It’s been a solid week so far for Nintendo, as the company just came off announcinganother incredibly successful monththanks to the renewed popularity of its latest console, the Switch. WithThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildand nowMario Kart 8 Deluxeoffering fantastic experiences on the Switch, attention has turned to what’s next. Through a new Nintendo Direct focused on the upcoming fighting game ARMS, Nintendo also revealed a new and exciting single player trailer forSplatoon 2.
The latest trailer forSplatoon 2opens in a familiar looking space, most likely Inkopolis Plaza from the first game, with the main character chasing down one half of theSquid Sisters pop duo, Marie. At this point, the player arrives in a new space called Octo Valley, the new single player zone where Marie enlists players help in defeating the Octarians once more. It’s presumed that her sister Callie, a prominent member from the first game’s campaign, has gone missing this time around.
From there players get a quick glimpse at some gameplay and for those who playedthe first game on the Wii U, the structure appears the same. Each level features various platforms and mechanics players will need to master before ultimately facing a boss battle at the end of the world. New weapons are also shown off including ink splatting chain guns and dual pistols along with new mechanics like ink coils to quickly splat a large space, grinding on an ink rail system to move around the open space, and boost pads to out run some dangerous objects shooting out of a wall.
This revamped single player experience joins with the popular multiplayer modes like Turf War and thenewly announced Salmon Run mode. Similar to modes like Horde in theGears of Warfranchise, Salmon Run pits up to four players against increasingly difficult waves of enemies. Golden eggs can be retrieved off boss style characters, which count towards a completion goal for the team.
Are you happy to see a single player campaign return to the predominantly multiplayer focused title? Let us know your thoughts below.
Splatoon 2launches arrives July 25, 2025 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
