Splatoon 3

Splatoon 3 is a  third-person shooter   video game  developed and published by  Nintendo  for the  Nintendo Switch . Like its predecessors in the  Splatoon  series, the game consists of  online multiplayer  ( player versus player  and  player versus environment ) alongside a single-player campaign. The game was released on 9 September 2022 and received generally favorable reviews from critics. As of 30 September 2022,  Splatoon 3  has sold 7.90 million copies worldwide, making it the fastest-selling game in the franchise and one of the  best-selling Switch games . Like its predecessors in the  Splatoon  series,  Splatoon 3  is a third-person shooter. Players choose to be either an " Inkling " or "Octoling" as their player character. Both wield weaponry that shoots colored ink. Weapons are diverse in ability and imagery, with most resembling household objects. For example, Rollers are large paint rollers that can cover large amounts of area in ink but are generally limited to close-range combat. At the same time, Chargers are sniper rifle-like weapons with a long range for sniping opponents but are less effective at painting the ground.  Splatoon 3  expands upon this by adding new main and special weapons to the game. Inklings and Octolings have the ability to morph into a squid or octopus form respectively. This form is referred to as the "swim form", and can be used to climb ink-covered walls or swim through ink faster than the humanoid forms can walk.  Weapons have a finite amount of ink ammunition, and submerging in ink via the swim form replenishes it quicker than in humanoid form. All basic weapons from the prior  Splatoon  games return in  Splatoon 3 .