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Splatoon Raiders Is the Game That Sells the Switch 2

Splatoon Raiders Is the Game That Sells the Switch 228 Jul12 min

<p>Adam has never played a <em>Splatoon</em> game in his life, and <em>Splatoon Raiders</em> might be his game of the year. A look at why this single-player looter-shooter spin-off is the clearest argument yet for what the Switch 2 can actually do, how the grind hits that rare <em>Pokémon</em>-level joy that never becomes a chore, why the difficulty curve nails what recent Nintendo games keep getting wrong, and the one buried setting you need to change in the first five minutes. Turn off the motion controls and thank us later. A full 5 out of 5.</p><p>You can watch the first hour of <em>Splatoon Raiders</em> gameplay on the channel at youtube.com/@MWPNewsGaming</p>