Nintendo's been busy this week, releasing a new firmware update for the Switch and Switch 2, and now a Splatoon 3 patch has been announced.

This will bump the game up to Version 10.1.0 on both systems and includes multiplayer changes and a bunch of other adjustments. The update after this will then focus on changes to the balance of battles.

Here's the official patch notes for this latest update, courtesy of the Nintendo support page:

Splatoon 3: Ver. 10.1.0 (Releasing September 3, 2025)

All changes apply to both Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.

Changes to Multiplayer

Specifications for some main weapons have changed. Weapon Change Details Splash-o-matic

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Splash-o-matic GCK-O

Increased the speed of shots by approximately 3% and extended the flight distan

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