Splatoon 2
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo EPD |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
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| Producer(s) | Hisashi Nogami |
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| Series | Splatoon |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch |
| Release | July 21, 2017 |
| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Splatoon 2 is a 2017 third-person shooter game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It was released on July 21, 2017, as a direct sequel to Splatoon. As with the previous installment, Splatoon 2 consists of online multiplayer (player versus player and player versus environment) alongside a single-player campaign, all featuring combat based around ink. An expansion pack for the single-player mode titled Octo Expansion was subsequently released as downloadable content (DLC) on June 16, 2018.
Splatoon 2 received generally positive reviews upon release, with critics praising the game for retaining its predecessor's strengths and innovation, though its online matchmaking and Nintendo Switch Online-restricted voice chat received criticism.
As of December 31, 2022, Splatoon 2 had sold over 13.6 million copies worldwide, selling more than twice as many as its predecessor and making it one of the best-selling Switch games. A sequel, Splatoon 3, was released on the Nintendo Switch on September 9, 2022.