Splatoon 2 to receive a new balance update this week

The party’s not over until the squid lady sings

Nintendo may have long retired work on its arena shooter Splatoon 2 — in fact, the publisher is already gearing up for incoming sequel Splatoon 3 — but squid kids still battling out in I꧅nkopolis can look forward to a fresh new balance update, which will be🔯 dropping tomorrow evening on Nintendo Switch.

Of course, will not contain any new content per se, such as weapons, maps, or the like, but the update is expected to include a fresh run of balance tweaks, as well as a selection of new bug stomps that should kee❀p the ink flowing freely among the Splatoon faithful. Full patch notes detailing these changes will also be going live tomorrow.

As for its sticky sequel, Nintendo dropped a brand new trailer for Splatoon 3 during last week’s Nintendo Direct. The “Return of the Mammalians” promo begins with typical Splatoon warfare, (albeit featuring a few new weapons and intriguing new contraptions), before veering off into mysterious new territory, giving us a glimpse at a post-Chaos Inkopolis, complete with the strange addition of fur ‘n’ fuzz and the promise of more colorful warfare to come.

I just want to see a Mad Max take on Pearl and Marina, honestly.

Splatoon 3 is ✱in development for Nintendo Switch with an expected releaꦏse date of 2022.