Splatoon Raiders Date & Price
- Nintendo confirmed Splatoon Raiders will launch July 23 on Switch 2 as a single-player-focused action shooter. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) - The Kit & Krysta podcast reported pricing at $50 digital and $60 physical, and noted co-op support for up to four players. (Patreon.com) - Podcast summaries describe exploration, crafting, upgrades, and replayable loadout experimentation, comparing its progression loop to Diablo-style systems. (Patreon.com) (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Nintendo has set *Splatoon Raiders* for July 23, 2026 on Switch 2, giving the series its first spin-off a firm release date. (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s store listing describes it as a “single-player-focused adventure” starring a mechanic who teams up with Deep Cut on the Spirhalite Islands. The official trailer page says players will raid islands for salvage, hunt treasure, and fight waves of Salmonids. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2) Nintendo’s Australian store page says pre-orders are live there and lists an estimated file size of 20 gigabytes. The same page says the game supports up to four players, while Nintendo’s U.S. store page says Nintendo Switch Online is required for online features and that multiplayer needs additional systems and games. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2) Price is less settled than the date. Nintendo’s U.S. store page shows the game page and release date, but no U.S. price in the search snippet, while Kit & Krysta’s Patreon-linked reporting says Nintendo is planning $50 for digital and $60 for physical. (nintendo.com) (patreon.com) That would put *Splatoon Raiders* below the $59.99 price Nintendo attached to *Splatoon 3* on Switch. It would also make the spin-off one of the clearer tests of how Nintendo prices new Switch 2 software outside its biggest flagship releases. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2) Nintendo first announced the game in 2025 as the first-ever *Splatoon* spin-off, with a promise that more details would come later. The new July 23 date turns that teaser into one of Nintendo’s next first-party summer releases for Switch 2. (nintendo.com) (nintendo.com) The structure also looks different from the series’ usual focus on competitive matches. Nintendo’s official description emphasizes character customization, mechanical gadgets, ink weapons, treasure runs, and repeated fights against Salmonids rather than Turf War-style multiplayer. (nintendo.com) (nintendo.com) If Nintendo confirms the reported U.S. pricing, the next question is whether players treat *Splatoon Raiders* like a smaller side project or a full-priced new branch of the series. By July 23, Nintendo will have to answer that with more than a trailer. (nintendo.com) (patreon.com)
