Overview
- Nintendo released Version 11.3.0 on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, adding the Plastic‑Bottle Shot Replica, multiple weapon and special‑ability adjustments, and a fix for a Squid Surge movement exploit.
- Players can claim the Plastic‑Bottle Shot Replica only if Splatoon Raiders save data exists on the same Switch 2 system and the Splatoon 3 session is started with the same user profile that cleared Raiders’ main story.
- The new weapon uses the exact specifications of the Tentatek Splattershot, so it plays the same as that starter weapon despite being gated to Raiders owners.
- Patch changes include altered damage/falloff and movement for rollers, reduced ink scatter and consumption for several shooters, changes to special effects and area sizes, and adjusted special‑point costs for selected weapons.
- Because Splatoon Raiders is exclusive to the Switch 2, the cross‑title unlock effectively limits the new weapon to players who have upgraded hardware and signals Nintendo is using updates to both sustain Splatoon 3 and promote the Switch 2 platform.