Splatoon 3 announced, coming 2022

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160rmf said:

FloatingWaffles said:

I figured that since Splatoon has become one of Nintendo's biggest IP's at this point that it went into Mario Kart territory where one mainline game would release per gen (aside from spin-offs) as it's going to continue to be an evergreen for the system's lifespan so a sequel wouldn't necessarily be needed yet and would be better for helping push the next console 

gotta be honest I would have preferred it on the Switch 2 for a better graphical leap at least 

That's an interesting take. It really looks that switch I'll be staying longer than many expect. A Mario Kart 9 announcement and we can settle that switch will be relevant for many years to come

the thing is Nintendo has been a bit back & forth with how long they want the Switch to last, they originally said they wanted it to be a longer than usual lifespan but then last year said it was barely halfway through it's lifecycle which would imply it has at least 2023-2024? 

so if Mario Kart 9 gets announced next then either they're releasing these right at the end of the Switch or they really are gonna try to expand it even longer, it'll be interesting to see