Dataminers have found that the upcoming Splatoon 3 will make full use of NPLN, Nintendo’s new in-house server system.
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This has allowed the Kyoto-based company to add a new lobby system to the highly anticipated game. This system is much more flexible and faster than the NEX server system that was used for Splatoon 2. With Splatoon 3’s new lobby system, you can quickly find out which multiplayer mode your friends are playing and then join them in the middle of a battle.
You can even tell your friends that you want to play together by calling out.
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Nintendo is using NPLN, a new in-house server system, for Splatoon 3.
Many of the new Lobby features take advantage of NPLN. They would be more difficult or impossible to add with the old system, NEX.
Note that in-game netcode is likely still peer-to-peer (pia). https://t.co/cFKexTxhP2
— OatmealDome (@OatmealDome) August 18, 2022
About Splatoon 3
Enter the Splatlands, a desert where Inklings and Octolings who have been through a lot of battles live. This dusty wasteland’s most exciting place is Splatsville, the city of chaos. Even in this desolate place, Turf War is the best game, and battles are going on in new stages in the wilds around here. With dynamic new moves and a new bow-shaped weapon for throwing ink, these fighters can avoid attacks and cover more ground.
