Splatoon Raiders Date & Ports
- Splatoon Raiders for Nintendo Switch 2 got a confirmed launch date of July 23, 2026, in recent reporting. - Nintendo Life and other outlets also flagged multiple Switch 2 ports like Stray with 4K visuals, plus Ratatan physical pre-orders. - The pipeline shows Switch 2 getting both exclusive new entries and upgraded ports, widening software appeal. ( )
Nintendo has set *Splatoon Raiders* for July 23, 2026, giving Switch 2 a dated first-party exclusive for the middle of its summer lineup. (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s store page says the game is a “single-player-focused adventure” built around a mechanic character, the Deep Cut trio, mechanical gadgets, ink weapons and Salmonid fights on the Spirhalite Islands. The listing says it is for Nintendo Switch 2 only. (nintendo.com) That date now sits alongside a fresh batch of Switch 2 ports and editions announced this week by publishers outside Nintendo. Annapurna Interactive said *Stray* reaches Switch 2 on May 28, 2026, with 4K resolution, improved frame rate and mouse controls, while *To a T* follows on June 11 and *Wanderstop* on June 23. (nintendoeverything.com) Another July release, *Ratatan*, is due on July 16, 2026 for Switch 2, and Nintendo Life reported that physical pre-orders are already live. Publisher Game Source Entertainment and retailer iam8bit are selling a boxed Switch 2 edition ahead of launch. (nintendolife.com, iam8bit.com) Nintendo Everything also reported a *Dinkum* “Switch 2 Edition” alongside its “Animals Update,” adding another example of publishers repackaging existing games for the newer hardware. The outlet said the update is out now and tied the edition to the broader Switch 2 release slate. (nintendoeverything.com) The mix is notable because it pairs a Nintendo-owned series getting a new spinoff with publishers revisiting older games for upgraded versions. In the same week, the Switch 2 calendar picked up one exclusive from Nintendo and several ports from Annapurna Interactive, Ratata Arts and others. (nintendo.com, nintendoeverything.com, nintendolife.com) For players, the split is straightforward: *Splatoon Raiders* is new software tied to Nintendo’s own catalog, while games like *Stray* are being used to show what higher resolution, higher frame rates and new control options can add on Switch 2. Nintendo Everything’s report specifically says the new *Stray* version upgrades visuals to 4K and adds mouse support. (nintendoeverything.com) The next date on that schedule is May 28 for *Stray*, followed by June 11 for *To a T*, June 23 for *Wanderstop*, July 16 for *Ratatan* and July 23 for *Splatoon Raiders*. That gives Switch 2 a two-month run of releases stretching from upgraded ports into a new Nintendo exclusive. (nintendoeverything.com, nintendolife.com, nintendo.com)
