Splatoon Raiders rated PEGI 7

Splatoon Raiders now carries a PEGI 7 age rating on Nintendo’s United Kingdom store page, while its release date remains listed as “TBD.” (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s United States announcement page says the game was revealed on June 10, 2025 as the first Splatoon spin-off and a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive. Nintendo said players take the role of a mechanic exploring the Spirhalite Islands with Deep Cut. (nintendo.com) The new PEGI label matters because European ratings usually appear on store pages after a game moves beyond a placeholder classification. Nintendo’s United Kingdom page now shows “PEGI 7” instead of only a blank release window, but Nintendo has not posted a launch date on that page. (nintendo.com) PEGI, short for Pan European Game Information, is the age-rating system used across much of Europe. A PEGI 7 rating generally means the game may include mild fear scenes or non-realistic violence suited to younger players than a PEGI 12 or PEGI 16 title. (pegi.info) Nintendo’s June 10, 2025 announcement gave almost no timing beyond “more info regarding the title will be shared in the future.” That has left Splatoon Raiders in a long quiet stretch while Nintendo used the same news drop to detail a free Splatoon 3 update that arrived on June 12, 2025. (nintendo.com) That earlier update added 30 new weapon kits, brought back Urchin Underpass from the original Wii U game, and added visual improvements for Nintendo Switch 2 players in Splatoon 3. Nintendo also said Switch and Switch 2 players would still be able to play together online. (splatoon.nintendo.com) The spin-off itself appears to shift the series away from pure multiplayer competition and toward a character-led adventure setup. Nintendo’s store description centers on a named role, the Mechanic, a home base, and the Spirhalite Islands rather than ranked battles or turf matches. (nintendo.com) Nintendo has not said whether the PEGI update points to a trailer, a release date, or a launch window. For now, the clearest public change is that Splatoon Raiders has moved from a “stay tuned” listing to one with a formal European age rating. (nintendo.com)