Splatoon is a video game franchise that was only recently launched by Nintendo, at least compared to their many other hit series.
Splatoon released in 2015 and a sequel was released in 2017. If you're assuming that Nintendo are going to be debuting a new instalment some time soon, to keep the biennial release pattern going, you are unforunately incorrect.
Hisashi Nogami, the producer of the popular pair of games, recently participated in an interview with Weekly Famitsu (via
Japanese Nintendo) wherein he discussed the
Splatoon franchise's uncertain future.
Nogami revealed that Nintendo aren't currently working on a third instalment. In fact, they haven't even given another sequel any thought whatsoever. However, Nogami did insist that he would
"like to return the favour" to fans who supported the series' previous entries.
The fact that Nintendo haven't considered a third entry just yet doesn't mean that one will never happen. It just means that we shouldn't expect it anytime soon.