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title: "Splatoon 2 – Version 5.3.0 coming August 19th"
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description: "Nintendo stated that Version 5.3.0 is set to arrive on Wednesday 19th August. The update will adjust the colourful shooters balance along with bug fixes."
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Splatoon 2 - Version 5.3.0 coming August 19th | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Splatoon 2 – Version 5.3.0 coming August 19th](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/splatoon-2-version-530-coming-august-19th.jpeg "Splatoon 2 – Version 5.3.0 coming August 19th")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/splatoon-2-version-530-coming-august-19th.jpeg)Nintendo stated that Version 5.3.0 is set to arrive on Wednesday 19th August. The update will adjust the colourful shooters balance along with bug fixes.

A Splatfest, Chicken vs Egg, will commence on 21st August at 3pm PT /11pm BST.

## [](#latest-minor-splatoon-2-updates)Latest minor Splatoon 2 updates

- Ver. 5.2.2 (Released June 30, 2020)
    - Changes to Multiplayer
        - Made it so players are unable to dive into ink on a wall and move along an unintended path in the time between using a Booyah Bomb and returning to the ground.
        - Fixed an issue in Starfish Mainstage in which players could invade the opposing team’s base if they jumped at the right time on top of a certain part of chain-link fencing.
- Ver. 5.2.1 (Released June 15, 2020)
    - Changes to Multiplayer
        - Fixed an issue where if the player had Dualie-type weapons equipped, they could travel farther in the air than intended when dodge-rolling, as the result of a certain combination of movements.
        - Fixed an issue where the player could land in a different location than intended if they activated a Booyah Bomb and then quickly ended the effect.

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