{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4df21090b37d83d4ae3e64f2","clusterId":"c_8c7875ffcc7a5153f4a9ca98","slug":"splatoon-3-splatoween-returns-with-wizard-vs-knight-vs-ninja","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Splatoon 3 Splatoween Returns With Wizard Vs. Knight Vs. Ninja","summary":"Nintendo announced on September 25 that Splatoon 3 will hold its Halloween Splatfest, Splatoween, for 48 hours from 9:00 a.m. on October 31 to 9:00 a.m. on November 2. The theme is \"Which would you choose for a fantasy world? Wizard vs. Knight vs. Ninja.\" Players pick one of the three sides for Splatfest battles, and the city takes on a Halloween atmosphere. Splatoween is one of the game's seasonal Splatfests.","whyItMatters":"Nintendo is reusing a theme it already ran for Splatoween in 2024, which suggests the seasonal event now leans on familiar setups rather than new ones.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe three sides are Wizard, Knight, and Ninja, and players commit to one before the battles begin. During the event the city is wrapped in a mysterious atmosphere, with Halloween-specific dressing applied to the hub areas. The window runs 48 hours, from the morning of October 31 to the morning of November 2. Splatoween is one of the seasonal Splatfests in Splatoon 3, and the same theme ran for the 2024 edition, when Splatsville, Inkopolis, and Inkopolis Square were transformed into Halloween versions. Nintendo announced the dates and theme on September 25 through the official Splatoon account.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Splatoween runs 48 hours with three sides, not two. A three-way split means the winning side is decided across more matchups, so a single popular pick does not guarantee the result.","twitterPost":"Splatoween's three-way theme changes the math: the winner is decided across more matchups, so one popular pick does not carry the fest.","threadsPost":"Splatoween returns with three sides: Wizard, Knight, or Ninja, running 48 hours. A three-way Splatfest decides the winner across more matchups than a two-side one, so a single dominant pick does not guarantee the result.","newsletterBlurb":"Nintendo dated Splatoon 3's Halloween Splatfest for a 48-hour window from October 31 to November 2, with a Wizard vs. Knight vs. Ninja theme. The city takes on Halloween dressing for the duration. The same theme ran for the 2024 Splatoween, when Splatsville, Inkopolis, and Inkopolis Square were transformed.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2609253d\",\"title\":\"Splatoon 3 Halloween Splatfest theme is \\\"Which would you choose for a fantasy world? Wizard vs. Knight vs. Ninja\\\" - to be held from October 31\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4268,"outputTokens":649,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791144863,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T20:10:58.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T20:13:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T20:13:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8c7875ffcc7a5153f4a9ca98","canonicalTitle":"『スプラトゥーン3』ハロウィンフェスのお題は「ファンタジーの世界に飛びこむなら？ 魔法使い vs ナイト vs 忍者」。10月31日から開催へ","representativeArticleId":"a_b6c8ecb8c0d06b0162ad5031","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Splatoon 3\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-25T09:38:29.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-25T09:38:29.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T20:13:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2609253d","title":"『スプラトゥーン3』ハロウィンフェスのお題は「ファンタジーの世界に飛びこむなら？ 魔法使い vs ナイト vs 忍者」。10月31日から開催へ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Splatoon 3"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}