Splatoon Raiders rated
Splatoon Raiders has been rated for Switch 2 in Europe by GoNintendo, and InGameNews reports a PEGI 7 classification—an indicator that a 2026 launch is likely even though Nintendo hasn’t announced a date. (gonintendo.com) (ingamenews.com)
Nintendo’s European Switch 2 listing for *Splatoon Raiders* now shows a final PEGI 7 age rating instead of a provisional label. (nintendolife.com) That rating change was spotted on Nintendo’s European webpages on April 11 and picked up by GoNintendo, My Nintendo News and other Nintendo outlets over the weekend. Nintendo still lists the game’s release date as “TBD.” (gonintendo.com) (mynintendonews.com) PEGI, short for Pan European Game Information, is the age-rating system used across much of Europe. A PEGI 7 label means the game is considered suitable for players age 7 and older under that system. (rating.pegi.info) (nintendolife.com) Ratings do not guarantee a release date, but they usually appear after publishers submit near-final game content for review. That is why fans treat a switch from “provisional” to a numbered PEGI label as a sign that a launch announcement may be getting closer. (tech.yahoo.com) (mynintendonews.com) *Splatoon Raiders* has been unusually quiet since Nintendo announced it on June 10, 2025. Nintendo said then that it would be the first *Splatoon* spin-off and that more information would be shared later. (nintendo.com) (ign.com) The game stars a mechanic exploring the Spirhalite Islands alongside Deep Cut, the trio introduced in *Splatoon 3*. Nintendo announced it as a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive and did not give a launch window in that first reveal. (nintendo.com) (ign.com) The new PEGI listing also lands as Nintendo fills out more of its 2026 software calendar. Nintendo Life reported that *Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream* is due next week, *Yoshi and the Mysterious Book* is set for May, and *Rhythm Heaven Groove* is scheduled for July. (nintendolife.com) Nintendo has not said that *Splatoon Raiders* will launch in summer 2026, and no official release date has been announced as of April 12, 2026. For now, the clearest change is that the game has moved one step closer to store-ready status in Europe. (nintendolife.com) (gonintendo.com)