Splatoon Raiders rating

Nintendo’s European eShop has updated Splatoon Raiders with a PEGI 7 age rating, a new filing change for a Switch 2 game Nintendo announced on June 10, 2025. (nintendo.com) (games.gg) Nintendo revealed Splatoon Raiders through its Nintendo Today app and official sites as the first Splatoon spin-off, with players controlling a mechanic on the Spirhalite Islands alongside Deep Cut. Nintendo’s announcement said only that more information would be shared later. (nintendo.com) (splatoon.nintendo.com) The new PEGI label appears on Nintendo’s European store page after the listing previously showed a provisional rating, according to outlet reports published on April 11 and April 13, 2026. PEGI is the Pan European Game Information system used for age classifications across much of Europe. (mynintendonews.com) (games.gg) Age ratings are part of the release pipeline for games sold on digital storefronts, and publishers often finalize them closer to launch, preorders, or a larger marketing beat. Nintendo has not announced a release date for Splatoon Raiders, and its official pages still list the game without one. (nintendo.com) (splatoon.nintendo.com) That timing stands out because Switch 2 itself is no longer a rumor cycle story: Nintendo said on April 2, 2025 that the console would launch on June 5, 2025, at $449.99 in the United States. Splatoon Raiders was announced five days after that launch date. (nintendo.com) (nintendo.co.jp) The game has also been unusually quiet for a Nintendo first-party release. IGN reported at the time that the trailer debuted first in the Nintendo Today app rather than in a full Nintendo Direct presentation, and Nintendo has not followed with a date, gameplay deep dive, or preorder details in the 10 months since. (ign.com) (nintendo.com) Other Nintendo watchers are reading the rating change as a sign that the company is tightening up its near-term Switch 2 schedule. Nintendo Life reported on April 12, 2026 that Splatoon Raiders and Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave both showed updated PEGI ratings on Nintendo’s European pages. (nintendolife.com) Nintendo has not said that a PEGI update means an announcement is imminent, and ratings can appear well before a final date is public. For now, the clearest new fact is narrower: Splatoon Raiders has moved one step further through the paperwork that usually comes before a fuller store rollout. (games.gg) (mynintendonews.com)