Nintendo’s announcement comes two years after Splatoon 3, a third-person team-based shooter that revolves around firing ink-based weapons, launched on Nintendo Switch. As of the end of March 2024, Splatoon 3 had sold an impressive 11.96 million copies.

Nintendo has now formally confirmed the end of its regular support for Splatoon 3, in a statement celebrating "two

It seems like the Grand Festival was the final celebration for Splatoon 3 as Nintendo presumably shifts focus to what's next.

As many fans assumed, Splatoon 3's Grand Festival was its final Splatfest, so regular updates for the game are coming to an end.

Nintendo has announced it will end regular updates for Splatoon 3, two years after the game launched for Nintendo Switch. The news was shared after this week’s special Grand Festival event. Nintendo has regularly updated Splatoon 3 with new weapons, Splatfests, and features since its launch on September 9, 2022.

Splatoon 3's biggest event is over, and so are the colorful third-person shooter's regular updates. However, squid kids everywhere are now fully focused on the series' future, which they think they've already worked out.