When does Splatoon 4 + Raiders come out?

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Day 530, no Splatoon 4!
Day 271, no Splatoon Raiders!

4 days until Big Run!

Hatsune Miku.

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This was easily one of the Directs of all time btw.

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Day 539, no Splatoon 4!
Day 270, no Splatoon Raiders!

5 days until Big Run!
Happy Sunday!

Today also marks 8 years since the announcement of both Octo Expansion as well as Smash Ultimate, with Inklings being the first new character revealed!

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True!

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Day 538, no Splatoon 4!
Day 269 (funny), no Splatoon Raiders!

6 days until Big Run!
Happy Saturday!

#Splatoon #Splatoon4 #SplatoonRaiders

IM SORRY IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN... (maybe...)

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Day 537, no Splatoon 4!
Day 268, no Splatoon Raiders!!

One week until Big Run!!!

Also we're also getting a final Mario Movie Direct on Monday!!!!
Also also happy Friday!!!!!
Also also also Pokopia is really good actually!!!!!!

#Splatoon #Splatoon4 #SplatoonRaiders #FourFriday

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Day 536, no Splatoon 4!
Day 267 (funny number), no Splatoon Raiders!

8 more days until the next Big Run!
Also, Pokemon Pokopia has released today!
Supposedly it's pretty good, though I haven't played it myself yet.
Mario Wonder Switch 2 Edition is next!

#Splatoon #Splatoon4 #SplatoonRaiders

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Day 535, no Splatoon 4!
Day 266, no Splatoon Raiders!

9 days until the next Big Run!

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So true... I think if there's a big Direct and Splatoon Raiders ISN'T there, then it's definitely a 2027 release revealed way in advance. Fingers crossed it's a summer or fall release though... 🤞

In all fairness I don't think Nintendo has mentioned it since September, but it is/was slated for Spring 2026, so I can only assume it's coming in May since April already has Tomodachi Life, and Nintendo has been revealing release dates about 2 months in advance a lot lately, which would be March.

Hopefully Raiders is one of those "It's releasing in 2 (or 3) months?!" kinda reveals, but at this point I'm moreso curious if it'll even be a 2026 release or if we have to wait until 2027, since the lack of information and the TBD release date definitely makes that a possibility as of now...

If we don't get a full Direct in March, then I would guess either April after the Mario Movie/40th Anniversary stuff starts winding down a bit, or possibly not until June, since Nintendo's got a lineup through May if Yoshi is still Spring 2026.

This is honestly my best guess as well. I'm convinced Yoshi will get more information and a release date this month since it's slated for Spring, so probably May, which to me means we'll either get a shadow drop trailer, a Yoshi Direct, or a full Direct this month perhaps...

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Btw, the Nintendo Switch turned 9 years old today!
...old......
Splatoon 2 turns 9 later this year also!
......also old.........

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Day 534, no Splatoon 4!
Day 265, no Splatoon Raiders!

10 days until Big Run!
Indie World! I thought it was decent! Nothing crazy to me personally, but some neat looking games at least!

One can only hope a full Direct is getting closer and closer now...

#Splatoon #Splatoon4 #SplatoonRaiders

#SplatoonRaiders #Pokopia

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Day 533, no Splatoon 4!
Day 264, no Splatoon Raiders!

11 days until Big Run, and a Indie World Showcase is tomorrow! Anything but Splatoon Raiders or a big Direct... still, could be some neat reveals and ports and such!

#Splatoon #Splatoon4 #SplatoonRaiders

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Oops, almost forgot! It’s Mar1na day today! Happy Mar1na day!

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Day 532, no Splatoon 4!
Day 263, no Splatoon Raiders!

Happy Sunday! And happy March! We're now 12 days until the next Big Run!

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Day 531, no Splatoon 4!
Day 262, no Splatoon Raiders!

Happy Saturday!

#Splatoon #Splatoon4 #SplatoonRaiders

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And of course... It's also FourFriday!

#Splatoon #FourFriday

Day 530, no Splatoon 4, and day 261, no Splatoon Raiders.

No Splatoon today, but...

It's Pokemon Day! And Pokemon Winds and Waves have been announced!
These two games genuinely look really good and I hope they turn out fantastic! Can't wait!

#Splatoon #Splatoon4 #SplatoonRaiders #Pokemon

Would be cool if it does...

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Day 529, no Splatoon 4!
Day 260, no Splatoon Raiders!

#Splatoon #Splatoon4 #SplatoonRaiders

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Day 528, no Splatoon 4!
Day 259, no Splatoon Raiders!

#Splatoon #Splatoon4 #SplatoonRaiders

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Day 527, no Splatoon 4!
Day 258, no Splatoon Raiders!

There's a Nintendo Treehouse later today!
Still no Splatoon Raiders though...

#Splatoon #Splatoon4 #SplatoonRaiders

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Day 526, no Splatoon 4!
Day 257, no Splatoon Raiders!

#Splatoon #Splatoon4 #SplatoonRaiders

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Day 525, no Splatoon 4!
Day 256, no Splatoon Raiders!

Happy Sunday!
Side Order released on this day TWO years ago in 2024!
I don't think Side Order is perfect, but I do appreciate them trying something different game play wise.

also gay people.

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Day 524, no Splatoon 4!
Day 255, no Splatoon Raiders!

Happy Saturday!

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