Splatoon Raiders date set
- Nintendo confirmed Splatoon Raiders will release on Switch 2 this summer with a concrete launch date. (gonintendo.com) - The game is scheduled for July 23, 2026 and is priced at $50 USD, with Deep Cut amiibo also announced. (nintendolife.com) (gonintendo.com) - Nintendo’s overall Switch 2 calendar still has several TBD windows, so this release helps fill the summer schedule. (games.gg)
Nintendo has put a date on Splatoon Raiders: the Switch 2 spinoff is set to launch on July 23, 2026. (nintendo.com) The official store page lists Splatoon Raiders at $49.99 in the United States and describes it as a single-player-focused action shooter for Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo says players take the role of a mechanic exploring the Spirhalite Islands with Deep Cut. (nintendo.com) Nintendo first announced the game on June 10, 2025 as the first Splatoon spinoff, but at the time it did not have a release date. The new store listing turns that earlier “coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch 2” announcement into a fixed summer release. (splatoon.nintendo.com) (nintendo.com) The new listing also fills in how the game is structured. Nintendo says one member of Deep Cut can accompany the player in a bot, and the game supports up to three other players online or through local wireless play. (nintendo.com) That release date gives Nintendo one more named first-party game on the Switch 2 calendar for summer 2026. Nintendo’s UK game page for Splatoon Raiders had still shown the title as “TBD” in a recent crawl, underscoring how new the dated listing is. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2) Nintendo is also tying the launch to new merchandise for Deep Cut, the trio introduced in Splatoon 3. Separate U.S. store pages for Frye, Shiver, and Big Man amiibo all list a July 23, 2026 release date and say functionality details for Splatoon Raiders will be announced later. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2) (nintendo.com 3) The game itself keeps Splatoon’s ink-and-Salmonid framework but shifts the focus away from the competitive multiplayer setup that defined the main series. Nintendo’s description emphasizes salvage runs, gadgets, and a story setup built around raiding islands for treasure. (nintendo.com) For Splatoon fans, July 23 is now the next concrete date to watch. It is the day Nintendo plans to ship both the series’ first spinoff and a matching Deep Cut amiibo wave on Switch 2. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2) (nintendo.com 3) (nintendo.com 4)
