This article was originally written for TheNintendoVillage.com, a website I founded and ran from 2018 to 2021.

Nintendo rounded off their first full Direct in over year with an absolute bombshell, revealing that Splatoon 3 is in development for Nintendo Switch.

The game, which is currently slated for a 2022 release window, is low on details at the moment, but Nintendo have provided a little extra info than that shown in the Direct via a press release. Here’s what we’ve been told:

In this new game in the Splatoon series, you’ll leave Inkopolis behind and head to a new region: the Splatlands. At its heart is a new city where battle-savvy Inklings and Octolings gather: Splatsville, also known as the “City of Chaos”. Splatoon 3 introduces various new features to the action-shooter series, including weapons such as the bow weapon, customisation options and new movement abilities to bring to the returning 4-v-4 Turf War matches. More information about the full-fledged sequel coming to Nintendo Switch in 2022 will be revealed in the future.

We daresay it will be a good while before we get another in-depth look at the game, given that it’s more than a year away, but the trailer (which you can check out below) undoubtedly has us hyped.

Give it a watch and let us know your thoughts down in the comments!

Source: Nintendo PR