Splatoon 2 Release Date, Amiibo Set Announced

Nintendo confirmed today that Splatoon 2

will be released for Nintendo Switch on July 21, 2017.

Alongside the release, Nintendo will also release a new set of Splatoon amiibo on the same day, with a three-pack offering new versions of an Inkling Girl, Inkling Boy, and a Squid. Splatoon 2 will also be compatible with the previously-released Splatoon amiibo.

Nintendo also announced Salmon Run, a new wave-based PvE mode in which players will fight waves of enemies with teams of four. Splatoon 2 was announced during the Nintendo Switch reveal in January, and offered a Global Testfire last month with an early look at gameplay.

For our thoughts so far, check out our impressions after playing Splatoon 2 in January, plus what we want from Splatoon 2 after trying the Global Testfire.

New Splatoon 2 amiibo

Andrew is IGN’s executive editor of news and wishes he was even close to as stylish as the characters in Splatoon. You can find him rambling about Persona and cute animals on Twitter.

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Splatoon 2

Summary:

Splatter enemies and claim your turf as the ink-spewing, squid-like characters called Inklings in the sequel to Nintendo's third-person action shooter game.

Franchises:Splatoon

Genres:Shooter