Nintendo has set a Splatoon Raiders Nintendo Direct for June 30 and paired the announcement with a new gameplay trailer for the game, putting the spin-off back in focus just weeks before it reaches players on July 23. The Switch 2-exclusive title is coming with a clear timetable now, and Nintendo is using that runway to push out more of the world around it.

That matters because splatoon raiders is not a mystery project sitting far off on the calendar. Fans already know it is a third-person shooter built around a customizable Inkling mechanic, a trip through the Spirhalite Islands and a fight against villainous Salmonids, with Deep Cut along for the ride. The game is launching exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo has made the date itself part of the pitch.

Nintendo is also framing the game as a fresh kind of Splatoon experience. It calls Raiders single-player-focused, even as it says up to three other players can join in online co-op. That combination leaves room for solo play while signaling that the game will not be locked into one lane, and it is likely to be one of the first things fans press for detail when the June 30 presentation arrives.

There is more on the way before launch. Nintendo said the Nintendo Today app will carry daily comics showing Splatoon story events leading up to Raiders, and it plans a Splatoon Raiders Splatfest in July. The game will also arrive alongside three new Amiibo, including Raiders versions of Shiver, Big Man and Frye, giving the release a wider shelf life than a single trailer usually does.

For now, the June 30 Direct is the next stop and the cleanest answer to what Nintendo still has not shown. The new trailer confirms the game is moving fast toward release, but the dedicated presentation suggests Nintendo still has more to reveal before splatoon raiders lands on July 23.