With Splatoon 3’s latest Ver. 2.1.0 update, a build consisting of the N-ZAP '85 equipped with the Tacticooler and Respawn Punisher gear ability has been gaining popularity in Japan.

Splatoon 3’s Ver. 2.1.0 update brings buffs for a number of weapons to the game. Especially the Dynamo Roller.

Splatoon 3 Splatfest result: The Splash-o-matic dominates the Splatfest once again in Japan. When looking at the results for Japan, of the top ten players for each team (30 players in total), 17 of them used the Splash-o-matic.

Splatoon 3 players have been spotted using the new Big Swig Roller weapon in a money farming scheme that brings an old issue to light once again.

Splatoon 3: A number of messages connected to the ongoing white paper protests in China. The white paper protest is a protest movement in China against the country’s zero-COVID policy.

Recently, illustrations of a mysterious animal has begun to pop up in Splatoon 3, and it has already developed into an in-game meme. Most players simply call it an “animal” or “he.”

Splatoon 3's rank reset feature allows players to wipe away their Rank Point debts, which is what the original intention behind the feature was thought to be. However, even players who don’t have a negative number of Rank Points have been showing interest in the feature.

Nintendo released Splatoon 3’s Ver. 2.0.0 update on November 29, and as written in the patch notes, the Tenta Missiles were substantially weakened. Now, after some testing, we know just how substantial it is.

Nintendo has revealed the patch notes for Splatoon 3’s upcoming Ver. 2.0.0. This update will add the ability for players to purposely reset their rank. It should result in less players being trapped in Splatoon 3 debtors’ prison.

An unofficial ranking and matchmaking service for Splatoon 3 called Splarate is now available in Japan. Splarate aims to fill the void of players looking to match with opponents closer to their skill level through Private Battles.

Splatoon 3’s Splatoon x Pokémon collaboration Splatfest has come to an end and the Splatfest Top 100 results were released as well. Based on usage from top ranking players, it looks like the Sloshing Machine and Splash-o-matic put in work in Japan.

Splatoon 3 is holding a new Splatfest to celebrate the impending release of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. However, not long after the Splatfest began, many players began to report that the blue ink was making things difficult to see.

Boosting service providers looking to earn real money by playing Splatoon 3 on behalf of other players and the sites that facilitate these transactions are being viewed as a problem on social media in Japan. When it comes to having someone boost your account, both the person lending the account and the person playing run the risk of breaching the terms of service.

Nintendo released their latest update to Splatoon 3 and there were soon reports on social media of a new bug that caused the counter in Rainmaker to immediately drop to 1. Nintendo is aware of the issue and stated that they will release an update soon to fix it.

Splatoon 3's Ultra Stamp is about to get a lot stronger with Ver. 1.2.0 even without the weapon receiving any buffs or nerfs. That’s because the weapon apparently had numerous bugs which are about to be fixed.

Nintendo has released the patch notes for Splatoon 3’s Ver. 1.2.0 update which nerfs the Sloshing Machine and squashes Ultra Stamp related bugs. “This update focuses on adjusting some weapons, improving several features, and fixing bugs that relate to battles.”

It’s been reported that the pre-launch version of Splatoon 3 contained additional face options for character customization. There was an option for freckles and an option for large scars across the player’s left eye.

A new trend of performing what one might describe as “gacha rituals” has been spreading among Splatoon 3 players in Japan. This recent trend involves players performing strange and sometimes very elaborate rituals to improve their chances at pulling a good item.

Splatoon 3 was used for an AV Splatoon (adult video Splatoon) stream conducted by Japanese VTubers. The participating VTubers would chroma key the opposing team's ink color to make it transparent while having a porn video playing in the background, causing one of the VTubers to get banned from YouTube.

Splatoon 3’s QR codes on in-game illustrations cause concern among players. As for why there’s been concern over these messages with QR codes, there was a message gaining attention in Japan the other day that contained an image of a famous actor with a QR code next to it, although the link appears to not have been dangerous.

A surprising way to play Splatoon 3 that makes use of the in-game systems and mechanics for Mario Kart-like high-speed racing action was recently posted online. J-MUSIC Ensemble’s Pat recently posted a video introducing “Squid Kart” with a race between two players through a Splatoon 3 stage.