{"id":671682,"date":"2026-04-04T07:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T07:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/splatoon-3-direct-august"},"modified":"2026-04-04T07:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T07:40:14","slug":"splatoon-3-gets-a-beefy-30-minute-long-direct-later-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/splatoon-3-gets-a-beefy-30-minute-long-direct-later-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Splatoon 3 gets a beefy 30 minute-long Direct later this week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nintendo<\/strong> has announced it will be hosting a Direct entirely dedicated to Splatoon 3<\/strong> later this week.<\/p>\n

The Direct is planned to be held August 10, so this coming Wednesday, at 2pm BST\/ 3pm CEST, and promises about 30 minutes of updates regarding the upcoming third-person-shooter. You’ll be able to watch the direct on Nintendo UK’s official YouTube channel<\/a> when it goes live later this week.<\/p>\n

Other than that, no specific details on what we can expect to see in the Direct, though obviously Nintendo has plenty to show us considering it’s around 30 minutes long. We’ll likely see some new weapons and the like. Maybe there will be some surprises along the way considering this is Nintendo who isn’t known for going by the book.<\/p>\n

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Nintendo has announced it will be hosting a Direct entirely dedicated to Splatoon 3 later this week. The Direct is planned to be held August 10, so this coming Wednesday, at 2pm BST\/ 3pm CEST, and promises about 30 minutes of updates regarding the upcoming third-person-shooter. You’ll be able to watch the direct on Nintendo UK’s official YouTube channel when it goes live later this week. Other than that, no specific details on what we can expect to see in the Direct, though obviously Nintendo has plenty to show us considering it’s around 30 minutes long. We’ll likely see some new weapons and the like. Maybe there will be some surprises along the way considering this is Nintendo who isn’t known for going by the…<\/p>\n

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