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Nintendo explains why it's coming out with Splatoon Raiders instead of Splatoon 4
Nintendo Everything • • technology
Key Points:
- Nintendo has chosen to release Splatoon Raiders, a single-player focused spin-off, instead of Splatoon 4, aiming to offer a different gameplay experience centered on solo action rather than competitive play.
- Producer Seita Inoue explained that after over 11 years of developing competitive and cooperative Splatoon titles, the team wanted to highlight non-competitive elements like Salmon Run as a standalone game to create a new entry point into the series.
- Director Yoshihiko Ito revealed that the concept for Splatoon Raiders evolved from experiments adapting the cooperative Salmon Run mode into a hectic single-player experience, leveraging the enhanced power of the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2.
- Nintendo plans to continue developing competitive Splatoon gameplay in the future, indicating that Splatoon 4 will likely be released eventually, but Splatoon Raiders serves as the franchise’s first single-player-centric entry for now.
- Early reviews of Splatoon Raiders have just been released, providing initial feedback on the new gameplay direction.
