Nintendo has now formally confirmed the end of its regular support for Splatoon 3, in a statement celebrating "two

Splatoon 3's biggest event is over, and so are the colorful third-person shooter's regular updates. However, squid kids everywhere are now fully focused on the series' future, which they think they've already worked out.

Switch exclusive Splatoon 3 will no longer receive regular updates, Nintendo has announced. Nintendo signaled the end of these updates for the Switch exclusive in a tweet that reassured players that the game will remain online,

Well, we thought this might be the case. After a weekend of splatting in the Grand Festival, Nintendo has announced that Splatoon 3 's "regular updates" will come to an end.

Nintendo has announced it will end regular updates for Splatoon 3, two years after the game launched for Nintendo Switch. The news was shared after this week’s special Grand Festival event. Nintendo has regularly updated Splatoon 3 with new weapons, Splatfests, and features since its launch on September 9, 2022.

It seems like the Grand Festival was the final celebration for Splatoon 3 as Nintendo presumably shifts focus to what's next.