Last year’s award-winning multiplayer game by Nintendo, Splatoon 3, had a big shortcoming according to the fans. While the game’s Overworld was filled with charm and personality, unfortunately, all of it was only for show, as none of the set pieces in that world were interactable or explorable. 

This left a sour taste among the fans who expressed their distaste on social media platforms. Finally, Nintendo heard the fans and with the upcoming expansion pack, offers an intractable Hub World aka the Inkopolis from the original Splatoon game where players will be able to explore, meet other players, and perform a lot of other activities.

Inkopolis finally opens the gates in Splatoon 3

During the recently wrapped Nintendo Direct, the Japanese gaming juggernaut made the fans elated with one-after-one announcements regarding the upcoming games and projects. In the showcase, they announced some of the most anticipated titles, such as Metroid, Mario Kart, and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. 

Splatoon fans weren’t left behind at all as the beloved third game of the franchise was announced to get the much-awaited expansion DLC that will bring the players back to the ink-filled world where it all began. The iconic Inkopolis from the very first game in the series. This new expansion will offer the players a brand new Hub World.

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The expansion will come in two waves. The first one will focus on the Inkopolis. In the first wave, players can interchange between Splatsville and the Hub World from the first game, Inkopolis. This new map will include the Booyah Base filled with the same weapons and gears found in Splatsville. 

Besides the new Hub World there will be brand new shopkeepers, and during the Splat Fests event, the famed squid sisters, Callie and Marie, from Splatoon 2 could be seen performing in the main area. And the second wave of the expansion will bring brand new additions to the side content and an “all-new single-player campaign!”

There is no exact date release of the expansion, but Nintendo has hinted that the first wave of the DLC may get released worldwide during the spring of 2023. There hasn’t been much information regarding the release date of the second wave of the expansion. 

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