Over the weekend, Splatoon 3's Grand Festival took place - its most important Splatfest, which is essentially a popularity contest in which players fight for their chosen teams by winning points in Turf War battles. While the third game is by no means shutting down for good, this event still marks the end of an era for the game.

Well, we thought this might be the case. After a weekend of splatting in the Grand Festival, Nintendo has announced that Splatoon 3 's "regular updates" will come to an end.

Nintendo has now formally confirmed the end of its regular support for Splatoon 3, in a statement celebrating "two

Switch exclusive Splatoon 3 will no longer receive regular updates, Nintendo has announced. Nintendo signaled the end of these updates for the Switch exclusive in a tweet that reassured players that the game will remain online,

As many fans assumed, Splatoon 3's Grand Festival was its final Splatfest, so regular updates for the game are coming to an end.