{"id":360571,"date":"2025-10-24T17:09:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T17:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/splatoon-3-new-gameplay-return-of-the-mammalians"},"modified":"2025-10-24T17:09:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T17:09:51","slug":"splatoon-3-trailer-shows-new-gameplay-teases-the-mystery-of-the-mammals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/splatoon-3-trailer-shows-new-gameplay-teases-the-mystery-of-the-mammals\/","title":{"rendered":"Splatoon 3 trailer shows new gameplay, teases the mystery of the mammals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/splatoon-3-trailer-shows-new-gameplay-teases-the-mystery-of-the-mammals.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Last night&#8217;s Nintendo Direct presentation had a very fun segment about <strong>Splatoon 3<\/strong>, which ended with a chat with a &#8220;squid researcher&#8221; (producer Hisashi Nogami), who, among other things, made the number three with his body. 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