Splatoon Raiders Date

Nintendo set *Splatoon Raiders* for July 23, 2026, giving the new Switch 2 another first-party game in its first full weeks on sale. (nintendo.com) Nintendo’s official store page lists the game as a Nintendo Switch 2 release, and a Nintendo news post published this week says it launches “exclusively” on the new system on July 23. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2) The game shifts *Splatoon* into a single-player-focused format. Nintendo says players control a mechanic, team up with Deep Cut, explore the Spirhalite Islands, use gadgets and ink weapons, and fight waves of Salmonids while hunting treasure. (nintendo.com) That makes *Raiders* different from the mainline series, which Nintendo has centered on competitive multiplayer shooting and online play. Nintendo’s original announcement last year called it the first-ever *Splatoon* spinoff game. (nintendo.com) The date also places the game close to the start of the Switch 2 era. Nintendo said the console launches on June 5 in the United States at a suggested retail price of $449.99. (nintendo.com) By Nintendo’s schedule, that puts *Splatoon Raiders* seven weeks after the hardware launch. It gives Nintendo a July release to follow the system’s opening month rather than leaving the early calendar to third-party publishers alone. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2) Nintendo has not framed *Raiders* as a replacement for *Splatoon 3*. In the original spinoff announcement, the company said a free *Splatoon 3* update was also coming to Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on June 12. (nintendo.com) The store listing shows a digital edition and says online features require Nintendo Switch Online membership and a Nintendo Account. Nintendo’s Australian store page also lists an estimated file size of 20 gigabytes and says pre-orders are open there. (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2) For Nintendo, the immediate next step is simple: get Switch 2 out on June 5, then bring one of its established series back in a new format on July 23. (nintendo.com) (nintendo.com)