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Updated · Polygon · Jul 25

Splatoon Raiders Shows Switch 2 Power With 100-plus Enemy Chaos at Stable Framerates

Updated

Updated · Polygon · Jul 25

Splatoon Raiders Shows Switch 2 Power With 100-plus Enemy Chaos at Stable Framerates

3 articles · Updated · Polygon · Jul 25

Splatoon Raiders frames Nintendo’s clearest case yet for Switch 2 hardware: late-game fights flood the screen with Salmonids and ink while holding a steady framerate.
That gain is less about sharper visuals than denser action, with Nintendo using extra horsepower to pack first-party games with more particles, enemies and simultaneous effects.
Donkey Kong Bananza, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, Kirby Air Riders and Mario Tennis Fever point the same way, all leaning on Switch 2 performance for effects or scale the original Switch struggled to sustain.
Nintendo’s early Switch 2 lineup is emerging around cartoon sensory overload rather than realism, suggesting the generation’s biggest design shift is fewer technical limits on first-party ideas.