player being dealt damage to them being defeated, the time it takes from touching a Golden Egg to actually picking it up, and other similar actions.
  • These improvements cannot fully compensate for a slow or unreliable internet connection.

Changes to Multiplayer

• Specifications for some of the sub weapons have been changed.
  

  Sub-Weapon Name	Change
  Fizzy Bomb	Increased the time it takes for ink to start recovering after using a Fizzy Bomb by about .25 seconds.

• Points required for some weapon specials have been changed.
  

  Weapon Name	Before	After
  Flingza Roller	200	210
  Sloshing Machine	200	210
  REEF-LUX 450	200	210

Changes to Splatfest

• Made it so that when players from each team appear during Open and Pro Splatfest Battles, each team’s affiliation is also displayed, making it easy to know which Splatfest team they’re on.
• Made it possible to report “Fresh!” hand-drawn pictures that appear in the sky above Splatsville during a Splatfest.

Other Changes

• Information like the name of the current mode and progress through a challenge will now be displayed when opening the lobby menu during matchmaking in the lobby or Grizzco.
• When playing alone, immediately after choosing “Keep Going” or “Change Gear, Then Go!” the player can now use the – Button in the lobby or Grizzco to cancel matchmaking, depending on the game mode selected.
• In the lobby or Grizzco, when the player can select “OK!” or “Yeah” when joining a friend, a sound effect will now play and the controller will vibrate to notify the player.
• Improved the efficiency of matchmaking for Anarchy Battles (Open), Anarchy Battles (Series), Splatfest Battles (Open), and Tricolor Attack.
  • These changes mean that a pair of players joining an Anarchy Battle (Open) or Splatfest Battle (Open) can expect shorter wait times.
• When reading amiibo with a Freshest Fit saved on the equip screen, there will now be an exclamation point where “Freshest Fit” is displayed on the bottom right of the screen.

This update focuses on adjusting some weapons, improving several features, and fixing bugs that relate to battles.

We’ve implemented several adjustments to curtail to a certain extent the style of play where the player stays far removed from the action and continually uses sub weapons or special weapons. This patch prioritizes bug fixes, and other adjustments to weapons will continue in the next update.

In addition, we’ve reduced the amount of time matchmaking takes for certain modes, reduced battle latency, and made small convenience improvements to the lobby and more.

The next update will focus on new features for the season beginning in December, weapon balance changes, and changes to the Splatfest Tricolor Attack mode. It is scheduled to be released at the end of the current season.

Bug Fixes

Fixes to Player Controls

• Fixed an issue where, when another player’s movements were unable to be reproduced smoothly due to the terrain, a process to instantaneously move them would not run, causing them to stay in their displaced position for a long time.
• Fixed an issue where Super Jumping to a distant location and attacking just before landing would cause shots to travel farther than intended.
• Fixed an issue where the gear ability Ink Saver (Main) was not being activated when using brushes and holding ZR to ink while moving.
• Fixed an issue that was making it easier to interrupt the player’s attack and turn back into swim form when repeatedly pressing ZR to attack while holding ZL when using brushes or sloshers.
• Changed the player’s pose when they attack right after a Squid Surge or a Squid Roll away from a wall while having a charger or stringer equipped so that the direction they are facing and the direction the shot actually travels are not as different.
• Fixed an issue where, when aiming a charger with a scope attached while pressed up against an obstacle, obstacles would become transparent in some cases when they shouldn’t be.
• Fixed an issue with sloshers where the weapon-use sound effect would not be played correctly when attacking immediately after “Low ink!” is shown.
• Fixed an issue with the Bloblobber where some of the blobs would not be lobbed when used while submerged and aiming upward.
• Fixed an issue with the Ballpoint Splatling when firing at long range where the variation of the speed of the ink fired was greater than intended.
• Fixed an issue when firing the Glooga Dualies and Dodge Rolling repeatedly where low-damage shots would be fired at the moment of the second slide.
• Fixed an issue with the Tenta Brella where its launched umbrella’s hit detection was farther forward than intended, bringing it closer to the position it had in Splatoon 2.
• Fixed an issue with splatanas where the width inked would be larger than intended depending on the number of swings.
• Fixed an issue where certain control inputs with the Splatana Stamper would cause horizontal slashes to be repeated faster than intended.
• Fixed an issue with moving long distances with the Zipcaster where certain inputs could allow the player to use their main weapon even while moving.

Fixes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue where inking certain terrain with a bomb or the Rainmaker explosion would award more points than intended.
• Fixed an issue where inking the walls of some objects in a stage would charge the special gauge.
• Fixed an issue where some objects in a stage would not be applied toward inked area in Turf War battles.
• Fixed an issue where blaster shots would produce the same shock wave as a midair explosion when hitting a Tacticooler or Ultra Stamp.
• Fixed an issue where rollers would ink surfaces they weren’t touching when rolling in a way that clips into certain terrain.
• Fixed an issue where the Sloshing Machine’s spiral would deal damage when hitting an opponent on the other side of thin terrain even though they were hidden by the terrain.
• Fixed an issue where the Sloshing Machine’s spiral would deal damage when hitting an opponent inside an Ink Vac’s vacuum area despite the opponent being entirely inside the area.
• Fixed an issue where a bomb would remain in its location when hitting a brella at the moment it closes, regardless of damage dealt to the umbrella.
• Fixed an issue where using a splatana when in close contact with the Tower Control tower would cause the ink to disappear when it hit the tower.
• Fixed an issue where Burst Bombs would disappear without activating when hitting certain terrain.
• Fixed an issue where a Point Sensor or Toxic Mist would disappear without activating when hitting certain terrain or an Ultra Stamp.
• Fixed an issue where a Splash Wall would immediately disappear if placed in a certain location.
• Fixed an issue on some stages where a Booyah Bomb’s blast would not ink the ground correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the Ultra Stamp would not block enemy bombs’ blast waves.
• Fixed an issue where the Ultra Stamp would not block fully charged shots from a charger.
• Fixed an issue with the Ultra Stamp’s repeated stamping attack where there would be moments in which direct attacks could not deal damage to the opponent.
• Fixed an issue that would prevent the Ultra Stamp’s repeated stamping attack from properly inking the ground.
• Fixed an issue that allowed the Ultra Stamp’s repeated stamping attack to deal damage to enemies on the other side of thin walls.
• Fixed an issue where the Ultra Stamp’s midair spinning attack could not deal damage to opponents on the ground.
• Fixed an issue that allowed the Ultra Stamp’s midair spinning attack to deal damage to enemies on the other side of thin walls.
• Fixed an issue where hitting terrain at the instant the Ultra Stamp is thrown would cause an explosion in a different location than where it hit.
• Fixed an issue where the Ultra Stamp’s throw attack, when aimed at an opponent on iron grating, would deal direct damage even if hitting from the back side.
• Fixed an issue where hitting an enemy on the other side of a thin wall with the Trizooka would deal damage to them even though they were hidden by terrain.
• Fixed an issue with the Killer Wail 5.1 where the megaphone targeting a locked-on opponent who was splatted during its active period would move.
• Fixed an issue with the Wave Breaker where its waves would not be visible if placed in a location with a height difference, even in the area of effect.
• Fixed an issue with the Wave Breaker where it would not activate when placed on terrain at a certain angle, rather than catching and falling.
• Fixed an issue where placing a Wave Breaker overlapping an opponent’s Splash Wall would cause the Wave Breaker to disappear on the opponent’s screen.
• Fixed an issue where a Tacticooler activating at the same moment a previously placed Tacticooler disappears would cause both to disappear.
• Fixed an issue where the appearance of a placed Tacticooler that inclines at an angle due to moving terrain would differ from its collision detection.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player is splatted directly before a Tacticooler’s effect runs out, the special-gauge reduction would remain normal even though the player still has a shortened respawn time.
• Implemented measures to prevent players clipping into terrain when a Tacticooler is placed in certain corners.
• Fixed an issue where the gear ability Comeback was also activating for respawns from the player falling off the stage or into water.
• Fixed an issue in Splat Zones mode where the borderlines of the zones were difficult to see on certain stages.
• Adjusted Rainmaker so that if the player is splatted right at the moment they place the Rainmaker at the goal, the count will be at 1.
• Fixed an issue with overtime in Rainmaker where an announcement about taking the lead that differs from the actual results would be shown when the Rainmaker is dropped at the moment a team takes the lead.
• Fixed an issue in Rainmaker where the tops of signboards that show areas the Rainmaker is restricted from entering would block ink shots.
• Fixed an issue in Rainmaker where a player would get the Rainmaker at the instant its barrier is broken if the Rainmaker was returned to the center just as someone was trying to touch it.
• Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz where a Tacticooler placed on top of the clam basket would disappear.
• Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz where overtime would be entered when the time limit is reached even if the team with the lower score has no existing power clams.
• Fixed an issue in the Scorch Gorge stage in Turf War, Splat Zone and Clam Blitz battles where squeezing into the gap between certain terrain would cause the player to enter into the terrain.
• Removed the box on top of the grating in the Undertow Spillway stage in Splat Zones because of an issue where attacks would pass between the box and the terrain despite looking like it blocked attacks from below.
• Fixed an issue in Mincemeat Metalworks where part of a player’s model would clip into certain terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Mincemeat Metalworks where players could unintentionally climb on top of certain terrain at the edge of the stage.
• Fixed an issue in Hagglefish Market where the position of the box placed on the metal grate near the starting point was displaced from the grate.
• In the Hagglefish Market stage in Tower Control mode, slightly adjusted the route of the tower and fixed an issue where the player would become unable to move on top of the small gap between the tower and terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Inkblot Art Academy where a Wave Breaker placed along a certain wall would break immediately after being placed.
• In the Inkblot Art Academy stage in Tower Control mode, slightly adjusted the route of the tower and fixed an issue where the player would become unable to move on top of the small gap between the tower and terrain.
• Fixed an issue in the Mahi-Mahi Resort stage in Tower Control mode where an area impassable to players would appear midair when the water level dropped.
• Fixed an issue in the Mahi-Mahi Resort stage in Rainmaker mode where in certain locations the score count would not change as intended.
• Fixed an issue in Sturgeon Shipyard where part of the back of the drawbridges was able to be inked.
• Fixed an issue in Sturgeon Shipyard where players were able to get on top of a pipe outside the stage boundaries.
• Fixed an issue in Sturgeon Shipyard where, when using the Zipcaster from the lower part of the stage, players could pass through certain terrain and come out on the stage’s surface.
• Fixed an issue in the Sturgeon Shipyard stage in Tower Control mode where players could be pushed inside terrain by the tower.
• Fixed an issue in the Sturgeon Shipyard stage in Rainmaker mode where certain off-limits locations were accessible to the Rainmaker.
• Fixed an issue in the Sturgeon Shipyard stage in Rainmaker mode where the score count would not change as intended in certain locations.
• Fixed an issue in the Sturgeon Shipyard stage in Tricolor Battle mode where a box placed on a metal grate had no collision detection at its bottom surface, which allowed things like ink shots to pass through.
• Fixed an issue in Museum d’Alfonsino where the thin legs of the bronze statues would block ink, contrary to their appearance.
• Fixed an issue in Museum d’Alfonsino where the top of the revolving doors was treated as outside the stage.
• Fixed an issue in Museum d’Alfonsino where shots would penetrate some of the terrain outside the stage.
• Fixed an issue in Museum d’Alfonsino where players would be unable to swim on the walls of the rotating doors despite it looking like they had been inked.
• Fixed an issue in the Museum d’Alfonsino stage in Rainmaker mode where players were not able to ink part of the terrain.
• Fixed an issue in the Museum d’Alfonsino stage in Rainmaker and Clam Blitz modes where players were able to climb on top of the revolving doors.
• Fixed an issue in the Museum d’Alfonsino stage in Clam Blitz mode where some of the clams that spawn in the middle of the stage would not be shown on the turf map despite the ground beneath them being inked.
• Fixed an issue in MakoMart where players could stand on top of the surrounding fence outside the stage.
• In the MakoMart stage in Splat Zones, Tower Control, and Clam Blitz modes, adjusted the Squid Spawn beginning positions and fixed an issue where part of the ceiling would be displayed on-screen.
• Fixed an issue in Wahoo World where trying to Super Jump to certain locations would result in landing in a slightly displaced position.
• Fixed an issue in the Wahoo World stage in Tower Control mode where certain objects would appear inkable on the map even though they are not.

Fixes to Salmon Run

• Fixed an issue where player hit boxes in life-ring form were smaller than intended.
• Fixed an issue where multiple arrows would appear within the screen if the same player signaled “Help!” or “This way!” repeatedly and made it so that there will only be one arrow from a single player.
• Fixed an issue where a launched umbrella would have a large rebound when making contact near a Salmonid’s head.
• Fixed an issue where game movements would slow down if a player used a jet pack to reach the top of the egg basket.
• Fixed an issue where bombs thrown into a Flyfish’s weak point would then come out.
• Fixed an issue where a player attacked by Maws near the water or certain terrain would be blown far into the air.
• Fixed an issue where a player that touched the side surface of Maws during its attack would be splatted.
• Fixed an issue where the player’s respawn point would be in midair and leave them unable to return to the stage. This could happen when jumping into the water from the top of a Fish Stick just before it disappears.
• Fixed an issue where players could avoid taking damage by jumping when a Flipper-Flopper attacked, regardless of whether they were in the attack area or not.
• Fixed an issue where a Slammin’ Lid may have become unable to move if it touched a Fish Stick.
• Fixed an issue where a player riding on a Slammin’ Lid would rarely be launched far away.
• Fixed an issue where a player would be pushed into stage terrain when attacked by a Cohozuna.
• Fixed an issue where players could avoid taking damage by jumping when a Cohozuna did its jump attack, regardless of whether they were in the attack area or not.
• Made it so that Cohozunas will not attempt to do jump attacks against players on top of a Fish Stick.
• Fixed an issue in the Cohock Charge event where players were unable to mount the cannons.
• Fixed an issue in the Goldie Seeking event where a launched umbrella wouldn’t activate a gusher it touched.
• Fixed an issue in the Griller event where the Griller’s red laser sight wouldn’t be shown if a player was resurrected by a bomb at the last second before a crew wipe.
• Fixed an issue in the Mudmouth Eruptions event where players would clip into a Mudmouth right after it spawned and be splatted.
• Fixed an issue in the Giant Tornado event when playing in a bad communications environment where a box containing Golden Eggs wouldn’t appear or be positioned as intended.
• Fixed an issue where players would not be able to get their special badge upon arriving at an Xtrawave at MAX hazard level.
• Fixed an issue where players would not be able to receive Grizzco Points correctly when the shift schedule was updated while playing a job.
• Fixed an issue with reporting a player from the Grizzco terminal where their number of delivery assists was not shown correctly.
• Fixed a problem where simultaneously pressing certain buttons at the reward-pickup window would cause the game to crash.

Fixes to Story Mode

• Fixed a rare issue where ink wheels would not reappear.
• Implemented measures to prevent the game from crashing on stages where Octoling enemies appear.
• Fixed an issue where using a Splashdown on the edge of a cliff would cause player controls to stop working.
• Fixed an issue where collecting a canned special attack while using the Zipcaster could cause player controls to stop working.
• Fixed an issue on stages with time limits where, after the player lost their armor due to an enemy attack and time ran out at the same time as the player’s armor was restored, the player would lose control of their character but the stage wouldn’t be counted as a loss.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent the game from progressing when entering a pipeline immediately after throwing Smallfry at a Fuzzball.
• Fixed an issue where touching an upward dash track repeatedly could move the player outside the stage, counting as a loss.
• Fixed an issue where the player being splatted or restarting the stage while Smallfry was thrown onto a Flooder would cause the Flooder to no longer ink the ground.
• Fixed an issue where the player being splatted or restarting the stage just before a balloon fish exploded would cause the bomb fish’s area to shift and, depending on the stage, make clearing the stage difficult.
• Fixed an issue where quickly moving a lift on a stage where Octodiscos appear could cause the game to crash.
• Fixed an issue in Alterna Site 1 Stage 6 where enemies originally meant to appear were not appearing.
• Fixed an issue in Alterna Site 4 Stage 6 where breaking a certain target just before falling out of the stage would prevent the next target from spawning and make the stage impossible to clear.

Fixes to Splatfests

• Fixed an issue where players not pledged to any team could still earn conch shells.
• Adjusted the color of ink when Color Lock is on during Tricolor Battles.
• Fixed an issue when a team had a synergy bonus related to hairstyles where the name displayed would differ from the actual hairstyle.

Other Fixes

• Fixed an issue where ability changes due to secondary gear abilities would not be immediately reflected when changing gear in the lobby.
• Fixed an issue where, after finishing a battle and choosing “Change Gear, Then Go!” reading amiibo just before the countdown timer ran out would prevent the game from proceeding.
• Fixed a number of issues relating to the player’s species changing when reading amiibo on the Equip screen.
• When buying gear from Murch, the purchased gear will now be marked as New and will appear at the top of the list in the Equip screen.
• Fixed an issue when buying gear from Murch where the price would become 0.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent the game from proceeding while talking to Murch. This could happen when repeatedly pressing the B Button while the ability-chunks screen was displayed.
• Fixed an issue where the names of the Squid 3 logo and Octopus 3 logo stickers were switched.
• Fixed an issue with pressing ZL to check an item’s info at Hotlantis where, depending on the item, the example image would be scattered due to how the light hits it.
• Fixed an issue with Photo Mode where the Y Button’s camera reset would not work while taking a photo with the timer.
• Fixed an issue with Photo Mode where the image shown as a preview and the photo actually saved to the album would differ greatly when shooting at certain camera angles.
• Fixed an issue with joining and dropping in on friends where, when everyone has pressed “Ready!” inputting certain controls could cause matchmaking not to proceed even after the timer reaches zero.
• Fixed an issue with joining and dropping in on friends where opening the lobby menu at a certain time would make the controls stop working and ultimately disband everyone.
• Fixed an issue where the ghost of a friend who appeared in the lobby or at Grizzco via notification message would differ in appearance from that player’s actual appearance.
• Fixed an issue with picking up an item obtained via SplatNet 3 at the lobby terminal where a connection error when receiving the item could make you unable to obtain the item until reentering the controls to obtain the item in SplatNet 3.
• Fixed an issue when playing a battle or Salmon Run at the Shoal with a user who is not using network features where a connection error can occur when equipping a Splashtag background or title other than those owned from the start.
• Fixed an issue where other players would see you wearing different gear if you changed your equipment right before a match started in a Private Battle.
• Fixed an issue where the damage shown on test-range targets or the copy machine would be slightly lower than the actual damage.
• Fixed an issue in locker editing where some weapons would not stabilize after being placed.
• Fixed an issue where an error message would not properly display after a connection error occurred while exchanging card bits in the deck editor.
• Fixed an issue where, when the Post Display option is set to off, the player’s hand-drawn post that was saved partway through drawing would be displayed rather than the drawings prepared in advance.

• Additional notes: this version is required to use the features that require an internet connection. Also, this version is not compatible with Ver. 1.1.2 in local multiplayer, and Battle Replays created with Ver. 1.1.2 and earlier.
• Source: Nintendo

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 1.1.2

• Release date: September 29th 2022 (North America) / September 30th 2022 (Europe, Japan)
• Maintenance: Yes (more details)
• Patch notes:

Changes to Connectivity

• Implemented additional measures to reduce the frequency of communication errors following battles and job shifts.

Changes to Player Controls

• Fixed an issue where players using dualies would stop attacking and enter swim form at the end of a Dodge Roll regardless of whether they were holding the ZR Button.
• Fixed an issue with the Drop Roller gear ability where the player would enter swim form at the end of their Drop Roll if they pressed the ZR Button while holding the ZL Button during the Drop Roll, regardless of whether they continued holding the ZR Button.
• Fixed an issue with splatanas that caused players to perform two sequential horizontal slashes following a charged slash even if they only pressed the ZR Button once.

Changes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue where players would not take damage for a certain amount of time after their Booyah Bomb armor was broken.
• Implemented measures to prevent issues where players would clip through and get stuck in terrain when turning from swim form into humanoid form near a Tacticooler placed in the corner of certain maps.

Other Changes

• Fixed an issue where the game would crash when the player finished editing their locker with a photo stand placed in the locker.
• Fixed an issue with receiving a new catalog after reaching catalog level 100, where a communication error happening or the game crashing could result in the catalog-receiving event not triggering.
  • (In cases where this issue has already occurred, the catalog-receiving event will play again once the player has restarted the software and entered Hotlantis.)
• Fixed an issue relating to Super Sea Snails. If you were unable to receive Super Sea Snails from the first Splatfest, the final-results news broadcast will replay and you will now be able to collect your Super Sea Snails.

Because this update patch focuses on additional fixes to connection-related issues and fixes to some control and battle-related issues, we have prioritized its release.

We identified an issue where communications with the server are interrupted during a battle or job shift due to settings on the player’s network equipment and their internet provider.

We have implemented measures to reduce communication interruptions and reduce subsequent errors after a battle or job shift even if an interruption does occur.

Additionally, we have implemented provisional fixes regarding some problems that affect the feeling and feedback of controls while playing.

In the case of the issue with clipping through terrain when using a Tacticooler, we decided that it was more important to quickly release a solution that mitigates the issue rather than hold out for a “perfect fix.”

Furthermore, if players are found to be harassing other players or otherwise violating Nintendo’s Community Guidelines by intentionally exploiting game bugs, we are actively taking measures including suspension of online play.

The next patch will focus primarily on balance adjustments and other issues that were outside the scope of the current patch.

We continue to observe and analyze battle data and are planning to make further adjustments around the midpoint of the current season.

 

• Additional notes: this version is required to use the features that require an internet connection. Also, this version is not compatible with Ver. 1.1.1 in local multiplayer, and Battle Replays created with Ver. 1.1.1 and earlier.
• Source: Nintendo

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 1.1.1

• Release date: September 15th 2022 (North America) / September 16th 2022 (Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

Changes to Splatfests

• The rate of Tricolor Battle occurrence has been adjusted. From the defending team’s perspective, they will trigger somewhat less frequently than before.

Changes to Player Controls

• Fixed an issue where it was possible to jump farther than usual with a Squid Roll by performing a certain input while charging a Squid Surge.
• Fixed issues that appeared when playing for a long time without closing the software, such as shots from the player’s main weapon not firing correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the player could move through the surface of the water or stand on water when moving quickly. For example, when performing a Dodge Roll with Splat Dualies.

Changes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue where connection errors occurred with high frequency at the end of battles due to connection environment.
• Fixed an issue with the Bloblobber where the collision detection of the third and fourth blobs of a single volley became extremely small.
• Fixed an issue where cash and experience were not being awarded in certain circumstances when a battle ended early due to a lack of players.
• Fixed an issue where, in certain modes, a player would be unable to cancel matchmaking when not enough other players were gathered. Matchmaking will now be canceled automatically after a certain amount of time has passed.
• Fixed an issue in Sturgeon Shipyard in which it was possible to enter the back side of certain drawbridges.

Changes to Salmon Run

• Fixed an issue where connection errors occurred with high frequency at the end of jobs due to connection environment.
• Fixed an issue with Mudmouth Eruption events in which Mudmouths moved in unintended ways.
• Fixed an issue that caused some players with identical titles to be considered “rank supporters” and not gain Rank Points.
• Fixed an issue where continuously damaging a submerged Maws with certain special weapons would cause the game to crash.
• Fixed an issue where players were becoming trapped within the stage terrain.
• Fixed an issue where, at the end of battle, the amount of Grizzco Points earned would be shown as smaller than the amount actually added to save data, which caused cases where the player could not collect rewards.
• Fixed an issue where the messages at the beginning of Wave 3 could change based on whether or not a King Salmonid would appear.

Changes to Story Mode

• Fixed an issue where, after clearing the final stage, a communication error would occur in the middle of a certain scene and return the player to the square.
  • The post-clear cutscenes can be viewed by clearing the final stage again.
  • In cases where this error occurred, the final stage is treated as cleared, and the stage can be skipped from the pause menu when reattempting.

Other Changes

• Fixed an issue when starting the game for the first time in which the game could get stuck and not advance from the black screen after the screen where yellow and blue ink mix together.
• Fixed an issue when downloading a battle replay that occasionally caused the game to not advance.
• Fixed an issue in which the game would crash when the schedule was updated while attempting to join a friend.
• Fixed a rare issue where the game would crash while the player was visiting a shop.
• Fixed an issue where a communication error could occur while a player traded in gear at a shop.
• Fixed an issue where a connection error could occur when buying a weapon. A player would seem to then have the weapon equipped despite not having been able to buy it, which would cause a connection error if the player attempted to join a battle.

Because this update patch focuses on Splatfest-related changes and addresses bugs that can have significant effect on game progress, we have prioritized its release.

Please note that the changes to Tricolor Battle frequency should be considered temporary. For now, there will be somewhat more instances of players selecting Tricolor Battle but being placed in a Turf War battle instead. Going forward, Splatfest-matchmaking specifications will continue to be adjusted, and this issue will be rectified. We are planning to implement these adjustments with the new season beginning in December.

The next patch will focus primarily on balance adjustments and other issues that were outside the scope of the current patch.

We continue to observe and analyze battle data and are planning to make adjustments at the midpoint of the current season.

• Additional notes: this version is required to use the features that require an internet connection. Also, this version is not compatible with Ver. 1.1.0 in local multiplayer.
• Source: Nintendo

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 1.1.0

• Release date: September 2nd 2022 (North America, Europe, Japan)
• Patch notes:

Changes to Hero Mode

• You can now change the Captain’s appearance from the sketchbook at the Crater tent (press the A button to investigate it)
  • Even if you have already progressed further in the story, you can temporarily return to the Crater by examining the stuffed Zapfish at the camp and selecting “Relive Memories”.
• Photo Mode can now be used in Hero Mode (only in some locations)

Other Changes

• Features requiring an internet connection are now available.

• Additional notes: this version is required to use the features that require an internet connection. Also, this version is not compatible with Ver. 1.0.0 in local multiplayer.
• Source: Nintendo

Splatoon 3 – Ver. 1.0.0

• Release date: N/A
• Patch notes:

No patch notes available.

• Additional notes: this is the base version of the game.
• Source: Nintendo

How to download updates for Splatoon 3 for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Splatoon 3, you have three options:

• let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

• try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

OR

• select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.