The Switch 2 gives Splatoon 3 a fantastically fresh coat of paint

Splatoon 3 already looked phenomenal connected the archetypal Switch, successful a mode that seemed to defy the console's hardware limitations. The game's paint-slicked visuals were gorgeous, and its chaotic battles were a testament to however good the Switch could tally bundle that was fine-tuned to marque the champion of its specs. What was astir impressive, though, was the mode Splatoon 3 kept refreshing itself for years aft its archetypal 2022 merchandise with a dependable watercourse of caller clothes, weapons, stages, and a nifty DLC expansion.

Splatoon 3 felt similar it had reached its zenith connected the archetypal Switch - truthful overmuch truthful that a full-on sequel seemed similar the franchise's logical adjacent measurement arsenic Nintendo prepared to merchandise the Switch 2. But acknowledgment to an unexpected update, Splatoon 3 plays similar a slicker, sleeker, and much modern shooter connected the caller console. And portion the improvements aren't rather arsenic melodramatic arsenic what we saw with Fortnite, they're large capable to marque Splatoon 3 feel similar it's much than susceptible of holding down the fort portion Nintendo focuses connected processing whatever's next.

While battles wrong Splatoon 3 have ever maxed retired astatine 60fps, the archetypal happening that jumps retired astir the crippled post-update is however that hullo …

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