Highlights

  • Nintendo's latest update for Splatoon 3 focuses on bug fixes in Side Order DLC, Salmon Run tweaks, and Splatfest improvements.
  • Update 7.1.0 features a long list of bug fixes to numerous areas of SPlatoon 3, including a number of game breaking issues inside of Side Order.
  • The cooperative Salmon Run mode received a tweak and Splatfest has new music available for all players.

Nintendo launches update 7.1.0 for Splatoon 3, which addresses a long list of bugs to various game modes including Side Order, as well as tweaking Salmon Run and the upcoming Splatfest. Originally launching in September 2022, Splatoon 3 continues to prove itself as one of the fastest selling games on the Nintendo Switch. Splatoon 3 not only became Japan's best-selling game in 2022, but over the first three months, it also flew by 10 million copies sold worldwide.

As the game slowly approaches its second anniversary later in 2024, part of the success of Splatoon 3 has been Nintendo's continued support of the title, both through smaller updates and events like community-driven Splatfests, while also supporting the game with premium content. Though DLC updates, Splatoon 3 has added a roguelite mode called Side Order, while also bringing back popular elements from past games in the franchise, like the hub world of Inkopolis. Nintendo also continues to release new patches for the game, with the latest one bringing a laundry list of bug fixes.

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Revealing the details of Update 7.1.0 on their support site, Splatoon 3 players can now download the latest patch for the online shooter. The biggest piece of this update centers on fixes lingering bugs that are impacting numerous activities in Splatoon 3 especially the latest DLC Side Order. In fact, while inside Side Order's Spire of Order the music could suddenly stop playing, or the point calculation screen could display a higher number than what was actually earned, or other odd behaviors. In fact, the update contains a fix for a Splatoon 3 player reported problem where once the Side Order story was completed, a communication error appeared and prevented the end cutscene from playing entirely.

Outside of bug fixes, this latest update does make a few changes to the popular co-op Salmon Run mode in that the time for players who are not on the host system to pick up Golden Eggs has been shortened immediately after throwing or depositing one. The upcoming Splatoon 3 Splatfest event is also getting brand-new music called Suffer No Fools that is set to play during Splatfest Battles and Tricolor Battles. Better yet, the song will be free to all players, so the paid DLC is not required to hear the song.

Alongside the music change, Nintendo has also teased free content for players partaking in the Splatoon 3 SpringFest event, with new pastel colored sunglasses, as well as 9 new pairs of shoes. The special themed gear works similarly to previous DLC distribution, so players will need to check their SRL New Channels on the Switch in order to claim the content once it's available.

Splatoon 3 Update 7.1.0 Patch Notes

Changes to Splatfests

  • Added a song that will play during Splatfest Battles and Tricolor Battles.
    • This song will play regardless of whether the player has downloaded the DLC.

Changes to Salmon Run

  • For players not on the host system for multiplayer, shortened the time until those players pick up Golden Eggs touched immediately after depositing or throwing another Golden Egg.

This update focuses on adding a song for Splatfests.

The next update, which is planned for the middle of Fresh Season 2024, will make changes to things like battles.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixes to Player Controls
    • Fixed an issue with the Order Brella Replica’s canopy where the ink shown on it relative to the damage taken was less than the Splat Brella and the Sorella Brella.
    • Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz mode where, when you did not have a clam, it was possible to swing rollers with shorter intervals than normal by alternately swinging the roller and performing the clam-throw action.

  • Fixes to Side Order
    • Fixed an issue where sometimes when players cleared the Side Order story and returned to the square, a communication error would occur and prevent them from watching to the end of the cutscene.
      • A feature for rewatching this cutscene has been added to the Spire of Order entrance.

    • Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented the player from controlling the character after the cutscene looking up at the Spire of Order.
    • Fixed an issue where, when continuously playing Side Order, the in-game music sometimes stopped playing.
    • Fixed an issue where, when the player pressed the + Button to open the pause screen with certain timing after entering a floor, the floor’s music sometimes did not play when the player closed the pause screen.
    • Fixed an issue where, due to reasons such as activating Broken-Armor Jump midair, sometimes when staying airborne at a position high up in the air, the player is treated as having fallen outside the stage despite being in a position where they can return to the stage.
    • Fixed an issue where the jump height when jumping off a bounce pad was not uniform.
    • Fixed an issue where, when restarting after making a mistake on a floor where a Bonus Challenge occurred, the icon in the upper left showing the bonus conditions was sometimes displayed overlapping with those different from the original conditions.
    • Fixed an issue where the color of the mark indicating what you are aiming at sometimes differed from the color of the player's ink due to the Homing Shots color chip.
    • Fixed an issue in Rotational.Floor where players sometimes clipped into terrain when getting stuck between a Whirling Accelerando and the terrain.
    • Fixed an issue where, when a Parallel Canon touched an active inkrail, it would sometimes blow the player away significantly.
    • Fixed an issue where, when pressing the A Button on the point-calculation screen at the end of a run at the Spire of Order, the earned points displayed was sometimes higher than the number of points actually obtained.

  • Fixes to SplatNet 3
    • Fixed an issue where the “High Score!” that displays in Side Order Stats sometimes did not update properly.

  • Other Fixes
    • Fixed an issue where badges according to X Rankings placement sometimes could not be obtained in Chill Season 2023.
      • When your final ranking in Chill Season 2023 meets the requirements, you will automatically earn a badge when you connect to the internet and go to the lobby after applying the updated data.
      • You can check your final ranking on SplatNet 3.

    • Fixed an issue where pressing in the Left Stick on the screen where you ask Murch or Spyke to add gear abilities sometimes prevented you from performing any further actions.
    • Fixed an issue where the time limit could not be changed when using the Random function to select a Tableturf Battle stage in multiplayer.