Nintendo's major IPs cover a breadth of genres from platformers to RPGs and real-time strategy games. The Splatoon franchise is its family friendly answer to third-person shooters. First debuting on Wii U in 2015, Splatoon's success quickly spawned a sequel in 2017, and was ultimately unmatched by the similarly multiplayer-focused Switch title ARMS. Now Splatoon 3 is set to release this summer, and the February 2022 Nintendo Direct revealed a returning fan-favorite mode: Salmon Run.