Splatoon 3’s Side Order DLC Coming to Game Next Month

Nintendo revealed during a live stream last September that Splatoon 3’s Side Order DLC would be coming to the game in spring this year. Now, a few months later, Nintendo has revealed exactly when: February 22, 2024. That’s when wave 2 of the Splatoon 3 expansion pass, which features Side Order as the star of the series, will go live, and that’s when players will be able to explore the Spire of Order, a brand new location.

Nintendo announced this news today with a short trailer showing Agent 8 sleeping on a train. The teaser then cuts to the Arrow of Order where a mysterious voice calls out to Agent 8.

Check it out for yourself below in the Splatoon 3 Side Order DLC release date trailer.:

For the uninitiated, Agent 8 is the protagonist of Splatoon 2’s Octo Expansion. In Side Order, Agent 8 will encounter a new character named Acht, who claims to go back “a long time ago” with Marina, the One of the hosts of Splatoon 2. Marina’s co-host Pearl appears to be making some sort of appearance in Side Order. as the robot that accompanies Agent 8 on his journey.

With the Arrow of Order devoid of color, Acht gives Agent 8 colored tokens to modify his abilities, such as increasing running speed and increasing damage. It’s likely that Agent 8’s colored ink will also be used to restore color to the arrow, but we’ll have to wait until February 22 to find out.

In the meantime, read game Informers Review Splatoon 3, then find out what else is in the Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass.

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