Splatoon 3 Gets Brand-New Update for June 2026

A new update has been released for Splatoon 3, and it’s available right now on Nintendo Switch 2 and the original Switch. Splatoon 3 was released in 2022, and is the most recent entry in the franchise. Since launch, Nintendo has kept the game alive thanks to a series of in-game events and updates, including the popular Splatfest competitions. While the game has not received a Nintendo Switch 2 edition, there have been performance improvements when it is played on the newer system.

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The latest update for the game brings it up to version 11.2.0, and players must make sure the update has been installed in order to play online. The update partially walks back some of the changes from Splatoon 3 version 11.0.0, while making changes to several weapons. It’s too early to tell how players will feel about the adjustments, but the developers are clearly striving to keep things as balanced as possible. All changes in version 11.2.0 will apply to users on Switch 2 and the original Switch.

Splatoon 3 Ver. 11.2.0 Patch Notes

Changes to Multiplayer

Reduced size of blasters’ explosion collision detection with opponents.
- This change is intended to partially reverse the improvements introduced in Ver. 11.0.0, resulting in a size that falls somewhere between what it was before and after the improvements.
Specifications for some main weapons have changed.

Weapon	Change Details
N-ZAP ’85 N-ZAP ’89	Ink splatter will now fall around the player’s feet more easily.
L-3 Nozzlenose L-3 Nozzlenose D Glitterz L-3 Nozzlenose	Increased the speed of shots by approximately 5% and extended the flight distance.
Luna Blaster Luna Blaster Neo Order Blaster Replica	Reduced the scatter of shots while jumping by approximately 8%.
Clash Blaster Clash Blaster Neo	Reduced the scatter of shots while jumping by approximately 13%.
Undercover Brella Undercover Sorella Brella Patternz Undercover Brella	Reduced the amount of ink consumed by approximately 8%.
Blaster Custom Blaster Gleamz Blaster	Extended the time when movement is restricted after firing by approximately 1/60th of a second.
Rapid Blaster Pro Rapid Blaster Pro Deco Rapid Blaster Pro WNT-R	Extended the amount of time it takes for ink to begin recovering after firing by about 1/6th of a second.
Heavy Splatling Heavy Splatling Deco Order Splatling Replica	Decreased the radius inked by spray droplets from shots by approximately 8%. Decreased the radius of the ink splatter at the point of impact by approximately 8%.

Specifications for some special weapons have changed.

Special Weapon	Change Details
Trizooka	Increased damage dealt to Big Bubblers by approximately 30%.
Zipcaster	Reduced the amount of ink consumed when zipping by approximately 33%.
Inkjet	Increased damage dealt to Big Bubblers by direct shots and explosions by approximately 30%.
Booyah Bomb	Decreased damage taken from splatanas when the player has armor by approximately 30%.
Splattercolor Screen	Increased the device’s range to enable it to be set up farther away than before.
Crab Tank	Decreased the effective radius of the cannon’s explosions by approximately 14%.

Points required for some special weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Before	After
New Squiffer	190	180
Snipewriter 5B	210	200
Slosher Deco	180	170
Heavy Edit Splatling Nouveau	210	200
Custom Wellstring V	200	190
.52 Gal	200	210
Luna Blaster Neo	190	200
Dynamo Roller	200	210
Gold Dynamo Roller	180	190
Slosher Order Slosher Replica	210	220
Dread Wringer	190	200

Regarding the process where a player disconnecting immediately after the start of a battle triggers a no-contest result, shortened the period considered to be “immediately after the start of a battle” for Splat Zones, Tower Control, Rainmaker, and Clam Blitz modes.

Changes to X Battles

Changed the systems for team division to reduce the likelihood of weapons with similar preferred ranges being concentrated on the same team.

This update focuses on making changes to multiplayer balance and matchmaking.

As for multiplayer balance, we made changes to soften some of the improvements we made in ver. 11.0.0 after analyzing the state of battles over a long period of time after the release of ver. 11.0.0.

We have also made changes to improve some weapons’ unique characteristics or make them easier to handle.

For matchmaking, we have adjusted team division to make it easier for the process introduced in ver. 11.1.0, which makes it so that players more frequently battle with weapons of similar preferred ranges, to be applied.

The next update will focus on changes to multiplayer balance.