Splatoon 2 Update 3.0 Launches in April, Single Player Expansion Announced

Splatoon 2 Update 3.0 Launches in April, Single Player Expansion Announced - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 08 March 2018 / 1,750 Views

Today Nintendo announced during a Nintendo Direct livestream that Splatoon 2 version 3.0 update will launch in late April, as well as the paid single-player Octo Expansion.

The Octo Expansion will launch this summer for $19.99. You will play as new character Agent 8 who awakens in a subway station without her memories. 

View the Octo Expansion trailer below:


Splatoon 2 version 3.0 update will add over 100 new pieces of gear, three new Extra Stages - Pranha Pit, Camp Triggerfish, and Wahoo World - and Rank X. Rank X is a rank higher than S+.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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11 Comments

xMetroid
xMetroid (on 08 March 2018)

Trailer was amazing

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Paatar
Paatar (on 09 March 2018)

Why do I keep seeing people say $20 is too much for a story expansion + playable octolings? The story will have 80 missons which, correct me if I'm wrong, is about the same, if not more than the original campaign. And considering how much free DLC they have given us, why are people complaining about this? This was made after the game was released. This is DLC worth paying for.

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Darwinianevolution
Darwinianevolution (on 09 March 2018)

I have the feeling it's because playable octolings were one of the most demanded features, and it's now behind DLC. If this pack were to release with just the campaign, and the octolings were free, I'm willing to bet people would take it much better.

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Stefan.De.Machtige
Stefan.De.Machtige (on 09 March 2018)

Fair price i could say. I don't have the game yet since i'm not that big on online. But with two good singleplayer campaigns i might be tempted.

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PortisheadBiscuit
PortisheadBiscuit (on 09 March 2018)

I don't play Splatoon, but that expansion looks awesome

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AlfredoTurkey
AlfredoTurkey (on 11 March 2018)

Splatoon 2 is now an $80.00 dollar game.

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Ganoncrotch
Ganoncrotch (on 09 March 2018)

I've put over 100 hours into the base game, I'm more than happy to give another 20e as a message of "make more of this please" to Nintendo.

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PAOerfulone
PAOerfulone (on 09 March 2018)

If you watch the 0:41 - 0:43 mark, you'll see that Pearl and Marina look verrry familiar. If you're a fan 90s Rap music, you should recognize them right away!

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Masked_Muchaco
Masked_Muchaco (on 09 March 2018)

Damn, ending the direct with this and smash was just too much hype. I bet most people's body weren't ready for this killer combo.

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ifa84636 (on 10 March 2018)

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Seventizz
Seventizz (on 08 March 2018)

Die Antwoord might have a lawsuit here.

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The_Yoda
The_Yoda (on 08 March 2018)

$20 for the single player expansion .... sounds like too much but I'll wait and see.

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caffeinade
caffeinade (on 09 March 2018)

Did you see how low res the textures were.
Size will not be an issue.

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