A subtle update to the Splatoon Raiders trademark indicates more information on the game will be unveiled soon – with a release date announcement seeming likely. The Switch 2-exclusive spin-off was announced quietly last June; it didn't even get its own trailer, coming alongside news of the Splatoon 3 Switch 2 update.
Splatoon Raiders has been radio silent since its announcement, but that appears set to change in the coming weeks. The Splatoon Raiders trademark has been updated to include a new publication date of February 17, 2026, according to Mike Odyssey on Twitter. It's impossible to know for sure what Nintendo has planned, but the most likely scenarios for that date seem to be Splatoon Raiders' inclusion in a Nintendo Direct, an announcement regarding the game via the Nintendo Today app, or a new standalone trailer.
As Mike Odyssey notes, everything regarding this trademark update for Splatoon Raiders is purely speculation. The implication is that there is information in the trademark that has not been made public previously, thus suggesting Nintendo is preparing to reveal more about Splatoon Raiders on February 17, when the trademark is published. It's also notable that February 17, 2021, was when Splatoon 3...
