Ahead of the grand festival this September, Nintendo has announced the rollout of another major update for Splatoon 3 . When it arrives, it will bump the squid (and octoling) team-based shooter up to Version 9.0.
0 . Players can expect new amiibo compatibility, changes to connectivity, changes to multiplayer and a bunch of other updates and bug fixes. Here's the full rundown, courtesy of Nintendo's official support page: Splatoon 3 Ver.
9.0.0 (Releasing August 29, 2024) Changes to amiibo Changes to Connectivity Changes to Multiplayer Changes to Splatfests Changes to Salmon Run Other Changes This update focuses on adding data for a special Big Run that will be held in the near future, improving connectivity, and making adjustments to battles.
In regards to connectivity, we have reduced the time it takes to convey the things that happen in-game to the other players by optimizing the game’s internal processing and adjusting the communication control processing. For multiplayer balance, we made the changes that we previously notified you about to lower the performance of some select weapons. The Squeezer and Foil Squeezer were intended as weapons that are difficult to master but can produce high performance when mastered.
However, because their shots could reach from a long distance and because they had high movement speed while firing, it was easy to make a lot of attempts, which made it easier to make up for the control difficulty. For that reason, their performance has been r.