Splatoon 3 Releases Update 6.1.0

Splatoon 3‘s 6.1.0 update is now available to download. The latest software update comes just under a month before Splatoon 3‘s Side Order DLC. While the upcoming DLC will bring in a new single-player campaign, this patch focuses on multiplayer tweaks and balance changes. As one of Nintendo’s premiere multiplayer experiences on the Switch, the development team has continuously supported Splatoon 3 since its launch in 2022.

Splatoon 3 is still in Chill Season, a winter event that has brought fans new and returning maps, weapons, songs, and items. The current season will continue through February, when Splatoon 3 will presumably enter its Drizzle Season, featuring content for spring. Like most popular online multiplayer games, outside of additional content, Nintendo regularly makes alterations to multiplayer and issues bug fixes as problems arise in the community.

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The 6.1.0 update for Splatoon 3 features several weapon modifications as well as changes to point requirements for special weapons. Many of the adjustments play into the various weapon’s strengths, typically upping damage, widening range, and reducing ink consumption as well as recovery time. Additionally, the update brings fixes to bugs within multiplayer, the fan-favorite Salmon Run mode, and overall player controls.

According to Nintendo, the next update for Splatoon 3 will come toward the end of the current season. The next update will also primarily focus on multiplayer and balance adjustments for weapons, as well as adding new content for the upcoming season. The next season of Splatoon 3 is slated to be released in March.

Splatoon 3 is one of the best first-party Nintendo Switch games, and a big reason why is the development team’s ability to keep the community engaged through continuous updates and expansions. Despite the Wii U being a major disappointment for Nintendo, one of the bright spots was the release of Splatoon – a new IP at the time. That initial entry kept hardcore fans busy until a sequel was released on the Switch, and the third installment will likely do the same until a new title is announced.

Despite being an expansion to an existing title, Splatoon 3‘s Side Order DLC looks to be a major release for the Nintendo Switch in 2024. Outside of Princess Peach: Showtime and the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake, Nintendo’s first-party slate still has a lot of question marks. Part of this might have to do with the heavily rumored Switch successor, but Nintendo also likes to hold its cards close to the chest, generally waiting to reveal games until closer to launch.

Splatoon 3 Ver. 6.1.0 Patch Notes

Changes to Multiplayer

• The terrain in Mincemeat Metalworks has been changed in all modes.
• Specifications for some main weapons have changed.
  • N-ZAP ’85 & N-ZAP ’89
    • Maximum damage has been increased from 28.0 to 30.0.
  • Dynamo Roller & Gold Dynamo Roller
    • Widened the angle at which horizontal swings deal maximum damage.
  • Flingza Roller
    • Widened the angle at which horizontal swings deal maximum damage.
    • Reduced the amount of time it takes for ink to begin recovering after a vertical swing by about 5/60 seconds.
  • Inkbrush & Inkbrush Nouveau
    • Increased movement speed when holding the ZR Button to paint while moving forward by approximately 3%.
    • Reduced the amount of ink consumed when holding the ZR Button to paint while moving forward by approximately 7%.
  • Splat Brella & Sorella Brella
    • Reduced the amount of ink consumed when firing a shot by approximately 13%.
  • Undercover Brella & Undercover Sorella Brella
    • When the player holds the ZR Button to fire, they will now be able to jump higher than before.
  • Squeezer & Foil Squeezer
    • Increased the amount of ink consumed by the first shot fired after pressing the ZR Button by approximately 9%.
    • Slightly decreased the number of spray droplets created by shots fired when holding the ZR Button.
  • Ballpoint Splatling & Ballpoint Splatling Nouveau
    • Slightly increased the scatter of shots fired on land at the longer flight range.
  • Splatana Stamper & Neo Splatana Stamper
    • Reduced the width of spray droplets created by charged slashes by approximately 10%.
• Specifications for some special weapons have changed.
  • Wave Breaker
    • When placed, enemies around it will be marked for a short period of time.
  • Ink Storm
    • Damage taken while within the area of effect of your own team’s Ink Storm will recover more quickly, even when not submerged in ink.
• Points required for some special weapons have been changed.
  • Neo Sploosh-o-matic
  • Forge Splattershot Pro
  • Luna Blaster
  • Bamboozler 14 Mk I
  • Zink Mini Splatling
  • Splattershot & Hero Shot Replica
  • N-ZAP ’85
  • Tri-Slosher Nouveau
  • Heavy Edit Splatling

Bug Fixes

• Fixes to Player Controls
  • Fixed an issue while charging a Fizzy Bomb that sometimes indicated the number of charged explosions had increased approximately 1/60 seconds faster than when they had actually increased.
  • Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the jumping animation to be omitted when the player activated the Kraken Royale while swimming in ink on a wall.
  • Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the Rainmaker to become embedded in the wall if a player carrying the Rainmaker was splatted while submerged in ink on a wall.
• Fixes to Multiplayer
  • Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot that caused players who activated the Zipcaster near certain areas on the elevators to clip into the terrain when they returned to their original spot after the effect ended.
  • Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot that caused Tenta Missiles and Ink Storm to get cut off by things like the elevators or the metal bridge.
  • Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot in Turf War and Rainmaker modes that allowed players to unintentionally reach higher terrain by using Triple Splashdown in certain areas.
  • Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot in all modes except Tower Control that allowed players to unintentionally land on certain terrain.
  • Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot in Tower Control mode that allowed players to get inside certain terrain.
  • Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot in Tower Control mode that prevented certain walls near the center of the stage from being inked correctly.
  • Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot in Rainmaker mode where certain areas would not allow players to swim, even if those areas appeared to be inked.
• Fixes to Salmon Run
  • Fixed an issue when replaying job scenarios recorded in past versions where a different King Salmonid would sometimes appear than the King Salmonid that appeared originally.
  • Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented players from being able to splat Boss Salmonids with a charged swipe using a Grizzco Splatana if another player on their work crew had a Splatana Stamper or Splatana Wiper.
  • Fixed an issue in Spawning Grounds that caused slowdown when players were on top of certain terrain.
• Other Fixes
  • Fixed an issue on the locker editing screen that sometimes caused the name of a selected weapon to not display correctly when the weapon icons were arranged in a certain order.

Splatoon 3

The third installment of Nintendo’s popular paint-style ink-slinging third-person shooter. Splatoon 3 gives players a whole new world to explore with an interesting singleplayer mode and all the multiplayer madness that players have come to know and love from the series.

Released

September 9, 2022

Developer(s)

Nintendo

Publisher(s)

Nintendo