Those big Animal Crossing and Splatoon updates are meant to be a pathway for fans to migrate to Switch 2 at their own pace, Nintendo says

So that's what they're up to ...
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Splatoon 3 Could Receive a Native Version for Nintendo Switch 2, According to PEGI

Just a few days after the Pan European Game Information (PEGI) system hinted that Pikmin 3 Deluxe would receive a native version for Nintendo Switch 2, the same organization now points to another ...

Three and a half years after release, Switch hit Splatoon 3 gets meta-shaking big update

A new Splatoon 3 update is changing the way in which PvP matches play out in big ways.
GameSpot

Splatoon 2

You'll be able to play Nintendo's colorful shooter free of charge from March 19-25, and you can pick up the full game at a discounted price for a limited time. The Nintendo Switch shooter's next ...
Nintendo Wire

Splatoon 3’s upcoming Eggstra Work Event will be the final one to feature new jobs

Despite receiving some surprising love in the last year, it looks like Nintendo is just about done with Splatoon 3 updates.
IGN India

More Than 3 Years Later, Nintendo Just Added Health Bars to Splatoon 3 — And Fans Have Mixed Opinions

Apart from the surprise of such a major change being made so late in Splatoon 3's life, it's that latter sentence that has left fans with confusion. Splatoon has always featured a ...