Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Splatoon Raiders just got its own Direct.
It looks fun. It looks polished. But something feels sorta off, and I think I
know what it is.

Every preview compares it to a completely
different game. Vampire Survivors. Borderlands.
Roguelite. Ratchet and Clank. Nintendo games
are almost never this undefined. So what
exactly happened here?

After 16 years covering Nintendo, this is
the first time I've watched a first-party
Direct and walked away unsure what genre
I just saw.

⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:00 - Something Feels Off
0:35 - What The Direct Actually Showed
1:21 - Vampire Survivors?!?
2:33 - What Genre Is Splatoon Raiders?
4:27 - Was This Pasted Together?
5:16 - Why Is It $50?!
7:18 - Why This One Feels Different
9:02 - Why I'm Still Buying It

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